Suchergebnisse

Sixty-four fourth-grade children were given 20 tokens for drawing a picture. They then had the option of donating any or all of the tokens to either "needy children" or for "a class prize." Any remaining tokens could be exchanged for various prizes. The teacher
of each child completed the Coo per-smith Behavior Rating Form measure of self-esteem. Sharing with needy children was positively' correlated with self-esteem while the children's retaining tokens for themselves was negatively correlated with self-esteem. Thus, generosity may be
related to self-esteem in situations where an individual does not directly profit from the situation.

Purpose: to study patient characteristics and management profile in advanced glaucoma. Method: A retrospective study of 87 case notes of patients registered blind due to glaucoma, and cross-sectional interview of 29 patients. Results: advanced glaucoma at presentation was documented in 43 cases (49%). Insufficient optometry assessment was significantly associated with advanced disease (p = 0.0339). Normal tension glaucoma patients were significantly more likely to present with advanced disease compared to other types of glaucoma (p = 0.0034). Poor compliance with medication was significantly higher in those with hearing loss (p = 0.0168). Patients with advanced field defect at presentation and those with poor compliance had significantly higher social deprivation scores compared to others on the blind register (p < 0.0001). Nine (10%) patients had partial registration before full registration and 29 (33%) patients had late registration. Of the 29 patients interviewed, 20 (69%) did not demonstrate basic knowledge regarding their disease or its management; nor had they received written information on glaucoma or instructions on drop technique. Conclusion: Special care pathways are required in advanced glaucoma taking into account co-existent morbidity, disease education and compliance.