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Feasibility of the Diabetes Self-Management Coaching Program for Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care. [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

There is no effective self-management support program for individuals in the PC setting of low-income countries like Ethiopia. Assess the acceptability of the DSM Coaching Program by individuals with type 2 diabetes. The study utilized qualitative data collected from intervention group participants.

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Lived experience of individuals with thalassemia in Eastern India [Allergy/Immunology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Methods: The authors employed a qualitative research design to study thalassemic patients receiving outpatient treatment at a suburban hospital clinic in Kolkata, India. The authors, both individually and collectively, utilized an immersion-crystallization approach to analyze the content of the interviews.

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Intervention Strategies for Management of Comorbid Depression Among Individuals With Hypertension: A Scoping Review [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Delivery methods varied, with most interventions being face-to-face, while a few utilized digital platforms such as mobile apps and telephone support. Interventions were categorized into Integrated and Coordinated Care, Behavioral and Psychological Interventions, and Physical and Lifestyle Interventions.

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Interventions Between Providers and Patients with Limited English Proficiency to Improve Health-Related Outcomes [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention/Instrument Multiple interventions utilized, as specified in each study. diagnosis of a condition; biological markers; knowledge; attitude; quality of life and change in symptoms; individual or group behavior, skills; healthcare process and system outcomes). (e.g., Results Eighty-four studies fit inclusion criteria.

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Economic analysis of virtual Medical Legal Partnership model [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: Evaluate the economic impact of receiving tele-legal services from Medicaid’s perspective with regard to a) fee- for service (FFS) total cost of care; b) FFS cost of primary care; c) utilization for FFS primary care; d) utilization for FFS and capitated behavioral health (BH) and BH emergency department encounters.

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National variation in ASCVD risk between Pooled Cohort Equations and PREVENT [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context In November 2023, the American Heart Association (AHA) released PREVENT, a new set of risk equations to calculate an individual's risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Each individual was separated into clinically significant risk categories of <7.5%, 7.5-10%, 10%, and >10%.

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Diabetes related complications among Ethiopian Jews-Outcomes of a 10 years cohort study in Israel [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Design and analysis: The study employed a comprehensive cohort design to compare individuals with T2D who were Ethiopian-born to their Israeli-born counterparts. Data for this investigation were sourced from a community-based approach, utilizing information from CHS, which integrates data from community sources and hospitals.