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Table 4 EDSQ mean dimension scores, overall and according to age and gender (N = 168)

From: Scoring and psychometric properties of the Eye-Drop Satisfaction Questionnaire (EDSQ), an instrument to assess satisfaction and compliance with glaucoma treatment

Dimension

Total

Age

Gender

  

<60(n = 56)

60-72 (n = 56)

>72 (n = 55)

p-valuea

Male (n = 83)

Female (n = 85)

p-valueb

Concern about treatment

21.0

22.1

19.8

20.7

0.785

18.9

22.8

0.197

Concern about disease

49.6

56.5

46.1

45.8

0.082

42.5

56.4

0.002

Satisfaction with patient-clinician relationship

83.9

84.6

84.8

82.5

0.634

86.1

82.0

0.159

Positive beliefs

68.1

67.8

70.6

66.1

0.530

69.5

66.8

0.634

Treatment convenience

72.8

77.8

73.2

67.7

0.020

72.1

73.7

0.500

Self-declared compliance

93.0

91.2

93.7

93.8

0.322

92.8

93.0

0.762

  1. aKruskal-Wallis test; bMann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test.
  2. In bold: statistically significant differences at the 0.05 threshold.