Charles E. Basch|Elizabeth A. Walker|Chris Howard|Harry Shamoon|Patricia Zybert
The effect of health education on the rate of ophthalmic examinations among African Americans with diabetes mellitus.
Columbia University
study evaluated multicomponent educational intervention increase ophthalmic examination rates among african americans diabetesa randomized trial conducted 280 african americans diabetes enrolled outpatient departments 5 medical centers new york city metropolitan area dilated retinal examination within 14 months randomization 657 female mean age 547 years sd 128 yearsafter site differences controlled odds ratio receiving retinal examination associated intervention 43 95 confidence interval 24 78 examination rate pooled across sites 547 intervention group 273 control groupthe intervention associated rate ophthalmic examination double rate achieved routine medical care