Noncompliance with glaucoma medication in Korean patients: A multicenter qualitative study

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-56

  Park, Myoung Hee ^a,c   Kang, Kyu Dong ^b,c   Moon, Jungil ^a,c  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Blurred vision; Conjunctival injection; Noncompliance; Topical antiglaucoma medication

Indexed keywords

ANTIGLAUCOMA AGENT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVAL INJECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; DYSPNEA; ETHNIC GROUP; EYE DISEASE; EYELASH OVERGROWTH; EYELID SKIN DARKENING; EYEWAX; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA; HEART PALPITATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE STINGING; INTERVIEW; ITCHY SENSATION; KOREAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH KOREA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TASTE; WORK SCHEDULE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLAUCOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84872591246     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: 16132246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-012-0188-6     Document Type: Article

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