Improving diabetic retinopathy screening in Africa: Patient satisfaction with teleophthalmology versus ophthalmologist-based screening

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-60

  Kurji, Khaliq ^a   Kiage, Dan ^b   Rudnisky, Christopher J ^c   Damji, Karim F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; Diabetes; Retinopathy; Teleophtalmology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIGITAL IMAGING; FEMALE; FUNDUS CAMERA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; IMAGING SOFTWARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KENYA; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGIST; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA EXAMINATION; SCREENING TEST; STEREOSCOPIC DIGITAL RETINAL PHOTOGRAPHY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEDIAGNOSIS; TELEMEDICINE; TELEOPHTHALMOLOGY;

AFRICA; DIABETES; RETINOPATHY; TELEOPHTALMOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEPATHOLOGY;

EID: 84878781733     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.106388     Document Type: Article

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