Comparing the effectiveness of telemedicine and traditional surveillance in providing diabetic retinopathy screening examinations: A randomized controlled trial

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 942-948

  Mansberger, Steven L ^a,b   Gleitsmann, Ken ^b   Gardiner, Stuart ^a   Sheppler, Christina ^a   Demirel, Shaban ^a   Wooten, Kathleen ^c   Becker, Thomas M ^b  

^a DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Diabetes Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetic retinopathy; ophthalmology; retinopathy screening; telehealth; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIANS; CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT MACULAR EDEMA; COMMUNITY HEALTH; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY SCREENING; NONPROLIFERATIVE DIABETIC RETINOPATHIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEHEALTH;

CAMERAS; EYE PROTECTION; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MONITORING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; SECURITY SYSTEMS; TELEMEDICINE;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KANSAS; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OREGON; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; KANSAS; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84889657469     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2012.0313     Document Type: Article

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