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The effect of health education on the rate of ophthalmic examinations among African Americans with diabetes mellitus

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  • Basch, C.E.
  • Walker, E.A.
  • Howard, C.J.
  • Shamoon, H.
  • Zybert, P.

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Objectives. This study evaluated a multicomponent educational intervention to increase ophthalmic examination rates among African Americans with diabetes. Methods. A randomized trial was conducted with 280 African Americans with diabetes, enrolled from outpatient departments of 5 medical centers in the New York City metropolitan area, who had not had a dilated retinal examination within 14 months of randomization (65.7% female, mean age = 54.7 years [SD = 12.8 years]). Results. After site differences were controlled, the odds ratio for receiving a retinal examination associated with the intervention was 4.3 (95% confidence interval = 2.4, 7.8). The examination rate pooled across sites was 54.7% in the intervention group and 27.3% in the control group. Conclusions. The intervention was associated with a rate of ophthalmic examination double the rate achieved with routine medical care.

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  • Basch, C.E. & Walker, E.A. & Howard, C.J. & Shamoon, H. & Zybert, P., 1999. "The effect of health education on the rate of ophthalmic examinations among African Americans with diabetes mellitus," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 89(12), pages 1878-1882.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1999:89:12:1878-1882_6
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    1. Zara Khair & Md Moshiur Rahman & Kana Kazawa & Yasmin Jahan & Abu S G Faruque & Mohammod Jobayer Chisti & Michiko Moriyama, 2020. "Health education improves referral compliance of persons with probable Diabetic Retinopathy: A randomized controlled trial," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(11), pages 1-16, November.
    2. Mapa Mudiyanselage Prabhath Nishantha Piyasena & Gudlavalleti Venkata S Murthy & Jennifer L Y Yip & Clare Gilbert & Maria Zuurmond & Tunde Peto & Iris Gordon & Suwin Hewage & Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, 2019. "Systematic review on barriers and enablers for access to diabetic retinopathy screening services in different income settings," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(4), pages 1-29, April.

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