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Showing 1 to 20 of 90 for “"Diabetes management"”.
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Personalized diabetes management
… personalized lifestyle and health decisions for diabetes management, as well as for general health and diet management. In particular, we address the following components of the system: (a) eciently learning preferences through a dynamic questionnaire that accounts for human behavior; (b) …
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Parental Memory Predictors of Children's Daily Diabetes Management and Metabolic Control
… links between parents' memory and children's diabetes behaviors and metabolic control. Data revealed that parental memory and responsibility predicted children's percentage of calories from fat and carbohydrates, and metabolic control, accounting for 7.3% of the variance in calories from fat …
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Parental Strategies for Adolescent Diabetes Management in Latino and Caucasian Youth
… challenging and important time for type 1 diabetes management. Parental involvement during this time has been associated with more effective diabetes management in adolescence and throughout adulthood, but research on adolescent diabetes management has primarily focused on Caucasian …
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Automating Health: The Promises and Perils of Biomedical Technologies for Diabetes Management
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is an irreversible chronic autoimmune disease that affects millions in the United States. Individuals with T1D rely on biomedical technologies to manage their disability and to stay alive. The increased use of and reliance on automated technologies creates complex …
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Social, political and economic implications of self-blood glucose monitoring in type 2 diabetes management
Background: Globally the burden of diabetes is increasing. Self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) has been recommended as part of diabetes management, irrespective of treatment, for 50 years. There is evidence that SMBG does not clinically improve glycaemic control in all patients with non-insulin …
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Understanding the Stressful Challenges of Adolescent Type 1 Diabetes Management in Caucasian and Latino Youth
BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes management poses many challenges and is a potential source of stress among adolescents with diabetes and their families. In primarily Caucasian samples, diabetes management outcomes (e.g., metabolic control) deteriorate across adolescence. A growing literature indicates …
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The Effect of Staged Diabetes Management on Metabolic Control in Native Americans with Type II Diabetes
<p>Native Americans have a high prevalence of diabetes and diabetes complications (Gohdes, Kaufman, & Valway, 1993). However, there are few published accounts of diabetes intervention studies with Native Americans. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of Staged Diabetes Management on …
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Exploring diabetes management with West-African immigrants living in the UK: a constructivist grounded theory study.
Background: Diabetes has become a global burden with Type 2 diabetes accounting for most of the burden of diabetes. Immigrant populations, especially African immigrants, are faced with a double burden of the condition, due to the high prevalence of Type 2 diabetes and the poorer management outcomes …
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The Role of Parent-Adolescent Relationships and Romantic Relationships in Type 1 Diabetes Management Outcomes in Adulthood
The current study aimed to examine current diabetes outcomes within the context of past and present relationships for type 1 diabetics. To qualify for the study, participants had to have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes prior to the age of 18 and reported that they were currently in a committed …
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Separation-individuation and its effect on diabetes management and diabetes control in young women with Type 1 diabetes
Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, or Type 1 Diabetes, is a potentially lifethreatening chronic illness which places affected individuals at increased risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, blindness, and amputation. The incidence of Type 1 Diabetes has increased in countries world wide …
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Improving diabetes management of pregnant women in under-served communities of South Africa by using a mobile phone
Background Diabetes has been reported as being the tenth leading cause of death in South Africa, and can affect a person's livelihood, productivity and physical ability. In particular, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects 7-10% of pregnancies worldwide and greatly increases the risk of …
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Health technology : design of bandage-sized wireless sensors and effect of ambient displays on social support and diabetes management
… level visualization and feedback system for diabetes self-care and social support, where the latter is provided by a friend or family member of an individual with diabetes. This thesis provides insight into using technology to enable an individual to leverage his environment and …
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Race and Neighborhood SES Differences in the Development Trajectories of Type 1 Diabetes Management of Caucasian and Ethnic Minority Youth
Pediatric diabetes is a chronic illness that significantly impacts the lives of children and adolescents and their families. Poor metabolic control increases the risks for severe long-term consequences with debilitating effects in adulthood. Adolescence is a particularly difficult period of time …
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The Relationships Among School Nurse to Student Ratios, Self-efficacy for Type 1 Diabetes Management, and Glycemic Control in Adolescents
<p>Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. Adolescents with T1DM experience decreased treatment adherence, poor glycemic control, and acute complications more frequently than adults. Self-efficacy is the belief that one can carry out specific …
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How adults with type 2 diabetes and a chronic lower extremity wound understand the link between their wound and their diabetes management
… research question: What do people with type 2 diabetes who also have a chronic lower wound understand about the management of their condition and the complication of a wound? With the number of people with type 2 diabetes in New Zealand growing so rapidly so are the number of people …
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Evaluation of the Effect of the Clinical-Decision-Support Systems on Diabetes Management: A Multivariate Meta-Analysis Comparison with Univariate Meta-Analysis
… of clinical decision support systems CDSS on diabetes care management by conducting three separate univariate meta-analyses and one multivariate meta-analysis. CDSS are health information technology systems that analyze data within electronic health records (EHR) to help make decisions about a …
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An evaluation of the clinical audit of diabetes management at community health centres in the metro district of the Western Cape Province
This study aimed to evaluate the long-term trend in quality improvement and determine whether there had been an increase in the performance of diabetic clinical processes.
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Effects of healthcare system distrust on cognition in African American older adults with type two diabetes mellitus
… distrust has been linked to poorer Type two diabetes management (T2DM) management, but its impact on cognitive functioning in individuals with T2DM has not been assessed. This study aimed to analyze how healthcare system distrust might affect cognitive functioning in African American older …
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"Walking the talk" in the integration of chronic disease prevention management: dietitians' perspectives regarding diabetes management in adult peritoneal dialysis programs in Ontario
… Currently, there is a paucity of data examining diabetes management (DM) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) programs. This study, carried out in 2010-11, describes dietitians’ perspectives regarding DM in PD programs in Ontario. Purposeful sampling of dietitians employed in PD programs (n=18)resulted in …
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Mobile Health Apps in Underserved Patients with Diabetes
<p><strong>Introduction.</strong> Diabetes mellitus is a condition with a growing morbidity and mortality burden. An estimated 30 million adults currently live with diabetes, with each individual spending over $9500 annually on medical care. The successful management of diabetes is a lifelong …
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