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Calidad De Vida, Salud Y Trabajo La Relación Con Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2, José G. Salazar-Estrada, Teresa M. Torres-López, Cecilia Colunga-Rodríguez, Mario Angel-González

José G. Salazar Estrada

Compare the quality of life (QoL), perception of health and its relation in people with and without diabetes. Study comparative sample of 208 people over 40 years, users of the public health system. For QoL, we apply 5 EuroQol-5D dimensions, besides sociodemographic variables, the data were processed with SPSS 11.0 program using Chi2 analysis of variance and odds ratios, taking as a significant P <0.05. The total sample (238), 61% are women, with an average age of 54.7 ± 6.8 years, 47% devoted to housework, 38% with higher education to primary, 23% without primary and 39% Primary completed, the separation between diabetics and non-diabetics, there were no differences in sociodemographic variables of gender, education and marital status, with the exception of financial compensation (p = 0.002) and this time the average age (0.002). In 5 dimensions and the overall rating of CV, the score was higher for people without diabetes who self rated with a better quality of life, the area most affected in people with diabetes is anxiety / depression (P <0.00). There was a tendency for women with diabetes to qualify higher CV compared with men. People with diabetes are classified as deteriorating quality of life, although there is a favorable trend in women with diabetes who evaluate and improve their quality of life compared to men with diabetes. The most affected dimension is anxiety / depression.

Race And Health Behaviors: A Study Of Diabetes Among African American Adults., Tangela Towns

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This project assesses the effects certain variables have on African American adults that suffer from diabetes. These include behaviors of African Americans that contribute to diabetes such as; diet behavior and physical activity. Thus, the focus of this study is to examine the effects of these health behaviors on the likelihood of having diabetes among African Americans. This assessment will be used to provide insights as they pertain to African Americans and diabetes.

Clinician’S Use Of The Statin Choice Decision Aid In Patients With Diabetes: A Videographic Study Nested In A Randomized Trial, Roberto Abadie, Audrey J. Weymiller, Jon Tilburt, Nilay D. Shah, Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni, Victor M. Montori

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Objective To describe how clinicians use decision aids.

Background A 98-patient factorial-design randomized trial of the Statin Choice decision vs. standard educational pamphlet; each participant had a 1:4 chance of receiving the decision aid during the encounter with the clinician resulting in 22 eligible encounters.

Design Two researchers working independently and in duplicate reviewed and coded the 22 encounter videos.

Setting and participants Twenty-two patients with diabetes (57% of them on statins) and six endocrinologists working in a referral diabetes clinic randomly assigned to use the decision aid during the consultation.

Main outcome measures Proportion and nature of unintended use …