Factors Influencing Patient Satisfaction in a Glaucoma Population

NCT02628327 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 15-496E
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 250
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

1. 1.To administer a questionnaire to patients seen by Wills Eye Glaucoma Department physicians at Wills Eye Hospital assessing satisfaction with their office visit, vision related quality of life, and related issues.
2. 2.To collect and de-identify information from each participant's medical chart related to their care including information pertaining to demographics, disease severity, and prior and current treatment
3. 3.To assess the correlations between demographic factors, vision related quality of life, eye disease, and treatments with patient satisfaction survey responses.

Conditions

Glaucoma

Keywords

glaucoma care; quality of life; patient satisfaction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Quality of Life assessment

  Correlate demographic factors to vision related quality of life, eye disease and treatment

  6 months

Study Arms (1)

Glaucoma subjects

Survey given to all glaucoma subjects agreening to study.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Glaucoma or glaucoma suspect

You may qualify if:

• Age \> 18 years; patients who have a scheduled appointment at with a glaucoma specialist at Wills Eye Hospital; diagnosis of glaucoma or glaucoma suspect

You may not qualify if:

• Children under the age of 18; inability to give informed consent; patients who are physically and/or mentally incapable of filling out a paper survey; patients who are not literate in English.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wills Eye: lead

Study Sites (1)

Wills Eye Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Glaucoma; Patient Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Ocular Hypertension; Eye Diseases; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Jonathan Myers, MD

  Wills Eye Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principle Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 6, 2015
• First Posted: December 11, 2015
• Study Start: June 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2016
• Study Completion: June 1, 2016
• Last Updated: November 10, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

US (1)