Appointment Compliance in Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema and Exudative Macular Degeneration
| Autor: | Michael Jansen, Jordan M. Comstock, Kendall Wannamaker, Sepehr Bahadorani, Daniel Kermany, Wayne Tie, Michael A Singer, Julia Singer, Jana Waters, Chelsey Krambeer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures education Diabetic macular edema Visual Acuity Angiogenesis Inhibitors Macular Edema 03 medical and health sciences Appointments and Schedules 0302 clinical medicine Ophthalmology Medicine Humans In patient 030212 general & internal medicine health care economics and organizations Aged Diabetic Retinopathy business.industry eye diseases Intravitreal Injections 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Wet Macular Degeneration Patient Compliance Female sense organs business Tomography Optical Coherence Exudative macular degeneration |
| Zdroj: | Ophthalmic surgery, lasersimaging retina. 49(3) |
| ISSN: | 2325-8179 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to compare cancellation and no-show rates in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) and exudative macular degeneration (wet AMD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: An anonymous survey was sent to 1,726 retina specialists inquiring as to the number of appointments their patients with DME and wet AMD attended, cancelled, or did not show up for in 2014 and 2015. RESULTS: Data were obtained on 109,599 appointments. Patients with DME in the U.S. had a 1.591-times increased odds of cancelling or no-showing to their appointments than patients with wet AMD ( P < .0001). Patients with DME in Europe had a 1.918-times increased odds of cancelling or no showing to their appointments than patients with wet AMD ( P < .0001). CONCLUSION: Patients with DME in the U.S. and Europe cancelled and no-showed to their appointments significantly more often than patients with wet AMD. These findings can be taken into consideration when establishing treatment plans for patients with DME. [ Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina . 2018;49:186–190.] |
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