Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among Outpatients with Type 2 Diabetes in the Mexican Population ´ ´ ´ ´ Carlos Tovilla-Zarate1,5*, Isela Juarez-Rojop2, Yesenia Peralta Jimenez1, Marıa Antonia Jimenez1, 1 1 1 3 ´ ´ ´ ˜ ´ Silvia Vazquez , Deysi Bermudez-Ocana , Teresa Ramon-Frıas , Alma D. Genis Mendoza , Sherezada ´ ´ ´ Pool Garcıa4, Lilia Lopez Narvaez5 ´ ´ ´ ´mica Multidisciplinaria de Comalcalco, Comalcalco, Tabasco, Me ´xico, 2 Universidad Juarez Autonoma de ´ ´ 1 Universidad Juarez Autonoma
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Descriptive Epidemiology Case Study: Diabetes Descriptive Epidemiology Case Study 2 Diabetes, the sixth leading cause of death in the United States is a disease in which the body has a shortage of insulin, a decreased ability to use insulin, or both. Insulin is a hormone that allows glucose (sugar) to enter cells and be converted to energy. When diabetes is not controlled, glucose and fats remain
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Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes mellitus, most commonly known as “Diabetes” is a chronic disease associated with abnormally high levels of the sugar (Glucose) in the blood. Glucose is the main source of energy for the body's cells. The levels of glucose in the blood are controlled by a hormone called insulin, which is made by the pancreas. Insulin helps glucose enter the cells. In diabetes, the pancreas does not make enough insulin or the body can't respond normally to the insulin that is produced, this
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org/ Review Article: Diabetes in Prevention Abstract: Pakistan: Epidemiology, Determinants and * R. Hakeem 1 , 2 , A . Fawwad 2 Epidemiology and determinants of diabetes in Pakistan have peculiar combination of risk factors. Strong gene and environment interplay along with in-utero programming in context of low birth weight and gestational diabetes are the main contributors of a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Pakistan. The real burden of diabetes is due to its chronic complications
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Diabetes Case Study NUR/427 January 13, 2011 Diabetes Case Study Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that affects millions of people across the nation. According to LeMone and Burke (2008), “Approximately 1.3 million new cases of DM are diagnosed each year in the United States” (pg 563). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 23.6 million people in the United States have DM. Collectively 17.9 million people were diagnosed and 5.7 million people were undiagnosed
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was to interpret the perception and experience of the older adults which are insulin depended in the rural areas and their self-management. The aim was to gather the information and pursue a consideration of a new model for educating patients on diabetes. 2) What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit. In the older adult population, should there be guidelines created for diabetic management? 3) Did the authors describe the research design of this study? If
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examined the effects self-management education on how Type 2 Diabetes patients’ make and maintain lifestyle changes. Purpose of Study The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of Type 2 Diabetes self-management education program on its participants to “make and maintain lifestyle changes” (Rise, et al, 2013). Question The researcher sought to determine if Type 2 Diabetics have healthier lifestyles following participation in diabetes management education group programs. Methodology Participants
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Process Evaluation Process evaluation is used to help you create infrastructure that supports your project or organization, and to evaluate how effectively that process functions. It will also help you assess short-term changes in skills, attitudes, and knowledge of the participants. Because changes in circumstances may require you to make adjustments in your plan along the way to meet your goals, you and your program officer may review your process evaluation during the term of your grant. You
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male who was diagnosed with diabetes when he was twenty-seven years old. I have obtained verbal release of patient information from Bill, and for the purposes of this paper, have changed his and his family’s name to observe privacy. In this paper I will be interviewing Bill and his family to research their personal impact regarding Bills diabetes diagnosis and the effect it has had in their life. Bill and Linda were married for five years before he found out he had diabetes. They had one child, a daughter
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Diabetes Diabetes is a life-long disease marked by elevated levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood. It can be caused by too little insulin (a chemical produced by the pancreas to regulate blood sugar), resistance to insulin, or both. Approximately 2.7 million or 11.4% of all African Americans aged 20 years or older have diabetes. However, one-third of them do not know it. The most life-threatening consequences of diabetes are heart disease and stroke, which strike people with diabetes more than
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