Effects of receipt of guideline-recommended care on onset of diabetic retinopathy and its progression.
Effects of receipt of guideline-recommended care on onset of diabetic retinopathy and its progression.
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接受指南推荐的护理对糖尿病视网膜病变发病及其进展的影响。
DOI:
10.1016/j.ophtha.2009.03.010
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发表时间:
2009
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影响因子:
13.7
通讯作者:
Lee,PaulP
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作者:
Sloan,FrankA;Grossman,DanielS;Lee,PaulP
OBJECTIVETo determine whether persons in a community setting diagnosed with diabetes who received recommended patterns of care experience improved vision outcomes over a 3-year time period.DESIGNRetrospective, longitudinal, cohort analysis.PARTICIPANTSPersons diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM), with no prior diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy (DR; n = 5989) from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (1992–2004). Persons diagnosed with DM were followed up to 3 years.INTERVENTIONPropensity score matching was used to compare vision outcomes between persons who received guideline-recommended care and those who did not. Receipt of recommended levels of care was defined as receiving each of the following services 0.75 times annually on average: physician examination, ophthalmologist or optometrist examination, hemoglobin A1c level, lipid levels, and urinalysis.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURESOutcome measures were indicators of DR disease progression: no diagnosed DR to diagnosed background DR, proliferative DR, macular edema, proliferative DR complications, and use of a low-vision aid or blindness.RESULTSPersons with diagnosed diabetes receiving guideline-recommended care experienced earlier onset of background DR (average treatment effects on the treated [ATT] at 3 years, 0.118; 95% confidence interval [CI], −0.005 to 0.240). There were no differences between those receiving recommended care and others in time to onset of proliferative DR, macular edema, or proliferative DR complications. However, persons who received care consistent with recommendations experienced much lower rates of onset of low vision/blindness than did others (ATT at 3 years, −0.109; 95% CI, −0.189 to −0.030).CONCLUSIONSLow vision/blindness was substantially reduced over a 3-year period among persons diagnosed with DM who received recommended levels of care. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE(S): The authors have no proprietary or commercial interest in any of the materials discussed in this article.