Association Between Perceived Barriers to Diabetes Self-management and Diabetic Retinopathy in Asian Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A patient’s perceived barriers to diabetes self-management (DSM) may affect his or her risk of diabetic retinopathy (DR); however, few studies have examined this association.

Objective

To examine the association between perceived barriers to DSM and the severity spectrum of DR in Asian patients with type 2 diabetes.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional clinic-based study, the Singapore Diabetes Management Project, was conducted from December 28, 2010, to March 20, 2013, at the Singapore National Eye Centre, a tertiary eye care institute. After excluding patients with type 1 diabetes and ungradable fundus images, 361 participants were included in the analyses. Statistical analysis was conducted from July 20 to September 8, 2017.

Exposure

SUBMITTER: Man REK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583527 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature