Patients diagnosed as neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema who are ongoing for intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injection at outpatient retinal clinic, ophthalmology department, Chiang Mai University Hospital Compliance anti-vascular endothelial growth factor intravitreal injection nonadherence
Conditions
Interventions
Patients diagnosed as nAMD and DME who are ongoing for intravitreal anti-VEGF injection at outpatient retinal clinic, ophthalmology department, Chiang Mai University Hospital
Other
Sponsors
Chiang Mai University Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed as neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema who: 1. Having Aged more than or equal to 18 years 2. Having no language barrier to communication 3. Can understand Thai language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Having history of cognitive impairment 2. Having history of schizophrenia or bipolar 3. Using concurrent anti-depressive medication 4. Having history of trauma 5. Underwent pars plana vitrectomy by indications other than diabetic-related conditions 6. Attending clinical using anti-VEGF injections
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| incidence of nonadherence to intravitreal anti-VEGF injection in nAMD and DME patients 1 year The results will be presented in incidence proportion(no units) that calculated by number of nonadherence cases devided by number of population at risk. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| reasons and associated factors for nonadherence to intravitreal anti-VEGF injection in nAMD and DME patients 1 year Multivariable exploratory analysis for factors associated with nonadherence (dependent variable) will be presented in odds ratio(no units) and P value(%). | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactThitima Aumchoo
Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University
Outcome results
None listed