Participants completed a survey on demographic and disease characteristics, barriers to optimal glaucoma medication adherence, interest in an eye drop aid, and self-reported adherence (measured by the Morisky Adherence Scale). Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analyses were performed.
[ 1 syll. yen, ye-n ] The baby girl name Yen is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced as YehN â . Yen has its origins in the Vietnamese language. It is used largely in Chinese and Vietnamese. The name Yen means 'peace'. Forms of Yen include the names Yeni, Yenie, Yenn, Yenny, Yeny, and Yeun.
Yenta. Originally a Jewish woman's name, used for a character created by humorist Jacob Adler and the matchmaker in Fiddler on the Roof. Came to mean, by extension, a gossip or matchmaker. Has also recently come to mean a woman who fits negative stereotypes of urban women. See: characters on Sex and the City. Samantha is pressuring Ted to propose just because she wants the validation of her yenta friends.