PURPOSE: To assess the impact of the education program of the Eye Care Quality and Accessibility Improvement in the Community (EQUALITY) telemedicine program on at-risk patients' knowledge about glaucoma and attitudes about eye care as well as to assess patient satisfaction with EQUALITY. PATIENTS AND METHODS: New or existing patients presenting for a comprehensive eye exam (CEE) at one of two retail-based primary eye clinics were enrolled based on >/=1 of the following at-risk criteria for glaucoma: African Americans >/=40 years of age, Whites >/=50 years of age, diabetes, family history of glaucoma, and/or preexisting diagnosis of glaucoma. A total of 651 patients were enrolled. A questionnaire was administered prior to the patients' CEE and prior to the patients receiving any of the evidence-based eye health education program; a follow-up questionnaire was administered 2-4 weeks later by phone. Baseline and follow-up patient responses regarding knowledge about glaucoma and attitudes about eye care were compared using McNemar's test. Logistic regression models were used to assess the association of patient-level characteristics with improvement in knowledge and attitudes. Overall patient satisfaction was summarized. RESULTS: At follow-up, all patient responses in the knowledge and attitude domains significantly improved from baseline (P
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Rhodes, L., Huisingh, C., McGwin, G., Mennemeyer, S., Bregantini, M., Patel, N., … Owsley, C. (2016). Eye Care Quality and Accessibility Improvement in the Community (EQUALITY): impact of an eye health education program on patient knowledge about glaucoma and attitudes about eye care. Patient Related Outcome Measures, 37. https://doi.org/10.2147/prom.s98686
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