Research Article

Medication Adherence and Common Barriers for Caregivers of Preschool Children with Pediatric Glaucoma

Table 1

Analyzed barriers to medication adherence of children with pediatric glaucoma.

Barriers to medication adherenceLiterature sources

Difficulty with acquisition of medicationsTsai et al. (2003) [23], Killeen et al. (2020) [24], Sleath et al. (2009) [25]
Difficulty with medication scheduleNewman-Casey et al. (2015) [15], Lacey et al. (2009) [26]
ForgetfulnessNewman-Casey et al. (2015) [15], Taylor et al. (2002) [27], Sleath et al. (2018) [28]
Too many varieties of medicationsTsai et al. (2003) [23], Committee on school health [29]
High expenses for medicationsTsai et al. (2003) [23], Taylor et al. (2002) [27], Friedman et al. (2008) [30]
Side effects of medicationsTaylor et al. (2002) [27], Friedman et al. (2008) [30], Alezzandrini et al. (2014) [31]
Difficulty with medication instillationMcClelland et al. (2019) [16], Taylor et al. (2002) [27]
Poor efficacy of medicationsLacey et al. (2009) [26], Friedman et al. (2008) [30], Gardiner and Dvorkin (2006) [32]
Skepticism of irreversible blindness resulted from glaucomaLacey et al. (2009) [26], Friedman et al. (2008) [30]
Skepticism of the importance of medications in treating glaucomaTsai et al. (2003) [23], Sanchez et al. (2020) [33]
Resistance of childrenTsai et al. (2003) [23], Sujuan et al. (2015) [34], Law et al. (2020) [35]
Mistrust of ophthalmologistsTsai et al. (2003) [23], Sleath et al. (2009) [25], Taylor et al. (2002) [27]
Anxiety and depressionHolló et al. (2009) [17], Penkower et al. (2003) [36], Dada et al. (2013) [37]