Barriers to annual diabetic retinopathy screening and subsequent recommended follow-up adherence among Chinese diabetics: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Adherence to routine annual eye evaluations for diabetes is frequently insufficient on a global scale. We evaluated the adherence to annual diabetic retinopathy screening (DRS) and recommended follow-up among Chinese patients with diabetes, and we also identified the associated risk variables.

Design

This was a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.

Setting

Patients with diabetes were inquired about their completion of DRS within the preceding year. All participants were required to complete the Compliance with Annual Diabetic Eye Exams Survey.

Participants

Participants with diabetes who initially sought eye examination from November 2021 to October 2023 at He Eye Specialist Hospital, Shenyang, China.

Outcome measures

Logistic regression anal

SUBMITTER: Lin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11906989 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature