Eye diseases, Glaucoma, health education, knowledge, activities of daily living, self care
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 35 glaucomatous, with low knowledge about their eye disease participate in health education activities, systematized in a dialogical and interactive lesson in conversation wheel us
educate the patient about the importance of treatment
advise on the correct use of eye drops and
encourage self-care. Control group: 35 glaucomatous, with low knowledge about their eye disease will continue to receive the usual care in ophthalmologic surgery and will not participate in the system
Behavioural
Other
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Sponsors
Unimontes
Santa Casa Olhos de Montes Claros
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: glaucomatous with 40% accuracy in disease knowledge questionnaire; reside in Montes Claros; both genders; aged between 18 and 70 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: glaucomatous unable to answer an evaluation questionnaire of knowledge about the disease; mental impairment with cognitive impairment; that are not available to participate in all stages of the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased initial success rate of 40% in the questionnaire on disease knowledge to 80% after the educational activity intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Impact of educational activity for glaucoma. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAmanda Picanço
Santa Casa Olhos de Montes Claros
Outcome results
None listed