Awareness of diabetic retinopathy among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Jordan

Bakkar, May M.; Gammoh, Yazan

doi:10.2147/dmso.s140841

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“…Therefore, knowledge alone was not enough to stimulate and trigger the patients to take action and change their habits. These findings are consistent with another study that found the level of patients' compliance with behaviors to reduce the risk of retinopathy was low, despite the high level of awareness about diabetic retinopathy in the study [20].…”

Section: Responsibility Towards One's Health Is Emphasized In the Qursupporting

confidence: 92%

Attitudes, Knowledge, and Perceptions of Patients Regarding Type-2 Diabetes in Jordan

Al-Sahouri¹,

Merrell²,

Snelgrove³

2019

JDM

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Introduction: Poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes is considered a major public health problem and associated with adverse outcomes in Jordan. Good diabetes knowledge may facilitate adaptation of healthy behaviors and improve patients' adherence to their diabetes management plans. Purpose: To gain an in-depth understanding of attitudes, perceptions and knowledge of patients which underpin their behaviors in Jordan. Methods: 8 focus groups with 38 patients with poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes were conducted. The focus group sessions were audio recorded and transcribed. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze the qualitative data. All transcripts were uploaded into the qualitative data analysis software pack NVivo. Results: Patients reported the different ways in which they were diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Most of the patients visited the health facility after experiencing signs and symptoms of diabetes, often for some time before seeking medical help. Stress and family history were perceived as causes of developing diabetes and reasons for poorly controlled diabetes. Fatalistic beliefs were shared when the patients were talking about the causes of diabetes, the reasons for developing diabetes and their inability to control their blood glucose levels. Patients also associated fatalistic attitudes with religious beliefs and the power of God as illness being in God's hands. Patients' responses also showed a poor understanding of the basic knowledge of diabetes. Conclusions: Effective health education programs need to be tailored to meet the individual needs of patients. Patients need to be provided with accurate information about medications, side effects and therapeutic effects. An educational program may rectify misconceptions among patients. Journal of Diabetes MellitusMost of the patients waited to test their BG until either they felt symptoms of diabetes or they did not feel well (reactive approach):

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Section: Responsibility Towards One's Health Is Emphasized In the Qursupporting

confidence: 92%

Attitudes, Knowledge, and Perceptions of Patients Regarding Type-2 Diabetes in Jordan

Al-Sahouri¹,

Merrell²,

Snelgrove³

2019

JDM

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“…Illiterate females were least aware of diabetic retinopathy. Similar results has been reported by Hussain et al, 12 and Bakkar et al 20 Family history of diabetes, and overweight were the major risk factors of diabetes cited by participants. High blood pressure, mental stress, and sedentary life style were also marked.…”

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confidence: 90%

Awareness of various aspects of diabetes among people visiting tertiary eye care institute in north India

Sharma¹,

Jha²,

Varshney³

et al. 2020

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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A B S T R A C TPurpose: The aim of this study was to assess the awareness of the people visiting eye care institute with various aspects of diabetes. Method: Cross sectional survey was carried out during January to March 2018. Survey instrument was developed with the help of experienced faculty, and literature review. Random sampling was done to identify individual. Participants were considered aware if they were aware of the fact that diabetes could be identified by blood or urine tests. Participants were considered diabetics if they reported being on medication for diabetes. Data was collected by means of personal interview with the participants. Result: 530 participants were interviewed. A total of 482 (90.9%) participants were aware of diabetes. Of them, 156 (32.4%) respondents were diabetics, and 326 (67.6%) were non diabetics. Overweight 156 (32.4%), and family history 119 (24.7%) were the most common risk factor identified by participants. Among complications, the kidney was cited by 218 (45.2%), and eyes was cited by 228 (47.3%). Only 40 (25.6%) diabetic, and 45 (13.8%) non diabetic participants were aware about diabetic retinopathy. 201 (41.7%) participants knows that taking healthy food can prevent diabetes. Knowledge about diabetes (34.4%) and time (29.3%) were identified as major barrier to diabetes screening. Conclusion: This study shows that the majority of people visiting a tertiary eye care institute were aware of diabetes. However their knowledge about its risk factors, complications, prevention, and management was poor. Integrated approach among various healthcare providers is required in creating awareness about all aspects of diabetes.

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“…In Jordan, only 20.7% said that eye examination should be done annually. (14) In Turkey, only 41.9% stated that annual eye examination was necessary. (15) On the other hand, the majority of our participants (82.6%) knew that DM can affect different structures of the eyes, which was consistent with another local study done in Al Jawf region in Saudi Arabia, where 75.62% of their respondents knew about ocular complications of DM.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Diabetics towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Cross-sectional study

Al-Yahya

Alsulaiman

Almizel

et al. 2020

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Objective : To identify the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of diabetic patients towards diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in 50 randomly selected primary care centers and two university hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between May and December 2018. Diabetic patients ≥ 18 years old were enrolled in the study. A validated KAP-45 questionnaire was used to assess the KAP levels of diabetics towards diabetes and diabetic retinopathy. Results: A total of 313 participants were enrolled in the study. The majority were males 168(59.8%). The median age was 49 ±24, and the median duration of diabetes was 8 ±11 years. The average knowledge score for diabetes was good 10. While, the average knowledge score for diabetic retinopathy was suboptimal 4.5. The average attitude scores for both diabetes and diabetic retinopathy were suboptimal 0 and 2 respectively. The average practice score for diabetes was good 5 while it was low 3 for diabetic retinopathy. The most common barrier to comply with regular follow up was inadequate knowledge about the importance of periodic eye exam 47.1%(107). Conclusions: It is important to improve education and awareness of DM and diabetic retinopathy among diabetics, as it’s essential for controlling the disease and reducing its complications, by improving patient compliance to treatment and follow up.

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Awareness of diabetic retinopathy among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Jordan

Cited by 55 publications

References 24 publications

Attitudes, Knowledge, and Perceptions of Patients Regarding Type-2 Diabetes in Jordan

Attitudes, Knowledge, and Perceptions of Patients Regarding Type-2 Diabetes in Jordan

Awareness of various aspects of diabetes among people visiting tertiary eye care institute in north India

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Diabetics towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Cross-sectional study

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