Table 2.
Patient Perspectives on the Artificial Intelligence Screening Technology for Diabetic Retinopathy (N = 102)
| Prior experience with screening | No. (%) 102 (100) |
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| Before today, approximately how many times in the past have you been screened for diabetic retinopathy? | |
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| Never | 46 (45) |
| 1–2 times | 23 (23) |
| 3–5 times | 11 (11) |
| More than 5 times | 14 (14) |
| I don’t know | 8 (8) |
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| Since being diagnosed with diabetes, would you say that you receive diabetic retinopathy screenings each year? | |
| Yes, each year I receive screening | 18 (18) |
| Yes, although I may have missed a year or two | 21 (21) |
| No, I tend not to receive annual screenings | 36 (35) |
| I was diagnosed in the past year/this is my first screening | 15 (15) |
| I don’t know | 12 (12) |
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| Where did you typically receive your diabetic retinopathy screening in the past? | |
| Ophthalmologist or optometrist in the greater Norway region | 32 (31) |
| Ophthalmologist or optometrist in the greater Portland region | 2 (2) |
| This is my first screening | 36 (35) |
| I don’t know | 13 (13) |
| Other | 19 (19) |
| Future behaviors | 102 (100) |
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| With the availability of diabetic retinopathy screening in our practice, will this change where you will obtain your annual screening going forward? | |
| Yes, I’d like to have my screening done here each year going forward | 83 (81) |
| No, I’d like to go back to seeing my ophthalmologist or optometrist for my annual screenings | 8 (8) |
| I don’t know | 11 (11) |
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| With the availability of diabetic retinopathy screening in our practice, will this change how often you will obtain your annual screening going forward? | |
| Yes, I will probably be screened more regularly going forward | 77 (75) |
| No, I always get my annual screenings, regardless of location | 11 (11) |
| I don’t know | 14 (14) |
| Barriers | 99 (97)* |
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| What barriers have you faced to receiving your annual diabetic retinopathy screening in the past? | |
| Difficult to make an appointment with an ophthalmologist or optometrist | 19 (19) |
| Difficult to drive to my ophthalmologist or optometrist appointment | 3 (3) |
| I have not encountered any barriers | 44 (44) |
| I was diagnosed with diabetes in the past year/this is my first screening | 20 (20) |
| Other | 6 (6) |
| Other - No insurance/finances | 3 (3) |
| Other - COVID-19 complications | 1 (1) |
| Other - Pupil dilation and other exam-associated discomfort | 3 (3) |
| Patient experience | 99 (97)* |
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| How would you rate your overall experience with the diabetic retinopathy technology? | |
| Negative/Very negative | 0 (0) |
| Neutral | 6 (6) |
| Positive/Very positive | 93 (94) |
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3 respondents left these questions blank