Table 2 Data items
Data categories | Example data items |
|---|---|
Publication characteristics | |
| Â | Authors, title, publication date, journal citation |
Study characteristics | |
| Â | Design |
Dates of data collection | |
Population characteristics | |
| Â | Country |
Population demographics (age, gender) | |
Sample size | |
Intervention characteristics | |
| Â | Setting (rural/urban, community/hospital) |
Task shifting cadre | |
Training (type and duration) | |
Scope of the task (screening, treatment, both) | |
Eye examination procedures (Mydriatic/ non mydriatic, ophthalmoscopy/photography) | |
Technology (cameras, ophthalmoscope, slit lamp, OCT) | |
DR classification (EDTRS, other) | |
Referral criteria/guidelines (periodicity; immediate referral for severe cases; compliance tracking) | |
Quality assurance (audit, retraining, CPD or any other measure for quality assurance) | |
Outcomes | |
| Â | 1. Proportion of patients accessing detection services among the adult population with type 1 and type 2 diabetes |
2. Proportion of patients diagnosed to have DR among those accessing detection services | |
3. Diagnostic accuracy of the task-shifting intervention for DR detection | |
4. Severity of DR at detection | |
5. Cost-effectiveness of the task-shifting intervention | |