Screening for diabetic retinopathy with different levels of financial incentive in a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

To examine the impact of different levels of financial incentive in terms of fee subsidization on diabetic retinopathy screening in the private primary care setting in Hong Kong.

Materials and methods

All general practitioners working in the private sector and registered in two electronic public databases were invited to participate. Consecutive patients with diabetes mellitus were then recruited by the participating practitioners. The recruited participants were randomly allocated to one of three screening groups with different fee levels (HK$0, HK$150 [US$19], HK$300 [US$39]) in a randomized controlled trial. Screening uptake and severity of diabetic retinopathy detected were compared.

Results

Out of 1,688 eligible practitioners, 105 participated a

SUBMITTER: Lian JX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8409893 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature