Changing Clinical Presentation, Current Knowledge-Attitude-Practice, and Current Vision Related Quality of Life in Self-Reported Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Retinopathy in Eastern India: The LVPEI Eye and Diabetes Study
Table 3
Patient response and subgroup analysis of attitude questions.
Question
Response
DM duration
Education
DR status
(%)
<20 y
≥20 y
<grad
≥grad
Yes
No
232 (100)
203 (87.5)
29 (12.5)
143 (61.6)
89 (38.4)
113 (48.7)
119 (51.3)
(11) Upon DM control, medicines can be stopped. Disagree
151 (65.1)
133 (65)
18 (62.0)
0.8
88 (61.5)
63 (70.7)
0.19
72 (63.7)
79 (66.3)
0.7
(12) A DM patient should check eyes regularly. Agree
206 (88.8)
181 (89.1)
25 (86.2)
0.8
125 (87.4)
81 (91.0)
0.52
102 (90.2)
104 (87.3)
0.6
(13) Eyes are not affected if vision is good; examination not required. Disagree
154 (57.3)
133 (65.5)
21 (72.4)
0.59
84 (58.7)
70 (78.6)
0.00
72 (63.7)
84 (70.5)
0.32
(14) Eye complication will not occur if blood sugar is controlled. Disagree
99 (42.7)
85 (41.8)
14 (48.2)
0.65
50 (34.9)
49 (55.0)
0.004
48 (42.4)
51 (42.8)
1
(15) Eye checkup can be when vision decreases since treatment can be done at any time. Disagree.
98 (42.2)
83 (40.8)
15 (51.7)
0.3
55 (38.4)
43 (48.3)
0.18
48 (42.4)
50 (42.0)
1
(16) If my eye checkup is normal, I need not show them again. Disagree
172 (74.1)
152 (74.8)
20 (68.9)
0.6
101 (70.6)
71 (79.7)
0.16
83 (73.4)
89 (74.7)
0.93
(17) Once my eyes are lasered, they are protected and require no further treatment. Disagree
108 (46.6)
93 (45.8)
15 (51.7)
0.6
61 (42.6)
47 (52.8)
0.17
62 (54.8)
46 (38.6)
0.01
(18) I will go eye checkup only on advice of my physician. Disagree
