Survey and analysis on knowledge of diabetic retinopathy for diabetic patients from Quzhou city
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2016.01.022
- VernacularTitle:对衢州地区糖尿病患者糖尿病视网膜病变认知现状的调查及对策
- Author:
Shaojun XU
1
;
Yanjun HU
;
Liqin WU
;
Mingzhen WU
;
Ling LIU
Author Information
1. 324000,浙江省衢州市人民医院眼科中心
- Keywords:
Diabetes;
Diabetic retinopathy;
Health education;
Disease knowledge
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2016;22(1):85-88
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the knowledge regarding the diabetic retinopathy among patients from Quzhou city, and to explore individualized health guidance countermeasures. Methods From January 2012 to March 2014,diabetic retinopathy scale was used to analyze the situation of the disease knowledge mastery among 297 inpatients with diabetes from Department of Endocrinology of People′s Hospital of Quzhou. Results 42. 42% of the total 297 patients had not participated in any forms of study concerning the knowledge of diabetic retinopathy. 38. 38% of the participants visited ophthalmologist once every 1 -6 month, while 42. 76% of them made the interval over six months. 65. 32% of the participants could follow the doctor′s advice to have their fundus examination and only 30. 97% of participants could have the regular fundus examination annually. Conclusions The level of knowledge regarding the diabetic retinopathy and self-care behavior among diabetic patients are medium and low level. The related health education should be further performed to improve the situation of prevention and treatment for diabetic retinopathy.
