TY - JOUR
T1 - Examination compliance and screening for diabetic retinopathy
T2 - A 2-year follow-up study
AU - Lee, Sue J.
AU - Sicari, Catia
AU - Harper, C. Alex
AU - Livingston, Patricia M.
AU - McCarty, Catherine A.
AU - Taylor, Hugh R.
AU - Keeffe, Jill E.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Early detection and timely treatment of diabetic retinopathy can preserve vision, yet many people with diabetes do not have their eyes examined regularly. The purpose of this study was to examine eye care practices of people with diabetes who had not previously accessed eye care services on a regular basis. Screening with non-mydriatic retinal photography for diabetic retinopathy was initiated in 1996, and targeted people with diabetes who did not access eye care services on a regular basis. Each test area was revisited 2 years after the initial screening. Patients that did not attend the biennial screening were followed up by mail survey. Although none of the participants in this study had been previously accessing eye care services on a regular basis, 87% did so after attending the screening. These results indicate that mobile screening with non-mydriatic photography, as an adjunct to current eye care services, has the potential to increase examination compliance for diabetic retinopathy and to achieve sustained behaviour change.
AB - Early detection and timely treatment of diabetic retinopathy can preserve vision, yet many people with diabetes do not have their eyes examined regularly. The purpose of this study was to examine eye care practices of people with diabetes who had not previously accessed eye care services on a regular basis. Screening with non-mydriatic retinal photography for diabetic retinopathy was initiated in 1996, and targeted people with diabetes who did not access eye care services on a regular basis. Each test area was revisited 2 years after the initial screening. Patients that did not attend the biennial screening were followed up by mail survey. Although none of the participants in this study had been previously accessing eye care services on a regular basis, 87% did so after attending the screening. These results indicate that mobile screening with non-mydriatic photography, as an adjunct to current eye care services, has the potential to increase examination compliance for diabetic retinopathy and to achieve sustained behaviour change.
KW - Compliance
KW - Diabetic retinopathy
KW - Screening
KW - Secondary prevention
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2000.00302.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1442-9071.2000.00302.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 10981784
AN - SCOPUS:0033821524
VL - 28
SP - 149
EP - 152
JO - Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
JF - Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
SN - 1442-6404
IS - 3
ER -