Mailed Letter Versus Phone Call to Increase Diabetic-Related Retinopathy Screening Engagement by Patients in a Team-Based Primary Care Practice: Prospective, Single-Masked, Randomized Trial

• Main Authors: Vess Stamenova (Author), Megan Nguyen (Author), Nike Onabajo (Author), Rebecca Merritt (Author), Olivera Sutakovic (Author), Kathryn Mossman (Author), Ivy Wong (Author), Lori Ives-Baine (Author), R Sacha Bhatia (Author), Michael H Brent (Author), Onil Bhattacharyya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundVision loss from diabetic-related retinopathy (DR) is preventable through regular screening. ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to test different patient engagement approaches to expand a teleophthalmology program at a primary care clinic in the city of Toronto, Canada. MethodsA teleop...