Compliance with recommendations from a screening programme for diabetic retinopathy
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01/06/1999
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Resumo |
METHODS: General practitioner compliance with recommendations for patient follow-up after participation in a screening programme for diabetic retinopathy was assessed. Six months after screening with non-mydriatic retinal photography in four areas of Victoria, the genera practitioner of each participant was surveyed if the participant reported no examination for diabetic retinopathy in the past 2 years and if the results of the screening indicated the need for further assessment. RESULTS: Overall, 208 of 253 (82%) completed questionnaires were analysed. A total of 123 (59%) patients were referred by their doctors for further assessment and 97 (79%) of those referred were reported to have complied with the referral. Of the 85 (41%) patients who were not referred for further assessment, 31 (36%) were reported by their doctors to be already under regular review by an ophthalmologist. CONCLUSIONS: Compliance with genera practitioner referrals suggests that this screening programme was effective and a useful means by which to remind general practitioners of the importance of regular eye examinations for people with diabetes. |
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eng |
Publicador |
Wiley |
Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30081815/livingston-compliancewith-1999.pdf http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1606.1999.00197.x |
Direitos |
1999, Wiley |
Palavras-Chave | #Science & Technology #Life Sciences & Biomedicine #Ophthalmology #compliance #vision screening #GENERAL-PRACTITIONERS #CARE |
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Journal Article |