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March 10, 2010

Ask-tell-ask discussion method could help improve glaucoma patient adherence with medication

NAPLES, Fla. — Openly discussing adherence by asking glaucoma patients open-ended questions, educating them about drop instillation and using nonjudgmental ways to approach non-adherence could assist in improving patient compliance with medication, a study found.

"Because of ongoing work related to medication adherence, the physicians in our practice changed the way they discuss adherence with patients, using the concept of ask-tell-ask," Michael V. Boland, MD, and colleagues said in a poster study at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.

Dr. Boland and colleagues looked at results of 125 patients in the Automated Dosing Reminder Study who had a 3-month period of drug administration monitored electronically. The study method was the same used in the Travatan Dosing Aid study, which did not include changes in discussion with patients concerning adherence.

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