TY  - JOUR
AU  - Leiby, Benjamin E.
AU  - Hegarty, Sarah E.
AU  - Zhan, Tingting
AU  - Myers, Jonathan S.
AU  - Katz, L. Jay
AU  - Haller, Julia A.
AU  - Waisbourd, Michael
AU  - Burns, Christine
AU  - Divers, Meskerem
AU  - Molineaux, Jeanne
AU  - Henderer, Jeffrey
AU  - Brodowski, Charles
AU  - Hark, Lisa A.
PY  - 2021
TI  - A Randomized Trial to Improve Adherence to Follow-up Eye Examinations Among People With Glaucoma
T2  - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO  - Prev Chronic Dis
SP  - E52
VL  - 18
CY  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2  - INTRODUCTION  Appointment nonadherence is common among people with glaucoma, making it difficult for eye care providers to monitor glaucoma progression. Our objective was to determine whether the use of patient navigators, in conjunction with social worker support, could increase adherence to recommended follow-up eye appointments. METHODS  A randomized, controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of an intervention that used patient navigators and social workers to improve patient adherence to follow-up eye care compared with usual care. Participants with glaucoma and other eye diseases (N = 344) were identified at primary care clinics in community settings through telemedicine screening of imaging and then randomized to enhanced intervention (EI) or usual care (UC). Data on participants' visits with local ophthalmologists were collected for up to 3 years from randomization. Groups were compared for timely attendance at the first visit with the local ophthalmologist and adherence to recommended follow-up visits. RESULTS  Timely attendance at the first visit was higher for EI than UC (74.4% vs 39.0%; average relative risk [aRR] = 1.85; 95% CI, 1.51-2.28; P < .001). Rates of adherence to recommended annual follow-up during year 1 were 18.6% in the EI group and 8.1% in the usual care group (aRR = 2.08; 95% CI,  1.14-3.76; P = .02). The aRR across years 2 and 3 was 3.92 (95% CI, 1.24-12.43; P = .02). CONCLUSION  An intervention using patient navigators and social workers doubled the rate of adherence to annual recommended follow-up eye care compared with usual care in community settings, and was effective at increasing connections with local ophthalmologists. Interventions to further improve long-term adherence are needed.
SN  - 1545-1151
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd18.200567
DO  - 10.5888/pcd18.200567
ER  - 
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