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- 1Clark, Alexander (Faculty of Nursing)
- 1Johnson, Jeff A. (School of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta)
- 1Jude, Spiers (Faculty of Nursing)
- 1Majumdar, Sumit R. (Department of Medicine, University of Alberta)
- 1Marion, Allen (Faculty of Nursing)
- 1Williams, Beverly (Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta)
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Spring 2016
Living with diabetes is challenging. Achieving optimal blood sugar balance involves major lifestyle choices and changes that can be difficult to sustain over time. When a woman with diabetes immigrates to a new country with very different social and cultural customs, religion, values, norms, and...
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Fall 2013
There is a general agreement that a relationship exists between health literacy (HL) and health outcomes. Nonetheless, there are critical gaps in the measurement of HL and in the evidence on the impact of inadequate HL on health outcomes, especially in the diabetes population. These gaps need to...
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Remote Cardiac Rehabilitation for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-Analysis Comparing Remote Based Programs versus Usual Care and Center Based Programs
DownloadSpring 2017
Background: The effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs for coronary heart disease (CHD) is well established; it is associated with improved quality of life, risk factor reduction, and over the long term, a reduction in all cause and cardiac mortality. Despite this effectiveness,...