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- Title
Screening rates for diabetic retinopathy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with hyperglycaemia in pregnancy: The PANDORA cohort study.
- Authors
Rohit, Athira; Roulston, Tania; Henderson, Tim; Lee, I‐Lynn; Webster, Vanya; McIntyre, H. David; Connors, Christine; Brown, Alex; Shaw, Jonathan E.; Maple‐Brown, Louise J.; Barr, Elizabeth L. M.
- Abstract
Globally, screening rates for retinopathy among people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are below recommended levels1,2 and very little information is available in relation to the screening rates of diabetic retinopathy during a pregnancy complicated by diabetes.3,4 We aimed to review rates of referral and/or screening for diabetic retinopathy among Aboriginal women who participated in the Pregnancy And Neonatal Diabetes Outcomes in Remote Australia (PANDORA) study5 who had pre-existing type 2 diabetes ( I n i = 141) in pregnancy, or diabetes in pregnancy (DIP) ( I n i = 61). The current study has important implications for policy in relation to improving retinopathy screening rates using continuous quality improvement within the primary health care services and, strengthening diabetic retinopathy screening guidelines for pregnant women, particularly for those who live remotely and potentially lack access to regular screening opportunities.
- Subjects
INDIGENOUS Australians; DIABETIC retinopathy; HYPERGLYCEMIA; PREGNANCY; TYPE 1 diabetes; MEDICAL screening
- Publication
Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2021, Vol 49, Issue 7, p765
- ISSN
1442-6404
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ceo.13985