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Open AccessImplementing integrated hypertension and diabetes management using the World Health Organization’s HEARTS model: protocol for a pilot study in the Guatemalan national primary care system
The HEARTS technical package was developed by the World Health Organization to address the implementation gap in cardiovascular disease prevention in low- and middle-income countries. Guatemala is a middle-inc...
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Open AccessComparing the effectiveness of Family Support for Health Action (FAM-ACT) with traditional community health worker-led interventions to improve adult diabetes management and outcomes: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) programs have struggled to deliver sustainable, effective support for adults with diabetes (AWDs) to improve self-management behaviors, achieve glycemic g...
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Changes in Self-management During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes at a Federally Qualified Health Center
The COVID-19 pandemic affected how adults with diabetes perform self-management, and impacts may be greater among vulnerable populations. We assessed the impact of the pandemic on diabetes self-management amon...
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Open AccessImproving diabetic patients’ adherence to treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease (Office Guidelines Applied to Practice—IMPACT Study)—a cluster randomized controlled effectiveness trial
Despite nationwide improvements in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and morbidity, CVD deaths in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are 2–4 times higher than among those without T2DM. A key contributor t...
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Public health law must never again be misused to expel asylum seekers: Title 42
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Open AccessPeer mentorship to improve outcomes in patients on hemodialysis (PEER-HD): a randomized controlled trial protocol
Patients receiving in-center hemodialysis experience disproportionate morbidity and incur high healthcare-related costs. Much of this cost stems from potentially avoidable hospitalizations. Peer mentorship has...
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Peer Support to Prevent and Manage Diabetes in Underserved Communities
Lifestyle and self-management programs for diabetes prevention and management have been found to be effective when participants engage with such programs. Unfortunately, underserved communities are often not r...
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Open AccessImplementing immediate postpartum contraception: a comparative case study at 11 hospitals
Immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is an evidence-based practice, but hospitals face significant barriers to its adoption. Our objective was to examine how organizational context ...
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Autonomy support from informal health supporters: links with self-care activities, healthcare engagement, metabolic outcomes, and cardiac risk among Veterans with type 2 diabetes
This study examined the role of autonomy support from adults’ informal health supporters (family or friends) in diabetes-specific health behaviors and health outcomes. Using baseline data from 239 Veterans wit...
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Open AccessProtecting providers and patients: results of an Internet survey of health care workers’ risk perceptions and ethical concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated worldwide scarcity of critical resources to protect against and treat disease. Shortages of face masks and other protective equipment place health workers, already on the fr...
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Peer Support to Prevent and Manage Diabetes in Underserved Communities
Lifestyle and self-management programs for diabetes prevention and management have been found to be effective when participants engage with such programs. Unfortunately, underserved communities are often not r...
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Open AccessChampions in context: which attributes matter for change efforts in healthcare?
Research to date has focused on strategies and resources used by effective champions of healthcare change efforts, rather than personal characteristics that contribute to their success. We sought to identify a...
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Open AccessEngaging family supporters of adult patients with diabetes to improve clinical and patient-centered outcomes: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Most adults with diabetes who are at high risk for complications have family or friends who are involved in their medical and self-care (“family supporters”). These family supporters are an important resource ...
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Open AccessPersonalized behavior change program for glaucoma patients with poor adherence: a pilot interventional cohort study with a pre-post design
About half of people with glaucoma do not adhere to their recommended medications. Interventions for other chronic conditions have successfully utilized reminder systems and motivational interviewing (MI)-base...
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Open AccessFormative evaluation and adaptation of pre-and early implementation of diabetes shared medical appointments to maximize sustainability and adoption
Understanding the many factors that influence implementation of new programs, in addition to their success or failure, is extraordinarily complex. This qualitative study examines the implementation and adaptat...
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Open AccessA mobile phone-based program to promote healthy behaviors among adults with prediabetes: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Rates of participation in Diabetes Prevention Programs (DPPs) are low. This may be due, in part, to low levels of autonomous motivation (i.e., motivation that arises from internal sources and sustains healthy ...
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Open AccessA multi-stakeholder evaluation of the Baltimore City virtual supermarket program
Increasing access to healthy foods and beverages in disadvantaged communities is a public health priority due to alarmingly high rates of obesity. The Virtual Supermarket Program (VSP) is a Baltimore City Heal...
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Open AccessPerspectives and experiences of community health workers in Brazilian primary care centers using m-health tools in home visits with community members
Mobile health (m-health) tools are a promising strategy to facilitate the work of community health workers (CHWs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Despite their potential value, little is known abo...
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A Sco** Review of Behavioral Economic Interventions for Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The purpose of this paper was to review studies of behavioral economic interventions (financial incentives, choice architecture modifications, or commitment devices) to prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) ...
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Public Policies and Interventions for Diabetes in Latin America: a Sco** Review
Successful interventions are needed to diagnose and manage type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in Latin America, a region that is experiencing a significant rise in rates of T2DM. Complementing an earlier review exploring ...
