Publications by authors named "Martina Trevisan"
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at the link between antibodies targeting the autonomic nervous system and autonomic neuropathy in type 1 diabetes over a 16-year period.
- Out of 112 patients, 66 were revisited, and those with antibodies showed higher rates of abnormal autonomic test results and symptoms compared to those without.
- The presence of these antibodies significantly increased the risk of developing autonomic dysfunction, indicating that it affects quality of life in young diabetics, regardless of their blood sugar control.
Diabetic retinopathy may induce visual impairment. We evaluated vision-related quality of life in patients with visual acuity <5/10 in the better eye induced by retinopathy using the 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25). The NEI VFQ-25 was self-administered to 196 patients in 3 Italian centres (A, B and C; n = 64, 61 and 71, respectively) dedicated to DR screening and treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: We investigated the perceptions of diabetes care and diabetes in patients followed long-term by group or usual care.
Research Design And Methods: Three open questions were administered to 120 patients (43 with T1DM and 77 with T2DM) who had been randomized at least 2 years before to be followed by group care and 121 (41 T1DM and 80 T2DM) who had always been on usual care. The responses were analyzed by propositional analysis, by identifying the focal nuclei, i.