age‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ marital status‚ highest level of education attained‚ working conditions‚ transport availability‚ smoking status‚ diabetes duration‚ cultural factors (dress wear‚ behaviors in Ramadan‚ perception towards obesity)‚ number of anti-diabetic medication‚ insulin therapy‚ the Depression‚ Anxiety and Stress scale (DASS-21) and International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) score. The Morisky Medication Adherence Scale -8 (MMAS-8) score was used to measure the outcome of adherence
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Environmental Health and Health Effects of Environmental Abstract Environmental health addresses all the physical‚ chemical‚ and biological factors external to a person‚ and all the related factors impacting behaviors. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments (WHO‚ 2001). This is what the several articles and videos provided for the class help
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OF GLOBAL HEALTH AND THE 10/90 GAP “pneumonia ‚ diarrheal diseases‚ tuberculosis‚ and malaria when combined have been estimated to account for more then 20% of the disease burden in the world(mostly in developing countries)‚ yet they receive less than 1% of the total public and private funds which are devoted to health and research.” Global health is the health of the population in a global context and transcends the perspectives and concerns of individual nations. Global health implies a global
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Edwards et al. BMC Public Health 2010‚ 10:200 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/200 STUDY PROTOCOL Study protocol Open Access Assessing the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of adaptive e-Learning to improve dietary behaviour: protocol for a systematic review Phil Edwards*1‚ Lambert Felix1‚ Jody Harris1‚ Elaine Ferguson1‚ Caroline Free1‚ Jane Landon2‚ Karen Lock3‚ Susan Michie4‚ Alec Miners5 and Elizabeth Murray6 Abstract Background: The composition of habitual diets is associated
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Manage health and social care practice outcomes for individuals 1. Understand the theory and principles that underpin based practice Explain outcome based practice In 1990 health care providers had just began to discover what appeared to be a very powerful tool for reducing variation in patient care practices - clinical paths. A clinical path includes descriptions of key events that‚ if performed by caregivers as described‚ are expected to produce the most desirable outcomes for patients
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THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDIVIDUAL Physical and health education is a significant aspect of a wholesome education around the world. Ministries of education all over the globe incorporate physical and health education into its curriculum. This clearly indicates that both physical and health education are key aspects in the development of an individual. Physical education is defined as a course of education learning that in a encourages play
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PUBLIC HEALTH Health is the word used to describe how your body feels. Being healthy is important because it makes you feel good and live longer. The field of health psychology is focused on promoting health as well as the prevention and treatment of disease and illness. Health psychologists also focus on understanding how people react‚ cope and recover from illness. Some health psychologists work to improve the health care system and the government ’s approach to health care policy. Health is the
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in relation to health and sickness. Not one person on earth is absolutely healthy or totally sick. The perception of health differs from one and another. According to World Health Organization (WHO) (1948)‚ health is “… a state completes physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity…” In globalization era now‚ the healthy lifestyle of people also change. Health promotion is being introduced to create best solutions in improving the health quality among
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Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain‚ process‚ and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. Low health literacy has a negative impact on a patients health status and use of the health care system. Patients with low health literacy levels cannot make decisions regarding their health care or follow instructions on medications and health maintenance behaviors. This can affect health care in a variety of
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particular case study. However‚ before any recommendations can be made‚ one must look at the changes leadership of Archie Norman. Archie Norman has been hired to change the downward spiral of the Asda supermarket change. He offered a three-year plan that should return the company to profitability and growth. He replaced the management team with individuals from outside the company and hired a consultant with considerable retail experience. The headquarters staff was cut by 30% and an 18 months
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