The effect of a short animated educational video on knowledge among glaucoma patients

Figures & data

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population (n=196)

Characteristics	n (%)
Age (years)
≤60	102 (52.0)
>60	94 (48.0)
Sex
Male	108 (55.1)
Female	88 (44.9)
Education
Illiterate	58 (29.6)
Primary	33 (16.8)
Intermediate	25 (12.8)
Secondary	35 (17.9)
Higher	45 (23.0)
Residence
Urban	167 (85.2)
Rural	29 (14.8)
Region
Central	117 (59.7)
Eastern	15 (7.7)
Western	19 (9.7)
Northern	11 (5.6)
Southern	34 (17.3)
Income (monthly)
<10,000 SAR (2,666 USD)	123 (62.8)
10,000–20,000 SAR (2,666–5,332 USD)	73 (37.2)
Occupational status
Governmental	31 (15.8)
Private sector	7 (3.6)
Retired	64 (32.7)
Student	12 (6.1)
Unemployed	82 (41.8)

Abbreviations: SAR, Saudi Arabian Riyal; USD, United States dollars.

Table 2 Clinical indices of the study population (n=196)

Indices	n (%)
Systemic diseases
Diabetes mellitus	96 (49.0)
Hypertension	73 (37.2)
Coronary heart disease	16 (8.2)
Dyslipidemia	57 (29.1)
Bronchial asthma	17 (8.7)
Ocular comorbidities
Cataract	84 (42.9)
Diabetic retinopathy	31 (15.8)
Corneal disease	23 (11.7)
Ocular trauma	8 (4.1)
Duration of glaucoma diagnosis
≤5 years	72 (36.7)
>5 years	124 (63.3)
Family history of glaucoma
Yes	70 (35.7)
No	126 (64.3)
Glaucoma diagnosis
Primary angle closure	71 (36.2)
Primary open angle	54 (27.6)
Pseudoexfoliation	21 (10.7)
Congenital	9 (4.6)
Uveitic	9 (4.6)
Other	32 (16.3)
Number of glaucoma medications
≤2	98 (50.0)
>2	98 (50.0)
Previous glaucoma intervention (ie, surgery, laser)
Yes	117 (59.7)
No	79 (40.3)
Glaucoma severity
Mild	31 (15.8)
Moderate	25 (12.8)
Severe	128 (65.3)

Table 3 Factors influencing knowledge score (post-intervention)

Indices	Mean	F	P-value
Age (years)
≤60	12.24	32.912	<0.001
>60	9.79
Sex
Male	11.67	8.849	0.003
Female	10.32
Education
Illiterate	8.76	28.496	<0.001
Primary	9.79
Intermediate	11.36
Secondary	12.37
Higher	13.78
Residence
Urban	11.37	11.003	<0.001
Rural	9.28
Income (monthly)
<10,000 SAR (2,666 USD)	10.38	16.906	<0.001
10,000–20,000 SAR (2,666–5,332 USD)	12.27
Occupational status
Governmental	12.90	11.229	<0.001
Private sector	13.29
Retired	11.58
Student	12.75
Unemployed	9.52
Duration of glaucoma diagnosis
≤5 years	10.61	2.371	0.125
>5 years	11.34
Family history of glaucoma
Yes	12.17	13.798	<0.001
No	10.44
Number of glaucoma medications
≤2	11.35	1.548	0.214
>2	10.78
Previous glaucoma intervention (ie, surgery, laser)
Yes	10.85	1.196	0.275
No	11.37
Glaucoma severity
Mild	11.73	1.902	0.152
Moderate	11.74
Severe	10.76

Abbreviations: F, degree of freedom; SAR, Saudi Arabian Riyal; USD, United States dollars.