PMID: 9424171Jan 10, 1998Paper

Incentives and barriers to retinopathy screening among African-Americans with diabetes

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
E A WalkerH Shamoon

Abstract

Diabetes-related ophthalmic complications are the leading cause of newly diagnosed blindness among adults. These eye complications are often asymptomatic in the early stages, yet the majority of diabetes patients are not screened yearly. To develop a health promotion intervention to increase the rate of screening for diabetic retinopathy by dilated fundus exam (DFE), we assessed the knowledge and health beliefs related to preventing diabetic eye complications among a sample of African-Americans with diabetes. The study design was cross-sectional, using a telephone interview to collect data. From a random sample of 104 African-Americans with diabetes, 67 (64%) were completed: 54 women; mean age of 58 years. The telephone interview schedule contained items grouped into subscales for Perceived Incentives, Perceived Barriers to getting a DFE, Causes of Eye Problems, Risk of Eye Problems, and Effective Treatments for Eye Problems. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the quantitative data. Transcribed qualitative responses to the open-ended questions were analyzed for themes. The incentives "having eye problems" and "doctor said it was important to go" each had 91% responding it was an incentive to go for a DFE. Only about on...Continue Reading

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