Table 2 SAM Suitability Ratings by Organization
Institution/Organization | Total PEMs | Not Suitable | Adequate | Superior | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | NIH National Eye Institute | 6 | 0 (0%) | 4 (67%) | 2 (33%) |
2 | American Macular Degeneration Foundation | 12 | 8 (67%) | 4 (33%) | 0 (0%) |
3 | American Academy of Ophthalmology | 5 | 0 (0%) | 3 (60%) | 2 (40%) |
4 | NIH U.S. National Library of Medicine | 4 | 0 (0%) | 1 (25%) | 3 (75%) |
5 | UC Irvine Health MD Partnership | 9 | 2 (22%) | 6 (67%) | 1 (11%) |
6 | Foundation Fighting Blindness | 4 | 1 (25%) | 3 (75%) | 0 (0%) |
7 | American Printing House for the Blind | 9 | 4 (44%) | 5 (56%) | 0 (0%) |
8 | Prevent Blindness | 5 | 0 (0%) | 3 (60%) | 2 (40%) |
9 | Merck Manual Patient Education | 2 | 0 (0%) | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) |
10 | Bright Focus Foundation | 15 | 0 (0%) | 14 (93%) | 1 (7%) |
11 | Mayo Foundation for Medical Education/Research | 5 | 1 (20%) | 3 (60%) | 1 (20%) |
12 | Macular Degeneration Foundation | 11 | 1 (9%) | 10 (91%) | 0 (0%) |
13 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 3 | 1 (33%) | 2 (67%) | 0 (0%) |
14 | Macular Degeneration Support | 2 | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
15 | Lighthouse Guild | 2 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (100%) |
16 | Macular Society | 6 | 3 (50%) | 3 (50%) | 0 (0%) |
Total/Mean Scores | n = 100 | 23 (23%) | 62 (62%) | 15 (15%) | |