Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Diabetic Retinopathy amongst the Diabetic Patients of AlJouf and Hail Province of Saudi Arabia
Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder which is characterized by elevated blood sugar levels. It is a non-communicable disease and currently, a major disease of concern in terms of public health. Aim: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetic retinopathy a...
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| description | Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder
which is characterized by elevated blood sugar levels. It is a
non-communicable disease and currently, a major disease of
concern in terms of public health.
Aim: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetic
retinopathy amongst the diabetic patients of Saudi Arabia.
Material and Methods: Patients diagnosed with diabetes
mellitus visiting to Ministry of Health hospitals were incorporated
in this study. Self administered questionnaires were used to
assess knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetic retinopathy
amongst the diabetic patients. The data collected was entered
in a pre-designed proforma and analysed using SPSS version
20.0
Results: This study incorporated 439 diabetic individuals out
of which 251 (57.17%) were male patients and 188 (42.82%)
were females. Majority of the diabetic patients (75.62%) were
aware that diabetes can cause eye disorders, 73.80% of
patients replied that diabetic individuals should go for regular
eye check-ups and 65.10% of patients were aware that they
should visit an ophthalmologist in the event of eye problem. Out
of 439 diabetic 302 patients (68.79%) were aware that timely
treatment can prevent or delay damage of eyes in diabetic
patients and about 95% of all the participants went for regular
ocular examinations.
Conclusion: Majority of the diabetes patients were aware
that diabetes can cause eye disease and it is necessary for
the diabetic individuals to consult the ophthalmologist for the
prevention of the same. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71d53d7379634b4d885a69cfa1e032892022-12-22T00:40:08ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2016-05-01105NC05NC0810.7860/JCDR/2016/19568.7862Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Diabetic Retinopathy amongst the Diabetic Patients of AlJouf and Hail Province of Saudi ArabiaBandar Krayem Al Zarea0Consultant Ophthalmologist, Paediatric Ophthalmologist, Uveitis and Oculoplastic Consultant King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder which is characterized by elevated blood sugar levels. It is a non-communicable disease and currently, a major disease of concern in terms of public health. Aim: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetic retinopathy amongst the diabetic patients of Saudi Arabia. Material and Methods: Patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus visiting to Ministry of Health hospitals were incorporated in this study. Self administered questionnaires were used to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of diabetic retinopathy amongst the diabetic patients. The data collected was entered in a pre-designed proforma and analysed using SPSS version 20.0 Results: This study incorporated 439 diabetic individuals out of which 251 (57.17%) were male patients and 188 (42.82%) were females. Majority of the diabetic patients (75.62%) were aware that diabetes can cause eye disorders, 73.80% of patients replied that diabetic individuals should go for regular eye check-ups and 65.10% of patients were aware that they should visit an ophthalmologist in the event of eye problem. Out of 439 diabetic 302 patients (68.79%) were aware that timely treatment can prevent or delay damage of eyes in diabetic patients and about 95% of all the participants went for regular ocular examinations. Conclusion: Majority of the diabetes patients were aware that diabetes can cause eye disease and it is necessary for the diabetic individuals to consult the ophthalmologist for the prevention of the same.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7862/19568_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(ROAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdfawarenessapproachmethodsocular disorders |
| spellingShingle | Bandar Krayem Al Zarea Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Diabetic Retinopathy amongst the Diabetic Patients of AlJouf and Hail Province of Saudi Arabia Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research awareness approach methods ocular disorders |
| title | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Diabetic Retinopathy amongst the Diabetic Patients of AlJouf and Hail Province of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Diabetic Retinopathy amongst the Diabetic Patients of AlJouf and Hail Province of Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Diabetic Retinopathy amongst the Diabetic Patients of AlJouf and Hail Province of Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Diabetic Retinopathy amongst the Diabetic Patients of AlJouf and Hail Province of Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Diabetic Retinopathy amongst the Diabetic Patients of AlJouf and Hail Province of Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practice of diabetic retinopathy amongst the diabetic patients of aljouf and hail province of saudi arabia |
| topic | awareness approach methods ocular disorders |
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