Reports Outline Diabetic Retinopathy Study Results from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Social Risk Groups In Patients With Diabetes With Differing Eye Care Utilization and Vision Outcomes).

A study conducted by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine aimed to identify social risk groups among patients with diabetes seeking care for diabetic retinopathy. The study used latent class analysis to cluster patients into social risk groups based on social determinants of health (SDoH) data. The researchers found that the social risk groups differed in sociodemographic characteristics and had varying levels of adverse SDoH. The study concluded that identifying these groups and their specific needs can help guide interventions to address adverse SDoH and improve eye care utilization and vision outcomes among patients with diabetes. [Extracted from the article]