Attendance to eye screening from the eye of healthcare professionals: a qualitative finding
Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is on a rising trend globally. In the third National and Health Morbidity Survey 2012, the number of patients who underwent proper eye screening is still far from satisfactory and the study regarding this aspect in the Malaysian setting is secluded. This study ex...
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IIUM Press
2021
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/91200/7/91200_Attendance%20to%20eye%20screening.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/91200/ https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijcs/index.php/ijcs/article/view/179 |
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| Summary: | Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is on a rising trend globally. In the third National and Health
Morbidity Survey 2012, the number of patients who underwent proper eye screening is still far from
satisfactory and the study regarding this aspect in the Malaysian setting is secluded. This study explored
the current management of eye screening for diabetic patients within the Ministry of Health (MOH) setting
and how it influences the attendance of patients for routine eye screening. Method: This descriptive
qualitative study used in-depth semi-structured with ten health care provider who involved in diabetic eye
screening and document analysis process. The interviews were audio-taped, transcribed and analyzed using
Atlas-Ti. An iterative process of thematic analysis was used. Results: The factors that influence the
attendance to eye screening were health care providers confidence in performing eye screening, the
effectiveness of the green card system, interactive health educational session and continuous support from
family members. Lack of information received by the patients on the importance of eye screening and
communication issues seems to be prominent and become the reasons for patients’ poor attendance to eye
screening. Having a structured programme which emphasises on the importance of eye screening could be
able to empower the patients and facilitate better communication strategy between patients and healthcare
professionals. This simultaneously would increase the interest of the patient to follow the schedule of eye
screening to achieve better health outcomes. Conclusion: The establishment of diabetic retinopathy–focused
education materials that target multiracial and low literacy audiences, observation during data collection
through more natural methods and inclusion of comorbidity aspects in future research should be
considered. |
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