July 2019
Volume 60, Issue 9
Open Access
ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   July 2019
Are patients with wet AMD as satisfied following a switch from Treat and Extend to Observe and Plan protocol?
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Alietha Vorren
    Eye Department, Alesund Hospital, Aalesund, Norway
  • Dordi Austeng
    Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
  • Tora Sund Morken
    Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   Alietha Vorren, None; Dordi Austeng, None; Tora Sund Morken, None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science July 2019, Vol.60, 102. doi:
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      Alietha Vorren, Dordi Austeng, Tora Sund Morken; Are patients with wet AMD as satisfied following a switch from Treat and Extend to Observe and Plan protocol?. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2019;60(9):102.

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Abstract

Purpose : Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic disease that often requires lifelong treatment with intravitreal injections (IVI). Long-term treatment plans with fewer eye examinations according to Observe-and-Plan (OnP) may improve patient satisfaction compared to the established regime of Treat-and-Extend (TnE). To test this, we performed a prospective observational study in wet AMD patients comparing patient satisfaction scores at >12 months IVI according to TnE and following a switch to OnP during the next 12 months.

Methods : 37 patients with wet AMD previously treated according to TnE for ≥12 months at St Olav Hospital in Norway were given Leeds Satisfaction Questionnaire (LSQ) measuring normalized satisfaction scores and six sub-groups namely (A) general satisfaction, (B) giving of information, (C) empathy with the patient, (D) technical quality and competence, (E) attitude towards the patient, (F) access and continuity. The LSQ was self-completed by each patient at inclusion (timepoint 1) and following a switch to OnP during the next 12 months (timepoint 2). Totals between sub-groups are normalized to generate a score out of a total of 5 for each sub-group. Scores >3 represent satisfaction while <3 represents dissatisfaction. Satisfaction scores for timepoints 1&2 were compared using paired samples student t-test.

Results : 37 patients answered the LSQ at timepoint 1 and 31 at timepoint 2 (84%). Mean ± 95% CI normalized patient satisfaction scores were higher at timepoint 2: 3.74 ± 2.46, than at timepoint 1: 3.62 ± 2.73 (p = 0.006).

Conclusions : There was a significant improvement in patient satisfaction following a switch from Treat-and-Extend to Observe-and-Plan among patients with wet AMD in Norway. This could be due to a higher acceptance of long-treatment plans with fewer scheduled appointments.

This abstract was presented at the 2019 ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Vancouver, Canada, April 28 - May 2, 2019.

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