New Vision Science Findings Has Been Reported by Investigators at University of Wisconsin (Factors Influencing Eye Screening Adherence Among Latinx Patients With Diabetes: a Qualitative Study): Science – Vision Science

2024 APR 02 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- A new study on Science - Vision Science is now available. According to news originating from Madison, Wisconsin, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Latinx populations have the highest rates of visual impairment and blindness of any ethnic group in the United States, with most cases of diabetic retinopathy remaining undiagnosed. We aimed to identify factors influencing adherence with diabetic eye screening in Latinx communities.”

Financial supporters for this research include NIH National Eye Institute (NEI), NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA), University of Wisconsin Shapiro Summer Research Program (Hoang), University of Wisconsin Rural and Urban Scholars in Community Health (UW RUSCH) (Garcia), NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB).

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Wisconsin, “We conducted semistructured individual interviews with adult Latinx patients in Dane County, WI. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, translated from Spanish to English, and analyzed using QSR NVivo software. We performed both inductive open coding and deductive coding using the National Institute onMinority Health and Health Disparities Research Framework, as well as the Campbell and Egede Model. All participants (n = 20) self-identified as Latinx and were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The mean age was 61.5 years (range 33-79 years). Most participants were uninsured (60%), self-reported low or moderate health literacy (60%), and preferred to speak Spanish during their clinic appointments (75%). Individual-level barriers to diabetic eye screening included limited eye health literacy, lack of insurance coverage, and low self-efficacy with diabetes management. Health system-level facilitators included a recommendation to obtain eye screening from a primary care provider and the use of nonwritten forms of patient education. Community-level barriers included social isolation, concerns about inconveniencing others, machismo, and immigration status.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “We identified several health system- and community-level factors, in addition to individual-level factors, influencing adherence with diabetic eye screening in Latinx communities.”

For more information on this research see: Factors Influencing Eye Screening Adherence Among Latinx Patients With Diabetes: a Qualitative Study. Translational Vision Science & Technology, 2023;12(12). Translational Vision Science & Technology can be contacted at: Assoc Research Vision Ophthalmology Inc, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852-1606, USA. (The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology - www.arvo.org; Translational Vision Science & Technology - http://www.arvo.org/netforumarvodev/eweb/dynamicPage.aspx?site=arvo2&webcode=tvst)

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Yao Liu, University of Wisconsin, Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States. Additional authors for this research include Christian Pelayo, Loren J. Lock, Christiana Fowlkes, Chloe L. Stevens, Johnson Hoang, Juan L. Garcia, Roomasa Channa, Maria Mora Pinzon and Nora A. Jacobson.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.12.12.8. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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