Open AccessDiabetic retinopathy screening uptake after health education with or without retinal imaging within the facility in two AYUSH hospitals in Hyderabad, India: A nonrandomized pilot study
Author(s) -
P S Aravind Raj,
Samiksha Singh,
Melissa Glenda Lewis,
Rajan Shukla,
G V S Murthy,
Clare Gilbert
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2119_19
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic retinopathy , technician , referral , family medicine , optometry , intervention (counseling) , emergency medicine , ophthalmology , diabetes mellitus , nursing , electrical engineering , engineering , endocrinology
In India, people with diabetes (PwDM) often seek care in the government-approved alternative medicine system, AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy). The purpose of this pilot study was to assess whether health education plus retinal imaging for diabetic retinopathy (DR) within an AYUSH hospital increased the uptake of screening for DR compared with health education and referral.