Irrational Responses to Risk Preference Questionnaires by Patients with Diabetes with or without Retinopathy and Comparison with Those without Diabetes.
Naoya EmotoAkimi SogaIzumi FukudaKyoko Tanimura-InagakiTaro HaradaHajime M KoyanoRei GotoHitoshi SugiharaPublished in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2020)
The risk-seeking behavior of patients with diabetes and retinopathy was not deliberate but was irrational under uncertainty. Medical professionals should be aware of their patients' propensity to make irrational decisions, which is an important risk factor for the progression of retinopathy in patients with diabetes regardless of age and educational level.