Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with screening practices for hydroxychloroquine retinopathy.

ABSTRACT: In this nationwide population-based cohort study, we investigated the demographic and clinical characteristics associated with hydroxychloroquine retinopathy screening using the National Health Insurance Review and Assessment database in South Korea. This study included a total of 32,732 at-risk patients, identified based on having been prescribed hydroxychloroquine for at least 6 months, and 15,477 long-term (> 5 years) users between January 2010 and December 2020. Participants were categorized based on the performance of baseline examinations (within 1 year of hydroxychloroquine use) and monitoring examinations (after 5 years of hydroxychloroquine use). Demographic and clinical factors, including hospitals and medical specialties prescribing hydroxychloroquine, indications for hydroxychl

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10782023 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature