Lack of knowledge of glycosylated hemoglobin in patients with diabetic retinopathy

Patients’ Knowledge of Diabetes Mellitus in a Nigerian City

“…Several studies have recorded similar findings of patients having poor knowledge of glycosylated haemoglobin test. [14,15].…”

Awareness of HbA1c and Its Relationship With Diabetic Retinopathy Among Adult Diabetic Patients Attending a Tertiary Ophthalmic Center

“…A major contributing factor to poor compliance to maintain HbA 1c <7% has been found to be a lack of patient awareness (1). Wang et al (1) showed only 17% of participants understood HbA 1c , and 49% of participants had heard of the HbA 1c test.…”

“…Wang et al (1) showed only 17% of participants understood HbA 1c , and 49% of participants had heard of the HbA 1c test. Their study also concluded that there was greater awareness of HbA 1c among the younger age groups and those with higher education levels.…”

Patient education on retinopathy

“…Compared to other studies, we did not measure knowledge using quantitative methods. 14,20 Instead, we obtained an insight through interviews on how knowledge about retinopathy was used in everyday life. The main point in this study is that knowledge achieved by patient education seems to be comprehensible and meaningful.…”