The goal of this interventional study is to assess whether an in-office, language-concordant instructional app improves drop regimen recall in a population of glaucoma patients who are on multi-drop regimens.
Participants will be divided into two groups -- those who use the app and those who do not. The app will have narrated information regarding the drop regimen, a quiz to test understanding of the regimen, and will enable a graphical printout of the eye drops and schedule.
At one month, both groups will be assessed on their eye drop regimen recall.
Assessing the Effects of an In-office, Language-concordant App on Eye Drop Recall in Patients With Multi-drop Regimens
Specific Aim: To investigate whether a language-concordant instructional application improves drop regimen recall in population of glaucoma patients at a 1-month follow-up period.
App features
- Pictorial representation of drops (color-coded) and schedule.
- Quiz to assess understanding of the regimen.
- Narrated instructions (language-concordant) on how and when (frequency and eye laterality) to take each drop.
- Graphical print-out of the regimen.
Study design
- Study design: Randomized study, two groups: (1) patients that use the app, and (2) patients that do not use the app.
Study population:
Inclusion criteria: patients with primary open-angle glaucoma on at least 2 eye drops
Exclusion criteria: patients taking additional prescribed eye drops for other eye conditions; patients diagnosed within the last 3 months; patients unable to self-administer eye drops
- Intervention: Use of an in-office app that has both graphical and verbal (language-concordant) instruction for how to use drops.
- Main outcome measure: Ability to correctly identify drops/regimen
