Investigating the barriers to the uptake of Diabetic RetinaScreen

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dc.contributor.authorBennett, Gillian H.
dc.contributor.authorTuthill, A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-24T12:37:03Z
dc.date.available2018-09-24T12:37:03Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractDiabetic retinopathy is a significant complication of diabetes, and the most common cause of blindness in people under the age of 65. The National Diabetic Retinal Screening Programme (Diabetic RetinaScreen) was established to detect sight threatening retinopathies. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to determine the barriers to the uptake of Diabetic RetinaScreen, to investigate discrepancies in attendance, if any, between patients whose diabetes care is delivered in a large tertiary referral hospital out-patient setting or in general practice, and to evaluate general practitioner’s satisfaction with the service. Older age (OR 1.023, 95% CI 1.001 to 1.046) and complications of diabetes, excluding ocular complications, (OR 2.741, 95% CI 1.158 to 6.489) were associated with increased attendance at Diabetic RetinaScreen. Online referral is now available and the preferred method of referral. Efforts to encourage younger patients who do not yet have complications of diabetes may be beneficial.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleid628
dc.identifier.citationBennett, G. and Tuthill, A. (2017) 'Investigating the barriers to the uptake of Diabetic RetinaScreen', Irish Medical Journal, 110(9), 628.en
dc.identifier.issn0332-3102
dc.identifier.issued9
dc.identifier.journaltitleIrish Medical Journalen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/6893
dc.identifier.volume110
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIrish Medical Organisationen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.lenus.ie/bitstream/handle/10147/622622/art2.html?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
dc.relation.urihttp://imj.ie/investigating-the-barriers-to-the-uptake-of-diabetic-retinascreen/
dc.rights© 2017, Irish Medical Organisation. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectDiabetic retinopathyen
dc.subjectDiabetic RetinaScreenen
dc.subjectScreeningen
dc.subjectBarrieren
dc.titleInvestigating the barriers to the uptake of Diabetic RetinaScreenen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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