Awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes: a cross sectional analysis of the CoDiab-VD cohort
Abstract Background The increasing prevalence of diabetes is leading to a rise of eye diseases, augmenting the risk of sight-threatening complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate prevalence, awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes in the canton of Vaud,...
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| author | Lazaros Konstantinidis Tania Carron Eva de Ancos Léonie Chinet Isabelle Hagon-Traub Emilie Zuercher Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux |
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| description | Abstract Background The increasing prevalence of diabetes is leading to a rise of eye diseases, augmenting the risk of sight-threatening complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate prevalence, awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Methods A cohort of 323 patients with diabetes completed a self-administered questionnaire assessing prevalence, awareness and practices regarding eye diseases, besides health status and quality of care measures. Descriptive analyses followed by exploratory subgroup analyses and linear regressions were performed to investigate factors associated with awareness and practices. Results While diabetic retinopathy was reported by 40.9% of patients with type 1 diabetes and 9.8% of patients with type 2 diabetes, 35.8% and 12.6% of all participants reported cataract and glaucoma, respectively. Awareness that diabetes could damage the eyes was reported by almost all participants; the majority was also aware of the importance of glycemic control and regular eye examination in preventing eye diseases. In contrast, only 70.5% of participants underwent an eye examination by an ophthalmologist during the past year. Eye examination was associated with better patients’ awareness. Barriers mentioned by patients revealed a lack of knowledge about screening guidelines, in particular regarding the preventive nature of eye examinations. Conclusions Despite high levels of awareness regarding diabetic eye diseases, a significant proportion of patients with diabetes did not report annual eye examination. Both healthcare strategic efforts targeting the promotion of regular eye examination and initiatives aiming at improving knowledge of screening guidelines should be encouraged. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov on 9th July 2013, identifier NCT01902043 (retrospectively registered). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-609140fbd09347fbaf55598742c2cb6b2022-12-21T23:42:02ZengBMCBMC Endocrine Disorders1472-68232017-09-0117111110.1186/s12902-017-0206-2Awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes: a cross sectional analysis of the CoDiab-VD cohortLazaros Konstantinidis0Tania Carron1Eva de Ancos2Léonie Chinet3Isabelle Hagon-Traub4Emilie Zuercher5Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux6Jules Gonin University Eye Hospital, University of LausanneInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital and University of LausannePrivate PracticePublic Health Service, Department of Health and Social Action, Canton of VaudPublic Health Service, Department of Health and Social Action, Canton of VaudInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital and University of LausanneInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital and University of LausanneAbstract Background The increasing prevalence of diabetes is leading to a rise of eye diseases, augmenting the risk of sight-threatening complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate prevalence, awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Methods A cohort of 323 patients with diabetes completed a self-administered questionnaire assessing prevalence, awareness and practices regarding eye diseases, besides health status and quality of care measures. Descriptive analyses followed by exploratory subgroup analyses and linear regressions were performed to investigate factors associated with awareness and practices. Results While diabetic retinopathy was reported by 40.9% of patients with type 1 diabetes and 9.8% of patients with type 2 diabetes, 35.8% and 12.6% of all participants reported cataract and glaucoma, respectively. Awareness that diabetes could damage the eyes was reported by almost all participants; the majority was also aware of the importance of glycemic control and regular eye examination in preventing eye diseases. In contrast, only 70.5% of participants underwent an eye examination by an ophthalmologist during the past year. Eye examination was associated with better patients’ awareness. Barriers mentioned by patients revealed a lack of knowledge about screening guidelines, in particular regarding the preventive nature of eye examinations. Conclusions Despite high levels of awareness regarding diabetic eye diseases, a significant proportion of patients with diabetes did not report annual eye examination. Both healthcare strategic efforts targeting the promotion of regular eye examination and initiatives aiming at improving knowledge of screening guidelines should be encouraged. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov on 9th July 2013, identifier NCT01902043 (retrospectively registered).http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-017-0206-2DiabetesOcular complicationsDiabetic retinopathyAwarenessPractices |
| spellingShingle | Lazaros Konstantinidis Tania Carron Eva de Ancos Léonie Chinet Isabelle Hagon-Traub Emilie Zuercher Isabelle Peytremann-Bridevaux Awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes: a cross sectional analysis of the CoDiab-VD cohort BMC Endocrine Disorders Diabetes Ocular complications Diabetic retinopathy Awareness Practices |
| title | Awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes: a cross sectional analysis of the CoDiab-VD cohort |
| title_full | Awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes: a cross sectional analysis of the CoDiab-VD cohort |
| title_fullStr | Awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes: a cross sectional analysis of the CoDiab-VD cohort |
| title_full_unstemmed | Awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes: a cross sectional analysis of the CoDiab-VD cohort |
| title_short | Awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes: a cross sectional analysis of the CoDiab-VD cohort |
| title_sort | awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes a cross sectional analysis of the codiab vd cohort |
| topic | Diabetes Ocular complications Diabetic retinopathy Awareness Practices |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-017-0206-2 |
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