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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Lifestyle Modifications"”.
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Role of Lifestyle Modifications in the Management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Adults: A Systematic Review [paper]
… review is to appraise existing information on lifestyle modifications, their impact on hidradenitis suppurativa, and identify knowledge gaps. Methods: A systematic review of hidradenitis suppurativa, obesity, smoking, and diet was performed using MEDLINE, CINAHL and PubMED databases. The search …
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Implementation of Hypertension Treatment Recommendations
There are currently lifestyle modifications and medications that are highly successful in controlling hypertension. Nevertheless, many hypertensive individuals do not implement lifestyle changes and fail to adhere to medication regimens. The current study sought to understand both sociodemographic …
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Improving Syncope-related Symptoms In Elderly Cardiology Outpatients By Providing Standardized Printed Patient Education
… for any history of syncope and any knowledge of lifestyle modifications to help avoid syncope. The second, at the patient’s follow-up visit approximately 60 to 90 days after the initial visit, via an author-developed post-education survey that assessed: any episode of syncope since the education …
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An evaluation and comparison of current FDA-approved treatments for obesity
As society adopts a sedentary lifestyle coupled with increased energy intake, obesity continues to spread pervasively throughout the world. It poses a strong public health threat due to the development of related comorbidities in individuals, such as diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and …
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Utilizing the Technology Acceptance Model to Predict System Use of an Interactive Behavior Change Technology to Deliver Virtual Diabetes Health Education
… there are safe, effective non-pharmaceutical lifestyle modifications and pharmaceutical treatment options that can prevent and delay the onset of complications. Telehealth efforts are practical solutions increasingly used in the health services delivery model to improve self-care management …
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iCook 4-H: Report of Accelerometer Derived Physical Activity in 9-10 Year Old Children from Baseline, Post, and Follow-up
… intervention was designed to promote PA through lifestyle modifications. Between group differences in minutes-per-day and intensity of PA were determined on accelerometer compliant participants. All subjects wore an accelerometer (Actigraph GT3X+) for 7 days at baseline, post, and follow-up …
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CNL as Educator: Justifying the Need for a Certified Diabetes Educator on the Medical Surgical/Telemetry Unit
… and/or families at the bedside, incorporating lifestyle modifications, diet control, potential disease complications, exercise, and medication management. Pre and posttests were completed based on self-management education to determine if teaching was effective. One hundred percent of patients …
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Implementing Prediabetes Screening During Hospitalization In An Internal Medicine Unit
… and initiate patient education on preventative lifestyle modifications and coordinate outpatient follow-up. A prediabetes screening algorithm was developed through adaptation of American Diabetes Association guidelines and was used to screen patients admitted to an internal medicine unit using …
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Manipulating dietary protein density and its effect on training-induced muscle performance and overall health among middle-aged adults
… function. It has been proposed that lifestyle modifications to include exercise training and higher dietary protein intakes will likely be the most effective approach to offset muscle strength loss with advancing age. Thus, the study within this thesis aimed to examine the effect of …
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The Role of Public Health Education in Promoting Heart Health and Preventing Coronary Artery Disease among adults worldwide: A Systematic Literature Review
… emerged as effective strategies for facilitating lifestyle modifications and behaviour change. The accessibility and availability of educational resources were identified as key determinants of intervention success. Furthermore, the integration of innovative technologies, such as mobile …
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Cognitive Interviewing to Assess a New Measure of Attitudes and Beliefs Held by Candidates for Bariatric Surgery
… still remains acutely tied in with adherence to lifestyle modifications post-surgery, which are products of individuated attitudes and beliefs. Identification of these variables pre-surgery may enable health-care professionals to brainstorm preemptive intervention techniques aimed at providing …
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The Role of Acculturation in the Health Belief Model for Mexican-Americans with Type II Diabetes
… a complicated disease that requires significant lifestyle modifications. The health belief model (HBM) has been investigated as a theory to explain behavior change. However, little research has been done to determine its utility to Mexican-Americans. In the current study, participants were …
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The role of Ad-36 and its E4orf-1 protein in modulating glycemic control
… a range of anti-diabetic drugs, supplemented by lifestyle modifications to reduce dietary fat intake and body fat. However, for their anti-diabetic action, most drugs recruit insulin signaling pathways, which are already impaired in T2DM. Also, compliance and success in achieving sustained …
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Mechanisms by Which Exercise Training Attenuates Blood Pressure in Animals: Roles of Cytokines, Oxidative Stress, and Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3â
… has recently been recommended as a part of lifestyle modifications for all hypertensive patients. Therefore, the present series of in vivo and in vitro studies were undertaken to gain more insight into the effects of regular long-term exercise training (ExT) within the heart and brain of …
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Exercise-induced alterations in melanocortin receptor expression and inflammation
… both early and late phases of atherosclerosis. Lifestyle modifications such as increasing physical activity and making dietary changes to induce weight loss are part of the primary prescription for the treatment of metabolic syndrome. Additionally, physical activity has been implicated as a …
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Transcendental meditation on blood pressure in hypertensive patients as an alternative/adjuvant to pharmacotherapy
… currently falls into two main categories: lifestyle modifications (weight loss, reduced salt intake, modified diets, and an increase in physical activity) and the use of pharmacologic agents. Anti-hypertensive medications are very effective in lowering BP and preventing CVD. Unfortunately, …
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Can polyphenol-rich millets affect glycaemic response, insulinaemic response and gastric emptying in prediabetes?
… essential that preventive measures, including lifestyle modifications, are developed so as to significantly reduce the risk of individuals developing the disease and suffering from its complications. Millet is a functional grain known for its significant health benefits, which are partly …
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The role of cerebral small vessel disease in dementia
… in the early pathogenesis of AD and suggest that lifestyle modifications as early as midlife may reduce the vascular-driven component of AD. Findings highlight the need to further inspect the biological underpinnings of WMH and fluid markers of AD pathology.
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The role of diet therapy in chronic kidney disease
… diet therapy, restriction of fluid intake, and lifestyle modifications. The cost for such treatment represents an enormous burden on healthcare systems worldwide, costing about 8% of the Medicare budget in the U.S. Literature review findings Chronic kidney disease is now described based on …
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Economic development of Latin America. A series of analysis through the lens of health, inequality, and economic growth
<p>Chapter I. Lifestyle interventions that encourage healthy diet and exercise in Hispanic immigrants have encounter scant results due to a variety of factors such as financial limitations, lack of English language proficiency, and legal status. Mobile clinics have been shown to remove the barriers …
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