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Tran TXM, Kim S, Cha C, Park B. Temporal Trend in Uptake of the National General Health Checkups and Cancer Screening Program among Korean Women with Breast Cancer. Cancer Res Treat 2024; 56:522-530. [PMID: 37905311 PMCID: PMC11016641 DOI: 10.4143/crt.2023.729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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PURPOSE This study assessed the temporal trends of uptake of national general health and cancer screening among women with breast cancer in Korea between 2009 and 2016. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the claims data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database. Participants included 101,403 breast cancer patients diagnosed between 2009 and 2016. Information on participation in national screening programs, including breast cancer screening, general health, and gastric, colorectal, and cervical cancers, up to 2020 was collected. Screening participation rates within the first 2 and 5 years postdiagnosis were calculated by diagnosis year and fitted with joinpoint regression models to assess temporal trends. RESULTS Overall, the participation rate in breast cancer screening within 2 years postdiagnosis increased from 10.9% to 14.0% from 2009-2016, with an annual percentage change (APC) of 3.7% (p < 0.05). The participation rate in breast cancer screening was lower than that in general health checkup and screening for other cancers within 2 and 5 years postdiagnosis. A steady increase in screening trends was also observed for general health, gastric, colorectal, and cervical cancers, with APC of 5.3%, 5.7%, 6.9%, and 7.6% in the 2-year postdiagnosis rate, and APC of 3.6%, 3.7%, 3.7%, and 4.4% in 5-year postdiagnosis rate, respectively. The screening rate was highest among age groups 50-59 and 60-69 in 2009 and significant upward trends were observed in all age groups for general health checkup and gastric, colorectal, and cervical cancer screening. CONCLUSION Among female breast cancer survivors in Korea, the uptake rate of screenings for general health and various cancers, including breast, gastric, colorectal, and cervical cancers, has shown a gradual increase in recent years.
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- Thi Xuan Mai Tran
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute for Health and Society, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Institute for Health and Society, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Hanyang Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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Bryant JV, Carcioppolo N, Lun D, Potter J. Entertainment-education to reduce internalized stigma, increase intimate partner status disclosure intentions, and increase antiretroviral medical adherence intentions: A randomized controlled trial targeting black women living with HIV in the Southern U.S. Soc Sci Med 2023; 327:115945. [PMID: 37182297 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Black women in the Southern U.S. account for 67% of all new HIV diagnoses across women of all races and ethnicities. In comparison to women of other racial and ethnic identities, Black women disproportionately experience internalized stigma, lower levels of disclosure self-efficacy, and lower rates of medical adherence. The disclosure processes model hypothesizes that persons living with HIV can be disclosure avoidance oriented or disclosure approach oriented. Disclosure avoidance is facilitated by various forms of stigma and negative outcome expectations. While disclosure approach orientation is facilitated by factors such as positive disclosure attitudes and disclosure self-efficacy. Despite the important role of disclosure in ending the HIV epidemic, extant interventions are limited. Recent research suggests entertainment-education (EE) may be an effective intervention for HIV status disclosure. Entertainment-education is a persuasive strategy that consists of intentionally embedding health and social messages into entertaining content. METHODS The present study evaluated the comparative efficacy of the 90 DAYS film for improving internalized HIV stigma, disclosure beliefs, positive disclosure attitudes, disclosure self-efficacy, HIV disclosure intentions, and medical adherence intentions. A randomized controlled trial was employed consisting of 130 Black women living with HIV in the Southern U.S. Participants were recruited primarily via a Qualtrics panel and randomly assigned to either view the 90 DAYS film or a standard of care brochure. RESULTS Results indicated the EE condition significantly outperformed the brochure condition on the following outcomes: disclosure beliefs (p = .046), positive disclosure attitudes (p = .008), disclosure self-efficacy (p = .007), and intentions to disclose to an intimate partner (p = .038). Statistically significant differences were not observed for internalized stigma or medical adherence intentions. CONCLUSION Findings suggest that EE is an effective strategy for improving psychosocial influences of disclosure and disclosure intentions. Theoretical and practical implications of this work are discussed.
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- Jazmyne V Bryant
- Division of Health Science, Florida A&M University, 334 Palmer Avenue, Tallahassee, FL, 32307, USA.
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- Dept of Communication Studies, University of Miami, 5100 Brunson Dr, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, USA
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- Dept of Health Disparities Research, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Miami, 8932 SW 97th Ave, Miami, FL, 33176, USA
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Lee HJ, Song JK, Moon J, Kim K, Park HK, Kang GW, Shin JH, Kang J, Kim BG, Lee YH, Jeong HS, Heeyoung L, Lee WK, Kim S, Park YK. Health-related quality of life using WHODAS 2.0 and associated factors 1 year after stroke in Korea: a multi-centre and cross-sectional study. BMC Neurol 2022; 22:501. [PMID: 36564762 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-022-03032-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the self-perceived level of disability of stroke survivors in the community. We aimed to characterise Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) 1 year after stroke and investigate how sociodemographic and stroke-related factors and medical adherence explain the self-perceived level of disability in a Korean stroke population. METHODS This was a multicentre cross-sectional study. A total of 382 ischaemic stroke survivors at 1 year after onset from 11 university hospitals underwent a one-session assessment, including socioeconomic variables, the modified Rankin Scale (mRS), various neurological sequelae, the Morisky, Green and Levin-Medication Adherence Questionnaire (MGL), and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) 36-items. The relationship between disability and different variables was analysed using ordinal logistic regression. RESULTS The prevalence of disability based on global WHODAS 2.0 was 62.6% (mild, 41.6%; moderate, 16.0%; severe, 5.0%). The prevalence of severe disability was higher in participation in society (16.8%) and getting around (11.8%) than in other domains. Low MGL- motivation was the only factor determining a significant association between all six domains of disability after adjustment. Different predictors for specific domains were age, mRS, dysarthria, trouble seeing, cognition problems, and MGL-motivation for understanding and communicating; age, recurrent stroke, mRS, hemiplegia, facial palsy, general weakness, and MGL-motivation for getting around; age, education, mRS, hemiplegia, and MGL-motivation for self-care; education, recurrent stroke, hemiplegia, dysarthria, and MGL-motivation for getting along with people; age, education, income, mRS, hemiplegia, dysarthria, MGL-knowledge, and MGL-motivation for life activities; living without a spouse, mRS, hemiplegia, dysarthria, trouble seeing, cognition problems, general weakness, and MGL-motivation for participation in society. CONCLUSIONS Self-perceived disability according to the WHODAS 2.0 at 1 year after stroke was highly prevalent. Each disability domain showed a different prevalence and associated factors. Interventions promoting medical adherence to motivation seemed to help achieve high HRQoL in all domains.
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Franco DW, Alessi J, Becker AS, do Amaral BB, de Oliveira GB, Schaan BD, Telo GH. Medical adherence in the time of social distancing: a brief report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adherence to treatment in patients with diabetes. Arch Endocrinol Metab 2021; 65:517-521. [PMID: 33939905 PMCID: PMC10522182 DOI: 10.20945/2359-3997000000362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate the impact of social distancing determined by the COVID-19 pandemic on treatment adherence using the Self-Care Inventory-revised in adults with diabetes mellitus. In type 1 diabetes, the adherence score was lower during than before social distancing.
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- Debora Wilke Franco
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
- Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil,
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas: Endocrinologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
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- Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
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- Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas: Endocrinologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
- Escola de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
- Divisão de Endocrinologia, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
- Escola de Medicina, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital São Lucas, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil
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Krejany C, Kanjo E, Gaedtke L, Chakera A, Jiwa M. Patients' attitudes and intentions towards taking medical advice for type 2 diabetes mellitus: a theory of planned behaviour analysis. Endocrine 2021; 74:80-89. [PMID: 34216366 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-021-02771-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE A key component of effective diabetes care is understanding patients' perceptions about diabetes management. Patients' attitudes and intentions towards taking medical advice may predict the outcomes for effective diabetes care. This study aims to measure participants' attitudes, beliefs and intentions towards following medical advice to manage their diabetes using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). The domains of the TPB are correlated with clinical measures of diabetes to determine if these attitudes and intentions are predictive of better diabetes control. METHODS A pilot study was conducted. A 34-item survey was designed using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) framework and administered via mail by four general practice clinics. Included participants (N = 104; response rate 29.5%) had a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and were taking medication for glycaemic control. Scores for each domain of the TPB survey were correlated with participants' clinical indicators for diabetes: HbA1c, blood pressure, lipid profile, cholesterol, and kidney health (eGFR and albumin: creatinine ratio) and BMI. RESULTS Participants surveyed generally reported positive attitudes and intention to follow medical advice. Medical advice was perceived to be beneficial and useful by the majority. However, in general, there was no correlation between positive intentions and improved clinical indicators of disease. Clinical indicators did not improve with duration of illness. The burden of illness is likely a mitigating factor for positive intention as participants perceive medical advice as difficult and inconvenient to follow. CONCLUSIONS Patients' individual capacity to implement medical advice should be addressed in shared-decision making models to potentially improve patient outcomes towards therapeutic targets.
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- Catherine Krejany
- The University of Notre Dame Australia, School of Medicine Sydney, Melbourne Clinical School, Werribee, VIC, Australia
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- The University of Notre Dame Australia, School of Medicine Sydney, Melbourne Clinical School, Werribee, VIC, Australia
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- The University of Notre Dame Australia, School of Medicine Sydney, Melbourne Clinical School, Werribee, VIC, Australia
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- University of Western Australia, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Perth, WA, Australia
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- The University of Notre Dame Australia, School of Medicine Sydney, Melbourne Clinical School, Werribee, VIC, Australia.
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Tsai TH, Huang N, Lin IF, Chou YJ. Variation in the 11-year trajectories of medical care seeking behaviors in diabetes patients under a single payer system: persisting gaps to be filled. BMC Health Serv Res 2019; 19:580. [PMID: 31426781 PMCID: PMC6699076 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4399-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Care-seeking behavior is widely acknowledged to have strong influences on health outcomes among individuals with chronic conditions including diabetes. Despite its dynamic nature, care seeking behavior are often considered as time invariant in most studies. The likelihood of patients changing their regularity and source of chronic care over time is often neglected. This study aimed to determine the long-term trajectories of care-seeking patterns of both care-seeking regularity and health provider choices; and their associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes under the National Health Insurance (NHI) program in Taiwan. METHODS We utilized population-based data from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) in Taiwan. Three thousand, nine hundred and eighty-seven adult patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes in 1999 were enrolled in the cohort. We assessed their trajectories of regular care visits and sources of diabetes care from 2000 to 2010. A group-based trajectory model was applied. RESULTS Seven distinct groups of long-term care-seeking patterns were identified. Only 51.44% of patients with newly diagnosed diabetes had regularly visited their providers over time. Among them, 56.41 and 16.09% had persistently sought care from generalized and specialized providers, respectively. 27.50% had sought care from different levels of providers. Patients who were male, elderly, low-income, and had a higher baseline diabetes severity were significantly more likely to either continue with their irregular care-seeking behavior or fail to maintain their regular care seeking behavior over time. Those who were younger, had a higher socioeconomic status, and lived in an urban area were significantly more likely to persistently seek care from specialized care settings. CONCLUSIONS This study is the first population-based assessment of long-term care-seeking behaviors of type 2 diabetes patients under a single-payer system with a comprehensive benefit coverage. The most alarming finding was that, despite the existence of the comprehensive universal health insurance coverage in Taiwan, almost 50% of patients did not seek or maintain regular visits to providers over time as recommended. Understanding variations in the long-term trajectories of care adherence and sources of care may help to identify gaps in diabetes care management.
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- Tzu-Ho Tsai
- Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No.115, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Intensive Care, Cheng-Hsin Hospital, No. 45, Cheng Hsin Street, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No.115, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No.115, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No.115, Sec. 2, Linong Street, Taipei, Taiwan
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Siabani S, Driscoll T, Davidson PM, Leeder SR. A randomized controlled trial to evaluate an educational strategy involving community health volunteers in improving self-care in patients with chronic heart failure: Rationale, design and methodology. Springerplus 2014; 3:689. [PMID: 25512887 PMCID: PMC4252496 DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-3-689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background Chronic heart failure (CHF) is an increasingly important health problem worldwide. Effective self-care can improve the outcomes and quality of life in patients with CHF. Acknowledging the important role of educational interventions for improving self-care, we sought to assess a new educational strategy involving community health volunteers (CHVs) that could reduce the cost and, hypothetically, increase the effectiveness of self-care education in patients with CHF. Methods/Design In this ongoing three-arm controlled trial, approved by two human research ethics committees in Australia and Iran, 231 patients with CHF registered at a referral cardiovascular hospital in Iran were randomly allocated into three groups -trained by community health volunteers at patients’ homes, rained by formal health professionals at hospital; and a control group with no formal educational exposure. Data obtained through interviewing participants and using the Persian self-care of CHF index (pSCHFI) before and two months after interventions will be analysed using SAS and SPSS. Discussion The results of this study may help health service systems, especially in countries with limited resources, make use of community volunteers to teach patients with CHF to develop self-care behaviors and skills, reducing the cost of care and improving CHF outcomes. Also, this home-based educational strategy using face-to-face training, if successful, may provide psychosocial supports for patients suffering from chronic illnesses. Trial registration number ACTRN12614000788673 (Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry)
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- Soraya Siabani
- Menzies Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia ; School of Public Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Epidemiology and Occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
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- Department of Acute and Chronic Care, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Menzies Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Australia
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