Influencing Factors of Self-Management Behavior in Patients with Glaucoma in West China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Self-management behaviors, social support and disease perception of glaucoma patients are all at a moderate level. Smoking, less than two annual follow-ups, primary open-angle glaucoma and not having a designated follow-up doctor are all associated with poorer self-management behaviors. A higher level of social support is associated with improved self-management behavior. Patients who perceived greater harm to their physical wellbeing due to the disease tended to show poorer self-management behavior.