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Health Equity ; 4(1): 31-42, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32195450

ABSTRACT

Purpose: Many East Asian Americans (EAAs) (populations originating from China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) experience unique challenges in managing their disease, including language barriers and traditional cultural beliefs, particularly among first-generation immigrants.. The purpose of this mixed-methods systematic review was to examine cultural perspectives of EAAs that influence dietary self-management of T2DM and identify education interventions and their approaches to enhance EAAs' dietary self-management of diabetes. Methods: A mixed-methods systematic review was conducted to examine EAAs' perspectives from qualitative studies and to identify education interventions and their approaches from quantitative studies. A literature search was conducted using PubMed/MEDLINE, SCOPUS, CINAHL, and Web of Science from 1995 to 2018. Sixteen studies (10 qualitative and 6 quantitative) met criteria for analysis. Thematic synthesis of qualitative data was conducted using a line-by-line coding strategy. Extracted quantitative data were assessed for cultural approaches used in the interventions and diabetes-related outcomes. Results: In the qualitative studies, beliefs about food impacted EAAs' abilities to adopt appropriate dietary recommendations for diabetes management. Requiring a specialized diet disrupted social harmony and made EAAs feel burdensome to others. Having bilingual and bicultural resources eased the stress of making dietary modifications. The most commonly incorporated approaches in diabetes education interventions were bilingual education and culturally specific dietary recommendations. Social roles and harmony were not discussed. Significant reductions in hemoglobin A1c and increases in diabetes knowledge were reported post-intervention. Conclusions: Beliefs about food, beliefs about social roles, and access to culturally competent care play an important role in dietary self-management of T2DM among EAAs. Understanding the cultural influences on dietary self-management of T2DM and tailoring interventions to meet the needs of EAAs are essential in effort to address the growing epidemic and improve patient outcomes.

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Diabetes Metab Syndr ; 13(2): 1353-1357, 2019.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31336491

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this scoping review was to identify peer-reviewed medical literature on the use of telemedicine in patients with Types I or II DM in the United States, assess its impact on self-management processes and clinical outcomes of care, and to delineate research gaps. METHODS: We utilized a structured scoping review protocol to conduct this research. We searched the published medical literature utilizing two databases, PubMed and CINHAL, and we included all original research articles published prior to July 20th, 2018. Using a 4-step systematic approach, we identified, reviewed, extracted and summarized data from all relevant studies. RESULTS: We identified 47 articles overall. Telemedicine impact was reported as positive in articles addressing the following components of patient self-management: adherence to blood glucose monitoring, day-to-day decision-making related to self-care, and adherence with medications. The most commonly reported clinical outcome was HbA1c level. Few or no studies evaluated impact on long term clinical outcomes such as blindness, amputation, cardiovascular events, development of chronic kidney disease, or mortality. DISCUSSION: This scoping review provides important information about studies conducted in the United States evaluating the impact of telemedicine on patient self-management and on clinical outcomes in patients with DM. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that telemedicine has a positive impact on self-management processes and on HbA1c levels. However, future evaluative reviews are necessary to confirm and quantitate the impact of telemedicine on self-management processes and primary studies are necessary to evaluate its impact on long term clinical outcomes.


Subject(s)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/therapy , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy , Monitoring, Physiologic/methods , Self-Management/methods , Telemedicine/methods , Blood Glucose/analysis , Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring , Humans , Patient Compliance , Prognosis
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Med Ref Serv Q ; 36(1): 42-48, 2017.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28112635

ABSTRACT

Book clubs offer a unique opportunity to support interprofessional learning on academic campuses. The purpose of this article is to discuss how a health sciences library partnered with the Center for Interprofessional Healthcare Education to develop a book club that fosters interprofessional communication. The article includes a discussion of the opportunities, approach, results, and challenges.


Subject(s)
Books , Health Communication/methods , Interdisciplinary Communication , Librarians , Libraries, Medical/organization & administration , Professional Role , Academic Medical Centers , Adult , Female , Humans , Interprofessional Relations , Male , Middle Aged
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J Dent Educ ; 79(5): 493-8, 2015 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25941142

ABSTRACT

Oral and maxillofacial radiology is the newest specialty to be recognized by the American Dental Association, so knowledge about the parameters of this profession is in the early stages of development. The aim of this study was to understand the current distribution of oral and maxillofacial radiologists (OMFRs) in academia and private practice, the nature of their practice, and trends in their board certification status. An email describing the study's purpose with a link to a survey was sent to "OradList," a listserv that has a majority of OMFRs in the United States and Canada as members. Of the 205 respondents, 46% were female; the age distribution ranged from 25 to over 70 years; and 80% were working full-time. Among the respondents, 66% practiced in an academic setting, 20% in private practice, 8% in both private and academic settings, and 3% in the military. Only 37% of the respondents were board-certified. For OMFRs trained from 1965 to 2009, there was an increasing trend towards becoming board-certified, but a significant decrease occurred after 2009, dropping from 65% to 35% of those trained in those years.


Subject(s)
Career Choice , Dentists , Education, Dental, Graduate , Radiology/education , Specialty Boards , Academic Medical Centers/statistics & numerical data , Adult , Aged , Dentists/statistics & numerical data , Education, Dental, Graduate/statistics & numerical data , Female , Humans , Internship and Residency/statistics & numerical data , Job Satisfaction , Male , Middle Aged , Military Dentistry/statistics & numerical data , Private Practice/statistics & numerical data , Professional Practice/statistics & numerical data , Radiology/statistics & numerical data , Time Factors
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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25577414

ABSTRACT

In a literature review, the incidence and morbidity of bleeding complications after dental surgery in anticoagulated patients was compared with embolic complications when anticoagulation was interrupted. Over 99% of anticoagulated patients had no postoperative bleeding that required more than local hemostatic measures. Of more than 5431 patients undergoing more than 11,381 surgical procedures, with many patients at higher than present therapeutic intenational normalized ratio (INR) levels, only 31 (∼0.6% of patients) required more than local hemostasis to control the hemorrhage; none died due to hemorrhage. Among at least 2673 patients whose warfarin dose was reduced or withdrawn for at least 2775 visits for dental procedures, there were 22 embolic complications (0.8% of cessations), including 6 fatal events (0.2% of cessations). The embolic morbidity risk in patients whose anticoagulation is interrupted for dental surgery exceeds that of significant bleeding complications in patients whose anticoagulation is continued, even when surgery is extensive. Warfarin anticoagulation, therefore, should not be interrupted for most dental surgery.


Subject(s)
Anticoagulants/administration & dosage , Blood Loss, Surgical/prevention & control , Oral Hemorrhage/prevention & control , Oral Surgical Procedures , Thromboembolism/prevention & control , Contraindications , Dental Care for Chronically Ill , Hemostasis, Surgical , Humans , Oral Hemorrhage/etiology , Risk Factors , Thromboembolism/etiology
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