A model of culturally?informed integrated diabetes education and eye screening in indigenous primary care services and specialist diabetes clinics: Study protocol

To improve diabetes management in Indigenous Australians using an integrated nurse-led model of education and eye screening indigenous primary care specialist clinics. A pre–post study. This study will be implemented clinics Victoria, Australia. Participants recruited to the existing adult patient with diagnosed attending sites. nurse-credentialled educator certified retinal imager deliver three components: (a) photography as a diabetic retinopathy engagement tool; (b) lifestyle behaviour surveys, administered at baseline final visit, 12 months. Findings from surveys participants’ images used guide; (c) personalized education. The outcomes are participant adherence recommendations health service coverage. Secondary DR prevalence changes clinical risk factor levels, knowledge satisfaction care. Compared non-indigenous Australians, have high blindness, low suboptimal literacy. Nurse-credentialled educators can trained incorporate imaging into their practice give image-based facilitate management. Credentialled nurse who integrate timelier screening, referral pathways treatment sight-threatening retinopathy. We believe that this also recommendations, population coverage, literacy, levels self-care. Clinical Trial Registration: ANZCTRN1261800120435. ????????????????????????????????????????, ???????????????? ??????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????: (a)??????????????????????????; ?????????, ?12???????????????????????????????????; ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????DR?????????????????????????????????????? ???????????, ????????????????????????, ?????????????, ??????????????????????????, ??????????????????, ?????????????, ?????????????? ?????????????????????????, ??????????????????????????????????????????, ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????: peer review history for article is available https://publons.com/publon/10.1111/jan.14734. dataset and/or analysed during current data collected forms corresponding author on reasonable request. Please note: publisher not responsible content or functionality any supporting information supplied by authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should directed article.