Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Gretchen A. Youssef
Summary: The article highlights Gretchen Youssef's extensive experience and research achievements in the field of diabetes care, emphasizing the importance of diabetes management and prevention, as well as her commitment to improving the quality of life for diabetes patients.
Article
Nursing
Christine Pintz, Laurie Posey, Patricia Farmer, Qiuping (Pearl) Zhou
Summary: The eLearning course aims to equip students with skills to care for patients with chronic illnesses in interprofessional practice settings. The majority of participating nurse practitioner students were satisfied with the course, citing the immersive video scenarios as the best feature.
NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Filiz Selen, Ulku Polat
Summary: This study demonstrates that web-based education has a significant effect on improving diabetes self-management skills and reducing HbA1c levels in individuals with type 2 diabetes. The results show significant differences between the intervention and control groups.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lei Hu, Xiaoyuan Jin, Yundong Li, Hongmei Wang, Dan Yang, Ziqing Zhang, Xiaoyu He, Jing Liao, Weiju Chen, Ni Gong
Summary: This study collected text data from online health communities of Chinese patients with diabetes, revealing that patients mainly focus on disease treatment, disease etiology and knowledge, and lifestyle changes. The findings indicate a gap between medical standards such as guidelines and patient needs, highlighting the importance of improving diabetes health education, guideline development strategies, and health management strategies from a patient perspective.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sultan A. Shubair, Ben Miller, Jean Zelenko
Summary: This study aimed to explore and describe how social work educators use compassion satisfaction (CS) to counter the negative impacts associated with their work. The results showed that social work educators enhance their CS through achievement, support, balance, and empathy, while also facing threats to CS.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
M. Carol Greenlee, Shari Bolen, William Chong, Ayotunde Dokun, Jasmine Gonzalvo, Meredith Hawkins, William H. Herman, Ellen Leake, Barbara Linder, Paul R. Conlin
Summary: The Treatment and Complications subcommittee of the National Clinical Care Commission focuses on improving access to high-quality care for all people with diabetes. Their recommendations include reducing barriers, enhancing team-based care, assessing healthcare workforce needs, ensuring insurance coverage for diabetes treatments, and conducting further research. The Commission urges swift action to implement these recommendations and improve health outcomes for people with diabetes.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Johanna Simon, Sandra Parisi, Katharina Wabnitz, Anne Simmenroth, Eva-Maria Schwienhorst-Stich
Summary: This study aims to explore the perspectives of stakeholders involved in planetary health education (PHE) at German medical schools on the characteristics of high-quality PHE and compare them to existing PHE frameworks. Through qualitative interviews and thematic text analysis, ten key themes were identified, six of which overlapped with existing frameworks. The study results can be valuable for integrating planetary health into medical school and health professions' curricula and guiding the design of new educational activities.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Anna Molto, Laure Gossec, Serge Poiraudeau, Pascal Claudepierre, Martin Soubrier, Francoise Fayet, Daniel Wendling, Philippe Gaudin, Emmanuelle Dernis, Sandrine Guis, Sophie Pouplin, Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand, Gerard Chales, Xavier Mariette, Catherine Beauvais, Bernard Combe, Rene-Marc Flipo, Pascal Richette, Isabelle Chary-Valckenaere, Alain Saraux, Jean Sibilia, Thierry Schaeverbeke, Maxime Dougados
Summary: The study evaluated the impact of a nurse-led program on self-management and self-assessment for disease activity in young axial spondyloarthritis population, showing short-term benefits in terms of disease activity, exercises, and physical activity over one year.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Pamela Sanchez-Villagomez, Claudia Zurlini, Maggie Wimmer, Linda Roberts, Bertilia Trieu, Bonnie McGrath, Robyn Wiesel, Titilayo Ologhobo, Sandra Goldsmith, Laura Robbins
Summary: By transitioning to virtual programs, the hospital effectively provided online services, offering older adults the opportunity to stay physically active and socially connected. Surveys showed that virtual programs played an important role in promoting social connectivity, establishing daily routines, and positively impacting mental and physical health.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Masatoshi Ishikawa
Summary: This study investigated the work hours and background factors of resident physicians in Japanese hospitals, and identified several factors associated with long work hours, such as gender, age, specialization, and hospital size. Understanding these factors can aid in implementing targeted changes to improve working conditions for resident physicians and enhance the quality of care provided.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Farris Kassam, Brendan Lim, Sadia Afroz, Eve Boissonnault, Rajiv Reebye, Heather Finlayson, Paul Winston
Summary: Spasticity of the upper extremity can cause severe pain and complications, leading to impaired daily activities. Canadian physicians utilize Botulinum toxin type-A injections for the management of shoulder spasticity, with varying practice patterns and dosing. The most commonly injected muscles are pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi, pectoralis minor, subscapularis, and teres major. Future studies are needed to standardize care and develop optimal treatment patterns.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jorge C. Correia, Ahmed Waqas, Teoh Soo Huat, Karim Gariani, Francois R. Jornayvaz, Alain Golay, Zoltan Pataky
Summary: Therapeutic patient education interventions have been found to significantly improve biomedical and psychosocial outcomes for patients with diabetes mellitus and obesity, with positive effects on blood sugar levels and body weight. These interventions are equally effective when delivered through different modes and delivery agents.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Abdullah Alibrahim, Dalal AlRamadhan, Susmy Johny, Mahdi Alhashemi, Huda Alduwaisan, Maryam Al-Hilal
Summary: The study evaluated the impact of DSME on T2DM patients in Kuwait, showing significant improvement in HbA1c levels over 12 months for patients receiving DSME sessions, especially for young, male, expatriate patients, and those with HbA1c above 7%.
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Oncology
David Hui, Allison De La Rosa, Joseph Chen, Marvin Delgado Guay, Yvonne Heung, Seyedeh Dibaj, Diane Liu, Eduardo Bruera
Summary: The study compared the state of palliative care (PC) education and research between National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated and nondesignated cancer centers in the US. Results showed that NCI-designated centers had more developed PC education and research programs compared to nondesignated centers. Progress in PC education and research has been slow and suboptimal overall, with few significant improvements observed between 2009 and 2018.
Article
Nursing
Ludmila Marcinowicz, Danuta Wojnar, Slawomir Jerzy Terlikowski
Summary: Primary health care nurses in Poland tend to perform work associated with carrying out physicians' orders more frequently and less with what they were prepared to do. With longer work experience, nurses are more likely to carry out nursing care, but less likely to issue referrals for diagnostic tests or orders within their scope of practice.