Barriers and enablers to diabetic eye screening attendance: An interview study with young adults with type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of this study was to identify barriers and enablers of diabetic eye screening (DES) attendance amongst young adults with diabetes living in the United Kingdom.

Methods

Semistructured qualitative interviews with adults aged 18-34 years with diabetes. Participants were purposively sampled to aim for representation across gender, geographical locations, diabetes type, years since diabetes diagnosis and patterns of attendance (i.e. regular attenders, occasional non-attenders, regular non-attenders). Data were collected and analysed using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to explore potential individual, sociocultural and environmental influences on attendance. Data were analysed using a combined deductive and inductive thematic analysis approach. Barriers/enabl

SUBMITTER: Prothero L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9304253 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature