Effectiveness of registered nurses on patient outcomes in primary care: a systematic review

J Lukewich, R Martin-Misener, AA Norful… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Globally, registered nurses (RNs) are increasingly working in primary
care interdisciplinary teams. Although existing literature provides some information about …

Effectiveness of quality improvement strategies on the management of diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AC Tricco, NM Ivers, JM Grimshaw, D Moher, L Turner… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background The effectiveness of quality improvement (QI) strategies on diabetes care
remains unclear. We aimed to assess the effects of QI strategies on glycated haemoglobin …

Non‐medical prescribing versus medical prescribing for acute and chronic disease management in primary and secondary care

G Weeks, J George, K Maclure… - Cochrane Database of …, 2016 - cochranelibrary.com
Background A range of health workforce strategies are needed to address health service
demands in low‐, middle‐and high‐income countries. Non‐medical prescribing involves …

Genome-wide association study in individuals of South Asian ancestry identifies six new type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci

JS Kooner, D Saleheen, X Sim, J Sehmi, W Zhang… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
We carried out a genome-wide association study of type-2 diabetes (T2D) in individuals of
South Asian ancestry. Our discovery set included 5,561 individuals with T2D (cases) and …

Ethnicity and type 2 diabetes in the UK

LM Goff - Diabetic Medicine, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Type 2 diabetes is a major UK public health priority. Among minority ethnic communities, the
prevalence is alarmingly high, approximately three to five times higher than in the white …

Culturally appropriate health education for people in ethnic minority groups with type 2 diabetes mellitus

M Attridge, J Creamer, M Ramsden… - Cochrane Database …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Ethnic minority groups in upper‐middle‐income and high‐income countries
tend to be socioeconomically disadvantaged and to have a higher prevalence of type 2 …

Nurse led interventions to improve control of blood pressure in people with hypertension: systematic review and meta-analysis

CE Clark, LFP Smith, RS Taylor, JL Campbell - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
Objective To review trials of nurse led interventions for hypertension in primary care to clarify
the evidence base, establish whether nurse prescribing is an important intervention, and …

Ramadan Education and Awareness in Diabetes (READ) programme for Muslims with Type 2 diabetes who fast during Ramadan

V Bravis, E Hui, S Salih, S Mehar… - Diabetic …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Diabet. Med. 27, 327–331 (2010) Abstract Background and Aims During Ramadan, Muslims
fast from dawn to dusk for one lunar month. The majority of Muslim diabetic patients are …

Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in South Asians

N Gholap, M Davies, K Patel, N Sattar, K Khunti - Primary care diabetes, 2011 - Elsevier
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is growing at a pandemic scale and is associated with a rapid
increase in its complications such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This problem is even …

Diabetes and associated complications in the South Asian population

A Shah, AM Kanaya - Current cardiology reports, 2014 - Springer
The rising prevalence of diabetes in South Asians has significant health and economic
implications. South Asians are predisposed to the development of diabetes due to biologic …