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'Assessing patients' perception of the potential utility of visual function home monitoring app among patients with diabetes in Saudi Arabia'.

Hanan Khalid Mofty, Marwan A Abouammoh, Hala A Al-Muqbil, Khaled S Al-Zahrani, Talhah M Al-Ghasham, Abdullah A Assiri, Ahmad T Al-Mnaizel, Hayat S Mushcab, Kholoud A Bokhary, Ruth E Hogg

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Hanan Khalid MoftySchool of Medicine, Dentistry, and Biomedical Science, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3614-7990
Marwan A AbouammohDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hala A Al-MuqbilOpthalmology Department, University Diabetes Centre, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Khaled S Al-ZahraniOptometry Department, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Talhah M Al-GhashamOptometry Division, The Northern Medical Tower, Northern Borders Health Cluster, Arar, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah A AssiriOptometry Department, Vision World Centre, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad T Al-MnaizelResearch Office, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Hayat S MushcabResearch Office, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Kholoud A BokharyOptometry Department, College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ruth E HoggSchool of Medicine, Dentistry, and Biomedical Science, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.

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Aims: To determine the acceptability and identify potential concerns and barriers of using a hypothetical smartphone application (app) for home monitoring (HM) of visual function among patients with diabetes. Methods: Quantitative, cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire. Patients diagnosed with diabetes aged between 20 and 70 years were included. The research was conducted across five regions in Saudi Arabia. The questions were adapted from a validated, published questionnaire and translated into Arabic. It focused on socio-demographic factors and barriers which associated with the acceptance of the hypothetical visual function HM app, using descriptive statistics. Results: A total of 240 patients with diabetes participated in this study. About half of the participants (40.4%) ranged between 40 and 59 years; 42.5% were male, and most of the participants (93.8%) lived within 2 h of their healthcare facility. The rejection to the use of a hypothetical HM app was associated with increased age ( Conclusion: Factors that altered patients' acceptance of the hypothetical app included their age, educational level, urbanicity, traveling distance, and telehealth experience. Therefore, careful consideration of acceptability and barriers is essential before implementing such an intervention.

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barriersDiabetic retinopathyhome monitoringpatients’ acceptancevisual function

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