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Development of a Guide to Recommended Print Materials for Diabetes Patient Education
(Sage Publications, 1984)
There are hundreds of current booklets, pamphlets, and manuals available for diabetes patient educa tion. Everyone, it seems, is writing them from large pharmaceutical com panies and publishing houses to small rural ...
Increased body fluid purine levels during hypotensive events : Evidence for ATP degradation
(Elsevier, 1986-09)
Tissue ischemia leads to adenosine triphosphate (ATP) breakdown with elevation of body fluid ATP metabolites. This study tests the hypothesis that there is a direct relationship between periods of hypotension and body fluid ...
Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods to Pretest the Publication Take Charge of Your Diabetes: A Guide for Care
(Sage Publications, 1996)
Quantitative and qualitative methods used to pretest the guidebook Take Charge of Your Diabetes: A Guide for Care are presented in this paper. Questionnaires were used as the quantitative method (completed by 59 diabetes ...
Comparison of adrenergic agonists for the treatment of ventricular fibrillation and pulseless electrical activity
(Elsevier, 1994-12)
The primary role of epinephrine for the treatment of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and pulseless electrical activity (PEA) is to increase blood flow to the myocardium and central nervous system and ultimately improve ...
Development of a Guide To Recommended Audiovisual Materials on Diabetes, 1983
(Sage Publications, 1984)
The task of reviewing and critiquing the hundreds of audiovisual programs available for diabetes education is an exceedingly time consuming and tedious activity. To assist the many users of educational audiovisual materials ...
The Relationship Between Diabetes-Related Attitudes and Patients' Self- Reported Adherence
(Sage Publications, 1993)
This study involved 1202 patients who were placed into low adherence or high adherence groups based on their answers to questionnaires. The attitudes of each group were compared for a variety of adherence behaviors. Patients ...
Perceived Effectiveness, Cost, and Availability of Patient Education Methods and Materials
(Sage Publications, 1992)
To determine the efficacy of and need for patient education methods and media, a needs assessment was sent to 816 members of the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Respondents (n=325, 40%) included 62% RNs, 36% ...
Predictors of Adherence to Nutrition Recommendations in People With Non- Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
(Sage Publications, 1997)
The purpose of this study was to determine how the components of psychosocial adjustment to diabetes predict adherence to nutrition recommendations based on self-reported successful completion of contingency contracts. The ...
Guidelines for Facilitating a Patient Empowerment Program
(Sage Publications, 1995)
The traditional medical treatment model often ignores the emotional, spiritual, social, and cognitive aspects of living with a chronic disease such as diabetes. Empowerment programs address these psychosocial areas by ...