ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2022
Telehealth Encourages Patients with Diabetes in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups to Return for in-Person Ophthalmic Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Virtual Care Among Adults Facing Language Barriers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- Factors Associated with Referral to Low Vision for Patients with Advanced Glaucoma.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Impact of teleretinal screening program on diabetic retinopathy screening compliance rates in community health centers: a quasi-experimental study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Trends in self-reported dilated eye examinations among diabetic adults in California from 2011 to 2021.PloS one · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Utilization of Teleretinal Imaging in a Hospital-Based Primary Care Setting.Vision (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Diabetic microaneurysms detected by fluorescein angiography spatially correlate with regions of macular ischemia delineated by optical coherence tomography angiography.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- The Association of Telehealth Availability and Quality of Care Measures for Patients With Diabetes at Federally Qualified Health Centers: Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Missing Care: the Initial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on CKD Care Delivery.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionate impact on patients from racial and/or ethnic minority groups, causing many to delay healthcare. This study evaluates the role telehealth visits played in helping patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) return for subsequent, in-person eye examinations after the outbreak of COVID-19. Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study analyzed 8147 patients with DM who had completed an outpatient ophthalmology and/or optometry visit in 2019 and who were due for return evaluation after the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. Factors associated with return for subsequent, in-person eye examination were assessed. Results: The mean age of patients was 68.8 (±13.0) years, and 42% were women. 7.4% of patients identified as Asian; 2.9% as Black; 3.4% as Hispanic or Latin American; 0.92%, as more than one race; 1.78%, as other races; and 80.7% as White. Patients from racial and/or ethnic minority groups completed fewer in-person eye examinations after the outbreak of COVID-19 compared with White patients (35.6% versus 44.5%, Conclusion: Telehealth initiatives benefited patients from racial and/or ethnic minority groups by reducing disparities in access to eye care experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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