Lessons Learned from a Community-Academic Project Using Telemedicine for Eye Screening Among Urban Latinos. Prog Community Health Partnersh 2019;13(2):183-189
Date
06/11/2019Pubmed ID
31178453DOI
10.1353/cpr.2019.0018Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85067541285 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 5 CitationsAbstract
CONCLUSIONS: The project highlighted considerations for working with Latino communities, demonstrated the importance of community partners to conduct effective community-engaged research, and explored effectiveness of a unique partnership that relied on clinical expertise and nonclinical community-engaged research expertise. Findings illuminate effort required to implement clinical telemedicine interventions in community settings.
BACKGROUND: Diabetes prevalence is increasing rapidly and disproportionately affects Latinos, who face greater risk for complications such as diabetic neuropathy.
OBJECTIVES: This project partnered a Latino community center with clinical and community-engaged researchers to test the feasibility of telemedicine to provide retinal screenings to urban Latinos. Further, researchers aimed to understand cultural implications of using telemedicine with this population.
METHODS: Pre- and post-study focus groups identified study participants' perceptions of screening process.
RESULTS: The research team concluded that telemedicine is feasible for providing early detection and care to urban Latino populations, and identified processes for conducting clinical trials within community settings.
Author List
DeNomie M, Medić V, Castro A, Vazquez MB, Rodriguez B, Kim JMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Community-Based Participatory Research
Community-Institutional Relations
Diabetic Neuropathies
Eye Diseases
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Telemedicine
Urban Population
Young Adult
