Visual acuity and the ability of the visually impaired to read medication instructions

Drummond, Suzannah R.; Drummond, R S; Dutton, Gordon N.

doi:10.1136/bjo.2003.029918

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“…This may have created confusion amongst patients, or may have caused them to lose confidence in the doctor treating them. Patients with visual impairment may require large font size to read the instructions on eye bottles (Drummond et al, 2004). No special arrangements were made in Fife to label eye drop bottles with large print and this may therefore have exacerbated non-compliance amongst the study group.…”

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Patient profile and management in advanced glaucoma

Wallace

Paterson

Miller

et al. 2008

British Journal of Visual Impairment

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Purpose: to study patient characteristics and management profile in advanced glaucoma. Method: A retrospective study of 87 case notes of patients registered blind due to glaucoma, and cross-sectional interview of 29 patients. Results: advanced glaucoma at presentation was documented in 43 cases (49%). Insufficient optometry assessment was significantly associated with advanced disease (p = 0.0339). Normal tension glaucoma patients were significantly more likely to present with advanced disease compared to other types of glaucoma (p = 0.0034). Poor compliance with medication was significantly higher in those with hearing loss (p = 0.0168). Patients with advanced field defect at presentation and those with poor compliance had significantly higher social deprivation scores compared to others on the blind register (p < 0.0001). Nine (10%) patients had partial registration before full registration and 29 (33%) patients had late registration. Of the 29 patients interviewed, 20 (69%) did not demonstrate basic knowledge regarding their disease or its management; nor had they received written information on glaucoma or instructions on drop technique. Conclusion: Special care pathways are required in advanced glaucoma taking into account co-existent morbidity, disease education and compliance.

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Patient profile and management in advanced glaucoma

Wallace

Paterson

Miller

et al. 2008

British Journal of Visual Impairment

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“…This is especially true for vulnerable populations such as the elderly, those with low literacy skills and low English proficiency (LEP) [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. In addition, complex labeling language, unclear administration times, confusing label layout, and small font size are cited as contributing factors to the difficulty in reading and understanding labels [8,[11][12][13].…”

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Design and test of preference for a new prescription medication label

Zargarzadeh

Law

2011

Int J Clin Pharm

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“…Luxton (1990) notes that people with vision impairments are slowed down by standard print resources, which may make them dependent on other people (p. 524). Studies involving only senior participants show that these individuals generally have trouble reading educational materials provided as part of a health care regime, including instructions on pill bottles (e.g., Drummond, Drummond, & Dutton, 2004;Weiss, Reed & Kligman, 1995). As the Internet continues to grow as a popular source of health information for seniors, design issues must accommodate these individuals' particular needs.…”

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Inclusive interface design for seniors: Image‐browsing for a health information context

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Ruecker

Simpson³

et al. 2007

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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This study explores an image-based retrieval interface for drug information, focusing on usability for a specific population-seniors. Qualitative, task-based interviews examined participants' health information behaviors and documented search strategies using an existing database (www.drugs.com) and a new prototype that uses similarity-based clustering of pill images for retrieval. Twelve participants (aged 65 and older), reflecting a diversity of backgrounds and experience with Web-based resources, located pill information using the interfaces and discussed navigational and other search preferences. Findings point to design features (e.g., image enlargement) that meet seniors' needs in the context of other health-related information-seeking strategies (e.g., contacting pharmacists).

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Visual acuity and the ability of the visually impaired to read medication instructions

Cited by 25 publications

References 2 publications

Patient profile and management in advanced glaucoma

Patient profile and management in advanced glaucoma

Design and test of preference for a new prescription medication label

Inclusive interface design for seniors: Image‐browsing for a health information context

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