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Republished article: The impact of diabetic retinopathy: Understanding the patient's perspective

Publication ,  Journal Article
Fenwick, EK; Pesudovs, K; Rees, G; Dirani, M; Wong, TY; Lamoureux, EL
Published in: Postgraduate Medical Journal
February 23, 2012

Understanding the impact of a condition from the patient's perspective is important, and different types of patient-reported outcomes or instruments are available to help with this. This review article summarizes the current evidence on the impact of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and its associated vision impairment on patient-reported outcomes. We have included research that has used a range of outcome measures to assess the impact of DR on generic health-related quality of life, utility, vision-functioning and vision-specific quality of life. This review also offers clarification on frequently misused psychometric terminologies to help clinicians and researchers better understand the literature associated with patient-reported outcome research. Overall, the evidence suggests that DR, particularly in its vision-threatening stages, has a substantial, negative impact on the patient. However, our understanding of the impact of DR is currently restricted due to limitations inherent in currently available patient-reported outcome measures. We conclude by discussing potential directions for future research in this area, such as item banking and computer adaptive testing.

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Postgraduate Medical Journal

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1469-0756

ISSN

0032-5473

Publication Date

February 23, 2012

Volume

88

Issue

1037

Start / End Page

167 / 175

Related Subject Headings

  • General & Internal Medicine
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Fenwick, E. K., Pesudovs, K., Rees, G., Dirani, M., Wong, T. Y., & Lamoureux, E. L. (2012). Republished article: The impact of diabetic retinopathy: Understanding the patient's perspective. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 88(1037), 167–175. https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.2010.191312rep
Fenwick, E. K., K. Pesudovs, G. Rees, M. Dirani, T. Y. Wong, and E. L. Lamoureux. “Republished article: The impact of diabetic retinopathy: Understanding the patient's perspective.” Postgraduate Medical Journal 88, no. 1037 (February 23, 2012): 167–75. https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.2010.191312rep.
Fenwick EK, Pesudovs K, Rees G, Dirani M, Wong TY, Lamoureux EL. Republished article: The impact of diabetic retinopathy: Understanding the patient's perspective. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2012 Feb 23;88(1037):167–75.
Fenwick, E. K., et al. “Republished article: The impact of diabetic retinopathy: Understanding the patient's perspective.” Postgraduate Medical Journal, vol. 88, no. 1037, Feb. 2012, pp. 167–75. Scopus, doi:10.1136/pgmj.2010.191312rep.
Fenwick EK, Pesudovs K, Rees G, Dirani M, Wong TY, Lamoureux EL. Republished article: The impact of diabetic retinopathy: Understanding the patient's perspective. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2012 Feb 23;88(1037):167–175.

Published In

Postgraduate Medical Journal

DOI

EISSN

1469-0756

ISSN

0032-5473

Publication Date

February 23, 2012

Volume

88

Issue

1037

Start / End Page

167 / 175

Related Subject Headings

  • General & Internal Medicine
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences