Assessment of the awareness of eye complications among diabetic patients attending the outpatient clinics in Jeddah Eye Hospital in Jeddah City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2015 Open Access

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the awareness of diabetes complications, especially diabetic retinopathy among diabetic patients who visit the outpatient clinics in Jeddah Eye Hospital and the role of socio-demographic characteristics, medical risk factors, and screening-related factors.

METHODS: A total of 380 participants were selected from the diabetic patients visiting the outpatient department from June 1 to July 30, 2015. We interviewed patients using a questionnaire that included questions about their diabetic clinical status and socio-demographic characteristics and their awareness of diabetes complications, eye screening and eye care-seeking behavior.

RESULTS: Out of 380 participants, 52.4% were female. The average age was 58.3 years. The majority (89.7%) of patients had type 2 diabetes. We found that 92.4% of the participants were aware of eye complications due to diabetes, but only 10.5% knew how frequently they should have their eyes checked. . Nearly two-thirds of patients reported lack of knowledge about diabetes eye complications as the main reason for not getting an early eye screening. The level of awareness of diabetes-related complications was significantly associated with educational level, source of patient information, place of residency, and frequency of follow up visits.

CONCLUSION: Despite the high level of awareness of the connection between diabetes and eye diseases, a high percentage of patients are not receiving eye check ups at the optimal frequency for preventing complications or within the timeframe recommended by the national guidelines. More efforts are needed to promote appropriate eye care seeking behavior in order to prevent further increases in diabetic eye complications.

Table of Contents

Chapter1: Introduction ……................................................................1

Chapter 2: Literature Review…………………………………………………......4

Chapter 3: Data and Methods ............................................................14

Chapter 4:Results .............................................................................21

Chapter 5: Discussion........................................................................26

Chapter 6: Conclusion.......................................................................30

Tables and Figures ............................................................................32

References ........................................................................................39

Appendix ……………………………………………………………………….........42

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School	Rollins School of Public Health
Department	Hubert Department of Global Health
Degree	MPH
Submission	Master's Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Health Sciences, Public Health
Keyword	Awareness Saudi Arabia Diabetic Retinopathy
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Ramakrishnan, Usha, Emory University
Partnering Agencies	Non-US governmental agency (e.g., Minister of Health in Haiti)

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