Study on Survey of Knowledge and Awareness Level of Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: Results from Seoul Metro-City Diabetes Prevention Program Survey.
10.3341/jkos.2011.52.11.1296
- Author:
Dae Woong LEE
1
;
Chul Young PARK
;
Su Jeong SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. eye-su@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Awareness;
Diabetic retinopathy;
Knowledge;
Seoul Metro-City Diabetes Prevention Program
- MeSH:
Blood Pressure;
Diabetes Complications;
Diabetic Retinopathy;
Eye;
Humans;
Prevalence;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2011;52(11):1296-1301
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To investigate the knowledge and awareness level of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in type 2 diabetes patients. METHODS: A total of 437 participants with diabetes were recruited in the Seoul Metro-City Diabetes Prevention Program (SMC-DPP). Participants underwent clinical and laboratory examinations and questionnaire survey to evaluate diabetes complications. The DR was diagnosed by grading fundus photographs 5 standard fields taken per eye. RESULTS: The overall prevalence of any DR was 20.4% and only 6.6% of patients were aware of their DR. The DR patients who underwent an eye examination within the previous year were 42.3%, and 50.3% out of 437 patients enrolled were educated on diabetes. Of the survey participants, 83.8% answered positive to 'Evaluation of diabetes mellitus complication must be performed every year', 61.1% answered positive to 'Must control blood pressure and lipid level for diabetes management' and 28.4% believed 'It takes a long time for complications of diabetes to develop'. The DR self awareness was 14.6% and an eye examination within the previous year was 50.6% among the 89 DR participants. CONCLUSIONS: Results of the survey with SMC-DPP type 2 diabetes participants showed a low knowledge and awareness level of chronic complications such as DR.
