Journal of Ophthalmology

Clinical Study

Glaucoma Patients' Trust in the Physician

Table 2

Characteristics of 195 subjects with open angle glaucoma and factors associated with trust in physician.
Variable 𝑁 (%)Trust in Physician* ∗ ∗ 𝑃 -value
Mean (SD); median (1–100, least to most)
Race
 White 1 0 8 ( 5 5 ) 8 0 . 1 ( 8 . 2 ) ; 7 8 . 4 .012
 Black 8 2 ( 4 2 ) 7 7 . 1 ( 8 . 4 ) ; 7 5 . 0
 Asian/Pacific Islander 2 ( 1 )
 Latino 2 ( 1 )
 Unknown 1 ( . 5 )
Gender
 Male 7 9 ( 4 1 ) 7 7 . 9 ( 7 . 5 ) ; 7 5 . 0 . 2 4 1
 Female 1 1 6 ( 5 9 ) 7 9 . 3 ( 8 . 9 ) ; 7 7 . 2
Age (years)
  ≤ 65 5 6 ( 2 8 ) 7 7 . 7 ( 7 . 5 ) ; 7 5 . 7 5 0
 66–73 4 3 ( 2 2 ) 8 0 . 3 ( 8 . 7 ) ; 7 7 . 3
 74–80 5 1 ( 2 6 ) 7 7 . 7 ( 8 . 6 ) ; 7 5
  > 80 4 5 ( 2 3 ) 7 9 . 8 ( 8 . 7 ) ; 7 7 . 3
Visual Field⋀ in Worse Eye − 0 . 0 5 ( 0 . 0 8 ) . 5 6 7
slope (standard error) ( 𝑁 = 1 1 0 )
Visual Field⋀ in Better Eye − 0 . 0 7 ( 0 . 0 9 ) . 4 5 4
slope (standard error) ( 𝑁 = 1 1 0 )
Visual Acuity in Worse Eye 0 . 4 6 ( 0 . 7 6 ) . 5 4 3
slope (standard error)
Visual Acuity in Better Eye − 3 . 4 3 ( 4 . 6 1 ) . 4 5 8
slope (standard error)
Education
 Did not complete high school 4 9 ( 2 5 ) 7 6 . 7 ( 6 . 1 ) ; 7 5 . 0 . 0 5 4
 High school graduate 1 4 5 ( 7 5 ) 7 9 . 4 ( 9 . 0 ∶ 7 5 . 0 )
Health literacy (REALM⋀ ⋀ score)
  ≤ 8th grade level 1 0 0 ( 5 2 ) 7 7 . 7 ( 7 . 4 ) ; 7 5 . 0 . 0 8 6
  ≥ 9th grade level 9 4 ( 4 8 ) 7 9 . 8 ( 9 . 2 ) ; 7 7 . 3
∗ B ased on Trust in Physician 11-item single-score scale with 1 indicating least and 100 indicating most trust. ∗ ∗ 𝑃 -values based on Wilcoxon rank sum test for comparison among categories of variables or 𝑡 -tests for slopes). ⋀Mean deviation in the visual field. ⋀ ⋀REALM: Rapid Assessment of Adult Literacy in Medicine.