Effectiveness of a mobile diabetic retinopathy screening campaign to encourage diabetics to undergo regular ophthalmic follow-up.
Ophthalmic Res
; 52(4): 206-11, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening campaign with a non-mydriatic camera to encourage diabetics to undergo a subsequent ophthalmic follow-up.METHODS:
Diabetic patients who underwent free DR screening with a non-mydriatic fundus camera were given the recommendation to have an ophthalmic visit, in a time frame suited to the DR stage or in case abnormalities in the macula, the optic nerve or intra-ocular pressure were detected. The photographs were performed by a trained orthoptist. The date of the visit to their ophthalmologist and the report of this consultation were recorded.RESULTS:
During 5 annual campaigns, 4,699 diabetics were screened. Of the 1,573 ophthalmic examinations recommended at the screening, 1,241 (79%) were actually conducted. A total of 623 new cases of DR were found in the course of this screening campaign, with a fair concordance between the diagnosis suggested at screening and the examination by the ophthalmologist (κ = 0.48).CONCLUSION:
Information and recommendations given during DR screening helped to reintroduce patients to a regular ophthalmic follow-up, at least in the short term.
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Assunto principal:
Visita a Consultório Médico
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Oftalmologia
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Continuidade da Assistência ao Paciente
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Retinopatia Diabética
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Promoção da Saúde
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Unidades Móveis de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article