Al-Latayfeh Motasem, Shatnawi Raed, Al Shdaifat Amjad A
Department of General and Special Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Department of Medicine and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan.
Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2021 Mar 26;14:1425-1430. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S302554. eCollection 2021.
This study aimed to investigate the attitudes and awareness about the development of retinopathy among the patients suffering from diabetes in Amman, Jordan.
A questionnaire was distributed among patients with diabetes visiting internal medicine and endocrinology clinics in a tertiary hospital, in addition to a primary health care center in Amman. The questionnaire inquired about retinopathy awareness, history of screening for retinopathy, and awareness about retinopathy treatment. The patients were also asked about risk factors and preventive measures for diabetic retinopathy management.
A total of 303 patients were recruited in the study. Majority of the patients (77%) had their HbA1c levels tested at least once since diagnosis, and most of them (60%) do it regularly. However, 86% of patients reported an A1c >6.5%. Two thirds of patients are not aware about retinopathy being a recognized complication of diabetes. Lower level of education, female sex, younger age, and shorter duration of diabetes mellitus were associated with less awareness.
The study concluded that majority of patients with diabetes were aware of diabetes management. However, the sample population indicated less awareness of diabetic retinopathy. Hence, more educational efforts are needed to further boost patients' awareness about diabetic retinopathy.
本研究旨在调查约旦安曼糖尿病患者对视网膜病变发展的态度和认知情况。
除了安曼的一家初级卫生保健中心外，还在一家三级医院的内科和内分泌科门诊向糖尿病患者发放了问卷。问卷询问了视网膜病变认知情况、视网膜病变筛查史以及视网膜病变治疗认知情况。还向患者询问了糖尿病视网膜病变管理的危险因素和预防措施。
本研究共招募了303名患者。大多数患者（77%）自确诊以来至少进行过一次糖化血红蛋白（HbA1c）水平检测，其中大多数人（60%）定期检测。然而，86%的患者报告糖化血红蛋白水平>6.5%。三分之二的患者不知道视网膜病变是糖尿病公认的并发症。受教育程度较低、女性、年龄较小以及糖尿病病程较短与认知不足相关。
该研究得出结论，大多数糖尿病患者了解糖尿病管理。然而，样本人群对糖尿病视网膜病变的认知较少。因此，需要加大教育力度，进一步提高患者对糖尿病视网膜病变的认知。
