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The Association of an Upper Extremity Functional Survey and Glaucoma Medication Administration Success.

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Hein, AM; Rosdahl, JA; Bosworth, HB; Woolson, SL; Olsen, MK; Kirshner, MA; Muir, KW
Published in: Curr Eye Res
October 2019

Purpose/Aim: To determine if an upper extremity functional survey may identify which patients will have eye drop administration difficulty. Materials and Methods: Participants with glaucoma treated at a Veterans Affairs Eye Clinic who did not self-report 100% medication adherence were enrolled in a cross-sectional study. Participants were scored on their observed ability to place a drop into the eye (accuracy) and express no more than one drop from the bottle (efficiency). Successful execution of both of these conditions was defined as good drop technique. Participants also completed the QuickDASH, a validated upper extremity functional survey, with higher scores indicating worse disability. We hypothesized participants with lower QuickDASH scores would have an increased probability of observed success with drop administration measures. Diagnoses of upper extremity co-morbidities were abstracted from participants' medical records and clustered into diagnostic groups of either neurologic or musculoskeletal etiologies. Results: When observed, 80 of 94 participants displayed successful accuracy, 58 of 94 participants displayed successful efficiency, and 50 of 94 participants displayed good drop technique. Accuracy with eye drop performance was not related to QuickDASH scores (odds ratio (OR) [probability of successful administration per 10-point decrease in QuickDASH score]: 1.14, 95% CI: 0.89-1.45, p = .29). Success with drop administration efficiency was strongly associated with QuickDASH score (OR: 1.27, 95% CI: 1.04-1.54, p = .02), as was good drop technique (OR: 1.28, 95% CI: 1.05-1.56, p = .01), with lower (better) QuickDASH scores associated with better drop technique. There were no associations between upper extremity neurologic or musculoskeletal co-morbidities and observed good drop technique. The presence of either a neurologic or musculoskeletal upper extremity co-morbidity in a participant's medical record was associated with a higher QuickDASH score. Conclusions: The QuickDASH survey may identify patients with eye drop administration difficulties so this population receives focused drop technique education and management strategies. Abbreviations: CPRS: Computerized Patient Records System; MSK: musculoskeletal; UE: upper extremity; VA: Veterans Affairs.

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Curr Eye Res

DOI

EISSN

1460-2202

Publication Date

October 2019

Volume

44

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1150 / 1156

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Upper Extremity
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Psychomotor Performance
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Ophthalmic Solutions
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Medication Adherence
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Glaucoma
 

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Hein, A. M., Rosdahl, J. A., Bosworth, H. B., Woolson, S. L., Olsen, M. K., Kirshner, M. A., & Muir, K. W. (2019). The Association of an Upper Extremity Functional Survey and Glaucoma Medication Administration Success. Curr Eye Res, 44(10), 1150–1156. https://doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2019.1625405
Hein, Aaron M., Jullia A. Rosdahl, Hayden B. Bosworth, Sandra L. Woolson, Maren K. Olsen, Miriam A. Kirshner, and Kelly W. Muir. “The Association of an Upper Extremity Functional Survey and Glaucoma Medication Administration Success.Curr Eye Res 44, no. 10 (October 2019): 1150–56. https://doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2019.1625405.
Hein AM, Rosdahl JA, Bosworth HB, Woolson SL, Olsen MK, Kirshner MA, et al. The Association of an Upper Extremity Functional Survey and Glaucoma Medication Administration Success. Curr Eye Res. 2019 Oct;44(10):1150–6.
Hein, Aaron M., et al. “The Association of an Upper Extremity Functional Survey and Glaucoma Medication Administration Success.Curr Eye Res, vol. 44, no. 10, Oct. 2019, pp. 1150–56. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/02713683.2019.1625405.
Hein AM, Rosdahl JA, Bosworth HB, Woolson SL, Olsen MK, Kirshner MA, Muir KW. The Association of an Upper Extremity Functional Survey and Glaucoma Medication Administration Success. Curr Eye Res. 2019 Oct;44(10):1150–1156.

Published In

Curr Eye Res

DOI

EISSN

1460-2202

Publication Date

October 2019

Volume

44

Issue

10

Start / End Page

1150 / 1156

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Upper Extremity
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Psychomotor Performance
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Ophthalmic Solutions
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Medication Adherence
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Glaucoma