Table 3.
Strategies targeted at young adults with diabetes to try and improve DRS uptake and perceptions of their effectiveness
| Strategy directed at person with diabetes | Adopting strategy | Perceived effectiveness | |||||
| n (%) | Extremely effective | Very effective | Moderately effective | Slightly effective | Not effective | Mean (SD)* |
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| Dedicated clinics for young people | 35 (34.3) | 4 (11.4) | 11 (31.4) | 11 (31.4) | 6 (17.1) | 3 (8.6) | 3.20 (1.13) |
| Mobile screening units | 57 (55.9) | 9 (15.7) | 9 (15.7) | 26 (45.6) | 12 (21.1) | 1 (1.8) | 3.23 (1.02) |
| Screening within the community | 101 (99.0) | 19 (18.8) | 33 (32.7) | 40 (39.6) | 9 (8.9) | 0 (0.0) | 3.61 (0.89) |
| Integrating eye screening with other diabetes services (eg, ‘one-stop shop’ clinics) | 46 (45.1) | 17 (37.0) | 13 (28.3) | 13 (28.3) | 2 (4.3) | 1 (2.2) | 3.94 (1.02) |
| Self-management programs/training for people with diabetes | 47 (46.1) | 3 (6.4) | 19 (40.4) | 17 (36.2) | 6 (12.8) | 2 (4.3) | 3.36 (0.85) |
| Provision of information about diabetic retinopathy | 99 (97.1) | 10 (10.1) | 20 (20.1) | 42 (42.4) | 25 (25.3) | 2 (2.0) | 3.11 (0.97) |
| Peer support groups | 44 (43.1) | 3 (6.8) | 15 (34.1) | 18 (40.9) | 8 (18.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3.30 (0.85) |
| Prompts/reminders (eg, text messages, letters, phone calls) | 102 (100) | 27 (26.5) | 35 (34.3) | 28 (27.5) | 11 (10.8) | 1 (1.0) | 3.75 (1.00) |
| Continuing to offer screening appointments to people who do not attend | 102 (100) | 16 (15.7) | 17 (16.7) | 40 (39.2) | 22 (21.6) | 7 (6.9) | 3.13 (1.13) |
*Mean score represents effectiveness of strategy on a 5-point scale (extremely effective=5; not effective=1).
DRS, diabetic retinopathy screening.