Doctors and the assessment of blood glucose testing sticks: does colour blindness matter?
A group of doctors with congenital colour vision deficiency (CCVD) were compared with a group of controls in their assessment of colour blocks in the colour range of a widely available blood glucose testing stick. The majority of doctors with CCVD agreed with controls on colour matching. However, subjects with severe CCVD tended to match test blocks to a wider range of options than either those with a less severe defect or controls. This paper discusses the implications of these findings.
Campbell
J L
JL
Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, London.
Spalding
J A
JA
Mir
F A
FA
Birch
J
J
D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003117:Color Vision Defects / Q000523:psychology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010815:Physician Impairment; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D001786:Blood Glucose; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic