Journal article

Study methodology and diabetes control in patients from the non-English diabetes management project (NEDMP)

M Dirani, TM Dang, J Xie, S Gnanasekaran, T Nicolaou, G Rees, E Fenwick, EL Lamoureux

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | WILEY | Published : 2017

Abstract

Background: To describe the clinical characteristics of non–English speaking patients from the Diabetes Management Project (NEDMP), and compare their diabetes management and severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR) with the English-speaking DMP sample (EDMP). Design: A prospective study was conducted on non-English speaking adults with diabetes who attended the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. Participants: 136 (90.1%) non-English speaking adults were assessed, with a mean age of 72.2 years (range: 50-88 years); 74 (54.4%) were male. Methods: Participants completed interviewer-administered questionnaires and underwent visual acuity, fundus photography, optical coherence tomography, biochem..

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Awarded by Australian Research Council


Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council


Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia


Funding Acknowledgements

This study was supported under the Australian Research Council's Linkage Grant funding scheme (LP100200662). MD, GR and EF are supported by National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowships (#1090466, #1061801 and #1072987). CERA receives Operational Infrastructure Support from the Victorian Government.