Awareness of diabetic retinopathy among people with diabetes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Alzahrani, Sami H.; Bakarman, Marwan A.; Al‐Qahtani, Saleh M.; Alqahtani, Maha S; Butt, Nadeem Shafique; Salawati, Emad; Alkatheri, Ahmad; Malik, Ahmad Azam; Saad, Khaled

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“…Funatsu et al (23) reported that while more than 98% of patients were aware of diabetic eye disease, only 69.5% of the patients visited the ophthalmologist for periodic eye examinations. The same nding has been described by alzahrani et al (24) which revealed that 82.6% of his sample were aware of DM complications in their eyes, however, only 65% had their eye checkups regularly. This could be due to many reasons other than lack of knowledge, such as, lack of time, transportation di culties, and lack of family support.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Diabetics towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Cross-sectional study

Al-Yahya

Alsulaiman

Almizel

et al. 2020

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Objective : To identify the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of diabetic patients towards diabetes and diabetic retinopathy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in 50 randomly selected primary care centers and two university hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between May and December 2018. Diabetic patients ≥ 18 years old were enrolled in the study. A validated KAP-45 questionnaire was used to assess the KAP levels of diabetics towards diabetes and diabetic retinopathy. Results: A total of 313 participants were enrolled in the study. The majority were males 168(59.8%). The median age was 49 ±24, and the median duration of diabetes was 8 ±11 years. The average knowledge score for diabetes was good 10. While, the average knowledge score for diabetic retinopathy was suboptimal 4.5. The average attitude scores for both diabetes and diabetic retinopathy were suboptimal 0 and 2 respectively. The average practice score for diabetes was good 5 while it was low 3 for diabetic retinopathy. The most common barrier to comply with regular follow up was inadequate knowledge about the importance of periodic eye exam 47.1%(107). Conclusions: It is important to improve education and awareness of DM and diabetic retinopathy among diabetics, as it’s essential for controlling the disease and reducing its complications, by improving patient compliance to treatment and follow up.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Diabetics towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Cross-sectional study

Al-Yahya

Alsulaiman

Almizel

et al. 2020

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“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic debilitating disease that constitutes a substantial problem in both developing and developed nations. This disease is one of the major challenges facing health-care systems due to the remarkable financial burden associated with its multiple comorbidities and high mortality rates [1]. The epidemic of diabetes is a worldwide problem, but its increasing burden is higher in developing countries [2].…”

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“…The majority of these numerical increments will occur in developing countries [2]. In Saudi Arabia, about one-fourth of people live with diabetes [1].…”

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Barriers for Adherence to Diabetic Retinopathy Screening among Saudi Adults

Alwazae

Adel

Alhumud

et al. 2019

Cureus

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Background Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) and the leading cause of blindness among adults. However, adherence to diabetic retinopathy screening (DRS) significantly reduces blindness. A substantial proportion of diabetics have suboptimal compliance to DRS, which inversely affects their outcomes. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the level of adherence to DRS and to explore the factors possibly associated with poor adherence to regular screening among diabetics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted that encompassed 404 adult diabetic patients attending outpatient clinics in four hospitals in Riyadh. A validated, self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection that included five main sections: sociodemographic data, diabetic profile, assessment of knowledge about DR, attitude toward DRS, and barriers to DRS. Data were analyzed by SPSS, version 23 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY); qualitative variables were described as percentages, and quantitative variables were described as means ± standard deviation (SD). We used the chi-square test to measure the associations between qualitative variables and binary logistic regression analysis to predict the independent barriers to DRS. Result The average age of the participants was 54 years, and 69.1% were females. The average duration of diabetes was 12.3 years. Type 2 DM was the most prevalent form of DM (63.6%). DR was reported by 20% of participants. Poor knowledge about DRS was prevalent in 51%. More than one-fifth were never screened for DR. About one-third of participants agreed that cost was an important contributing barrier. Adequate knowledge, increased duration of diabetes, and presence of neurological complications increased independent adherence to screening. Conclusion One-fifth of participants reported having DR. Half the participants had poor knowledge about DR, which formed a major barrier against regular screening. However, most participants had positive attitudes about DR screening. Therefore, intervention strategies to increase patients' awareness of DR might be the cornerstone of ensuring proper adherence to DRS.

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“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by increased blood glucose due to insulin deficiency caused by pancreatic β‐cell dysfunction and insulin resistance in target organs , affecting more than 370 million people worldwide . Hyperglycemia could lead to critical complications including kidney disease , cardiovascular disease , diabetic retinopathy , etc. Insulin sensitizers such as metformin are prescribed worldwide for lowering blood glucose level and increasing insulin sensitivity.…”

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Comparative analysis of the main active components and hypoglycemic effects after the compatibility of Scutellariae Radix and Coptidis Rhizoma

Cui

Shen

Jiang

et al. 2019

J of Separation Science

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In this study, a rapid and highly sensitive ultra high performance liquid chromatography with triple quadrupole mass spectrometry method with the mobile phase of acetonitrile and 0.1% aqueous formic acid was established and successfully applied to comparatively analyze main active components after their compatibility. Besides, the effects of Scutellariae Radix, Coptidis Rhizoma and combined extracts on type 2 diabetic rats induced by high-fat diet along with low dose of streptozocin were investigated. Under the optimized chromatographic conditions, good separation of seven target components was achieved within 12 min. All calibration curves exhibited good linearity (R 2 ≥ 0.999). The relative standard deviation of precision, repeatability and stability varied from 0.69 to 2.23, 0.98 to 2.56, and 0.92 to 2.57%, respectively. The recovery ranged from 91.11 to 105.35%. The contents of seven active components were notably reduced after compatibility; however, the hypoglycemic effect of combined extracts was stronger than single drug by decreasing the activities of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase, glucose 6-phosphatase, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and increasing the activities of glucokinase, phosphofructokinase, pyruvate kinase. Accordingly, the established analytical method was accurate and sensitive enough for quantitative evaluation of seven investigated compounds. Moreover, the combined extract had definite effects on type 2 diabetes through multiple components against multiple targets.

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Awareness of diabetic retinopathy among people with diabetes in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Abstract: Despite having good awareness about DM and its effects on eyes, the patients exhibited a relative lack of awareness about DR. Considering the association of DR with DM, its increasing magnitude is a potential burden on the community and health systems.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Diabetics towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Cross-sectional study

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of Diabetics towards Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Cross-sectional study

Barriers for Adherence to Diabetic Retinopathy Screening among Saudi Adults

Comparative analysis of the main active components and hypoglycemic effects after the compatibility of Scutellariae Radix and Coptidis Rhizoma

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