Evaluating Awareness and Practices Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Patients Attending the Eye Clinic in a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Jordan

Faisal Khatib,1 Nafez Abu Tarboush,1 Nakhleh Abu-Yaghi,2 Mohammad Alazzam,3 Abdallah Al-Ani,3 Baraa Mafrachi3 1Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; 2Department of Special Surgery – Ophthalmology Division, School of Medicine...

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Autores principales:	Khatib F, Abu Tarboush N, Abu-Yaghi N, Alazzam M, Al-Ani A, Mafrachi B
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Materias:	diabetic retinopathy diabetes mellitus hba1c awareness practices Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bb71dbed145e4daf9e5bc6f22c28503c2021-12-02T14:02:58ZEvaluating Awareness and Practices Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Patients Attending the Eye Clinic in a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Jordan1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/bb71dbed145e4daf9e5bc6f22c28503c2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/evaluating-awareness-and-practices-towards-diabetes-and-diabetic-retin-peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Faisal Khatib,1 Nafez Abu Tarboush,1 Nakhleh Abu-Yaghi,2 Mohammad Alazzam,3 Abdallah Al-Ani,3 Baraa Mafrachi3 1Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; 2Department of Special Surgery – Ophthalmology Division, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; 3School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, JordanCorrespondence: Nakhleh Abu-YaghiDepartment of Special Surgery – Ophthalmology Division, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, JordanEmail n.abuyaghi@ju.edu.joAim and Background: Awareness of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications, particularly diabetic retinopathy (DR), is one of the main factors of early detection and improved management. This study aims to assess the level of awareness of DM type 2 complications in a cohort of Jordanian patients, with special emphasis on DR.Methods: A total of 176 consecutive patients with DM type 2 attending the ophthalmology clinic at Jordan University Hospital were included in the study. Each participant responded to a questionnaire which assessed their awareness and behaviors towards DM type 2 and DR.Results: A total of 176 individuals with diabetes responded to the invitation to participate. They were 93 (52.8%) males and 83 (47.2%) females. Mean age (±SEM) for the study population was 60.6 (± 0.82) years. Of all participants, 93.8% were aware that diabetes can affect the eyes. Only 4.5% reported that DR could occur without symptoms and/or loss of vision. Symptoms affecting the eyes were the main cause behind attending the ophthalmology clinic in 60.8% of the cases. The awareness score of participants for DM and DR ranged from 4 to 15 out of 20 with a mean score of 11.4/20. Statistically significant relationships of awareness mean score were observed with gender, educational level, employment status, insurance status, Hemoglobin (Hb) A1c level, and dyslipidemia as a co-morbidity (p< 0.05). Binary logistic regression revealed disease duration and HbA1c as the main predictive factors of having DR.Conclusion: Among this cohort of Jordanian individuals with diabetes, awareness towards DM and DR was relatively low, and patient practices did not correlate with perceived awareness. Awareness scores correlated with HbA1c readings and higher educational levels among other variables. Emphasis on communication strategies and patient education is essential in establishing efficient screening programs and effective strategies to curtail visual impairment and other complications of the diabetes pandemic.Keywords: diabetic retinopathy, diabetes mellitus, HbA1c, awareness, practicesKhatib FAbu Tarboush NAbu-Yaghi NAlazzam MAl-Ani AMafrachi BDove Medical Pressarticlediabetic retinopathydiabetes mellitushba1cawarenesspracticesOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol Volume 15, Pp 1309-1316 (2021)
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spellingShingle	diabetic retinopathy diabetes mellitus hba1c awareness practices Ophthalmology RE1-994 Khatib F Abu Tarboush N Abu-Yaghi N Alazzam M Al-Ani A Mafrachi B Evaluating Awareness and Practices Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Patients Attending the Eye Clinic in a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Jordan
description	Faisal Khatib,1 Nafez Abu Tarboush,1 Nakhleh Abu-Yaghi,2 Mohammad Alazzam,3 Abdallah Al-Ani,3 Baraa Mafrachi3 1Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; 2Department of Special Surgery – Ophthalmology Division, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan; 3School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, JordanCorrespondence: Nakhleh Abu-YaghiDepartment of Special Surgery – Ophthalmology Division, School of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, JordanEmail n.abuyaghi@ju.edu.joAim and Background: Awareness of diabetes mellitus (DM) and its complications, particularly diabetic retinopathy (DR), is one of the main factors of early detection and improved management. This study aims to assess the level of awareness of DM type 2 complications in a cohort of Jordanian patients, with special emphasis on DR.Methods: A total of 176 consecutive patients with DM type 2 attending the ophthalmology clinic at Jordan University Hospital were included in the study. Each participant responded to a questionnaire which assessed their awareness and behaviors towards DM type 2 and DR.Results: A total of 176 individuals with diabetes responded to the invitation to participate. They were 93 (52.8%) males and 83 (47.2%) females. Mean age (±SEM) for the study population was 60.6 (± 0.82) years. Of all participants, 93.8% were aware that diabetes can affect the eyes. Only 4.5% reported that DR could occur without symptoms and/or loss of vision. Symptoms affecting the eyes were the main cause behind attending the ophthalmology clinic in 60.8% of the cases. The awareness score of participants for DM and DR ranged from 4 to 15 out of 20 with a mean score of 11.4/20. Statistically significant relationships of awareness mean score were observed with gender, educational level, employment status, insurance status, Hemoglobin (Hb) A1c level, and dyslipidemia as a co-morbidity (p< 0.05). Binary logistic regression revealed disease duration and HbA1c as the main predictive factors of having DR.Conclusion: Among this cohort of Jordanian individuals with diabetes, awareness towards DM and DR was relatively low, and patient practices did not correlate with perceived awareness. Awareness scores correlated with HbA1c readings and higher educational levels among other variables. Emphasis on communication strategies and patient education is essential in establishing efficient screening programs and effective strategies to curtail visual impairment and other complications of the diabetes pandemic.Keywords: diabetic retinopathy, diabetes mellitus, HbA1c, awareness, practices
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author	Khatib F Abu Tarboush N Abu-Yaghi N Alazzam M Al-Ani A Mafrachi B
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title	Evaluating Awareness and Practices Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Patients Attending the Eye Clinic in a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Jordan
title_short	Evaluating Awareness and Practices Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Patients Attending the Eye Clinic in a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Jordan
title_full	Evaluating Awareness and Practices Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Patients Attending the Eye Clinic in a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Jordan
title_fullStr	Evaluating Awareness and Practices Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Patients Attending the Eye Clinic in a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Jordan
title_full_unstemmed	Evaluating Awareness and Practices Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Patients Attending the Eye Clinic in a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Jordan
title_sort	evaluating awareness and practices towards diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in adult patients attending the eye clinic in a tertiary academic hospital in jordan
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/bb71dbed145e4daf9e5bc6f22c28503c
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Evaluating Awareness and Practices Towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Adult Patients Attending the Eye Clinic in a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Jordan

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