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Telehealth And Its Impact On The Management Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Melissa N. Toulios
Telehealth And Its Impact On The Management Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Melissa N. Toulios
Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) is a growing epidemic that affects millions of people throughout the world. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has created many new challenges, including access to health care for treatment of chronic diseases, such as diabetes (Robson & Hosseinzadeh, 2021). Telehealth has offered a promising approach to improve the management of diabetes(Bellman, 2021). People with diabetes are less likely to manage their diabetes through the usual care because of risk of contracting COVID-19 (CDC, 2022). The purpose of this EBP project was to evaluate the effectiveness of T2DM management through a telehealth approach. This project has addressed …
Back To The Basics With Smart Goals: A Multimodal Intervention For Adults Who Have Type 2 Diabetes, Alyssa L. Snyder
Back To The Basics With Smart Goals: A Multimodal Intervention For Adults Who Have Type 2 Diabetes, Alyssa L. Snyder
Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports
Diabetes, the seventh leading cause of death in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2020a) and the ninth leading cause of death worldwide (World Health Organization [WHO], 2020), has increased by 70% over the last two decades (WHO, 2020). Type 2 diabetes (T2D), the most prevalent type accounting for 90% to 95% of diagnosed cases (CDC, 2020a), affects individuals of all ages and often results in major health problems including stroke, heart attack, and kidney disease. The purpose of this patient-centered, evidence-based practice (EBP) project was to evaluate the effectiveness of a multimodal intervention on hemoglobin …
Factors Influencing Family Health History Collection Among Young Adults: A Structural Equation Modeling, Ming Li, Shixi Zhao, Yu Yu Hsiao, Oi Man Kwok, Tung-Sung Tseng, Lei Shih Chen
Factors Influencing Family Health History Collection Among Young Adults: A Structural Equation Modeling, Ming Li, Shixi Zhao, Yu Yu Hsiao, Oi Man Kwok, Tung-Sung Tseng, Lei Shih Chen
School of Public Health Faculty Publications
Family health history (FHH) can serve as an entry point for preventive medicine by providing risk estimations for many common health conditions. College is a critical time for young adults to begin to understand the value of FHH collection, and to establish healthy behaviors to prevent FHH-related diseases. This study seeks to develop an integrated theoretical framework to examine FHH collection behavior and associated factors among college students. A sample of 2670 college students with an average age of 21.1 years completed a web-based survey. Less than half (49.8%) reported actively seeking FHH information from their family members. Respondents’ knowledge …
Psychological Stress Among Family Practice Patients Visiting A Teaching Hospital In Karachi, Waris Qidwai, Malika Kassamali
Psychological Stress Among Family Practice Patients Visiting A Teaching Hospital In Karachi, Waris Qidwai, Malika Kassamali
Department of Family Medicine
Objective: To study psychological stress among family practice patients to highlight its importance.
Design: A cross sectional study. Setting: Family Practice Center of Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - Pakistan, in July 2003. Patients and Methods: Family practice patients were interviewed without using any systematic randomization. A questionnaire was developed that included data on demographic profile of the patient and questions on patient perceptions whether they were in stress or not, the degree of stress if perceived to be present and its causes including need to seek medical help. They were simultaneously administered a stress screening questionnaire that …
A Need To Change Behavior And Attitudes In Medical Practice, Waris Qidwai
A Need To Change Behavior And Attitudes In Medical Practice, Waris Qidwai
Department of Family Medicine
No abstract provided.
Patterns Of Use And Non-Use Of The Services Of Hakim Practitioners Among Patients In Karachi, Waris Qidwai
Patterns Of Use And Non-Use Of The Services Of Hakim Practitioners Among Patients In Karachi, Waris Qidwai
Department of Family Medicine
Objective: To study the pattern of use and non-use of the services of hakim practitioners, among patients visiting the Family Physicians, at a teaching hospital in Karachi.
Design: Cross-sectional survey
Place and Duration of Study: Family practice centre, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, from March to June, 2001.
Methods: A total of 387 patients were surveyed against an estimated sample size of 347. A questionnaire was developed and administered to collect information on the patterns of the use and non-use of the services of hakim practitioners among the respondents.
Results: The majority of the respondents were young, well-educated …