Testing acuity of vision in general practice: reaching recommended standard

2C Vision Game: Visual Acuity Self-Testing Using Mobile Devices

This paper explores non-intrusive, engaging, and cost effective mobile health methods to detect and monitor changes in visual acuity caused by diabetic retinopathy (linked to diabetes) and macular degeneration (linked to aging). These prevalent conditions can both lead to blindness if undetected early in their gradual progression. By leveraging mobile computing platforms and sensor technology, ...

Trends in cholesterol testing in general practice

GENERAL PRACTICE Self testing for diabetes mellitus

Objective-To develop a simple, economically viable, and effective means of population screening for diabetes mellitus. Design-A postal request system for self testing for glycosuria with foil wrapped dipsticks. Preprandial and postprandial tests were compared with a single postprandial test. The subjects were instructed how to test, and a result card was supplied on which to record and return t...

Exhibit 1 : Recommended Reported Data and Relevance in Reaching

FUNDAMENTALS OF VOLUME REDUCTION . The purpose of this technical memorandum is to recommend ways to interpret and evaluate hydrologic data obtained from monitoring studies to quantify the performance of these systems, both absolutely and in comparison to other systems. This memorandum first discusses the fundamental questions that may possibly be answered through analysis and interpretation of ...

Consultation in general practice: a standard operating procedure?

The objectives of this study were to describe the features of consultation within general practice with special attention to the differences between short, moderate and long consultations. An analysis of 2801 videotaped consultations of 183 General Practitioners from six countries participating in the Eurocommunication Study was made. The communicative behaviour was gauged by means of the Roter...