Interest in Electronic Applications for Patients With Glaucoma

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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To evaluation interest in use of smartphone- and tablet-based application (app) for participants with glaucoma, ocular hypertension, those at risk and their caregivers.

Detailed Description
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This study is designed to determine the amount of interest in an educational application (app) on social media for glaucoma patients and their caregivers. The purpose of this App is to enhance understanding of glaucoma by using short video tutorials. The App will include glaucoma eye drop medication reminders, a short video tutorial which aims to improve understanding of how visual field testing should be performed, how to administer eye drops and a feature that will enable participants to store and organize testing results using a mobile device.

Official Title
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Interest of Patients and Their Caregivers in A Smartphone- and Tablet-Based Application for Patients With Glaucoma

Conditions
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Glaucoma

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: Interest in medical education through social media


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Anyone affected by glaucoma Family and friends of someone with glaucoma Exclusion Criteria: unable to complete survey

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Glaucoma Patients and Caregivers<br>Glaucoma patients and caregivers will complete a 20 item questionnaire providing demographic information, glaucoma eye drop compliance, interest in medication reminders, availability to smartphone, tablet and social media technology and interest in using a glaucoma application on social media. | Device: Interest in medical education through social media<br>* Measuring interest in social media technology designed to educate glaucoma patients about disease, testing, and treatments with reminders for taking medications.<br>* Other names: Glaucoma App Interest;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Patients Owning Smartphone/Tablet Technology | Responses collected from participants about owning access to social media via smartphone or tablet technology obtained by completing a 20 item questionnaire. | 1 hour | 
| Patients Having Access to Social Media Via Smartphone or Tablet in the Home | Responses collected from participants about their personal access, through other members in the home, to social media via smartphone or tablet technology obtained by completing a 20 item questionnaire. | 1 hour | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Glaucoma Medication Compliance | Responses collected from participants about compliance to using their glaucoma drops as prescribed obtained by completing a 20 item questionnaire. | 1 hour | 
| Use of Medication Reminder | Responses collected from participants about use of medication reminders for their glaucoma drops obtained by completing a 20 item questionnaire. | 1 hour | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Glaucoma, Smartphone, Tablet, Application, Eye Drops