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Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes mellitus is associated with high rates of cardiovascular disease (e.g., atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction) and cardiovascular mortality. Behavior...
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Measuring health-related problem solving among African Americans with multiple chronic conditions: application of Rasch analysis
Identification of patients with poor chronic disease self-management skills can facilitate treatment planning, determine effectiveness of interventions, and reduce disease complications. This paper describes t...
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Application of Latent Class Analysis to Identify Behavioral Patterns of Response to Behavioral Lifestyle Interventions in Overweight and Obese Adults
Examining responders and non-responders to behavioral lifestyle interventions among overweight/obese adults with additional comorbidities may aid in refining and tailoring obesity treatment.
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Association of Social Problem Solving With Glycemic Control in a Sample of Urban African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes
The Social Problem-Solving Inventory—Revised, Short Form, was administered to 65 urban African Americans with type 2 diabetes to examine association of generic problem-solving styles and orientation with hemog...
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Problem solving in diabetes self-management: A model of chronic illness self-management behavior
Management of chronic illnesses is a significant public health concern that is made more challenging by problems of regimen adherence. Effective self-management of chronic illnesses such as diabetes requires n...