Factors influencing self-management behaviors in persons with lupus nephritis: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Patients with lupus nephritis experience disease symptoms and side effects from treatment. Although self-management behaviors are important in patients with this disease, there is limited research on the factors influencing these behaviors.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the factors influencing self-management behaviors in patients with lupus nephritis.

Factors Influencing Telehealth Service Use and Health Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Several studies have demonstrated the efficacy and user acceptance of telehealth in managing patients with chronic conditions, including continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). However, the rates of telehealth service use in various patient groups have been low and have declined over time, which may affect important health outcomes. Telehealth service use in patients undergoing CAPD has been recognized as a key challenge that needs to be examined further.

Social determinants of health and glycemic control in persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending a tertiary hospital in Nepal: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an emerging global public health challenge worldwide, including Nepal. Social determinants of health (SDOH) play a major role in glycemic control among persons with type 2 DM (T2DM). However, little is known about the association between SDOH and glycemic control among individuals with T2DM in Nepal.

Risk factors associated with uncontrolled blood pressure among patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease in Vietnam.

Background: Uncontrolled blood pressure rates are high in patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease, worsening the disease progression and leading to end-stage renal disease. However, studies on uncontrolled blood pressure in patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease and its associated factors in Vietnam are scarce. This study aimed at identifying uncontrolled blood pressure rates and risk factors associated with uncontrolled blood pressure among Vietnamese patients with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease.

Exploring health-related quality of life among non-Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors after completion of primary treatment: a cross-sectional study in Thailand.

Purposes: To investigate health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) and its influencing factors among non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) survivors after completion of primary treatment.

Methods: A cross-sectional study with 312 NHL survivors after completing primary treatment using self-reported data collected through face-to-face interviews or postal survey between May 2019 and December 2019. Sociodemographic factors, clinical characteristics, physical symptom distress, anxiety, depression, unmet supportive care needs, and adaptation (post-traumatic growth and post-traumatic stress disorder) were assessed.

Treatment-Related Quality of Life in Nepalese Women with Breast Cancer.

Objective: To identify the level of quality of life and its predictors in Nepalese women with breast cancer while receiving chemotherapy. Methods: This cross-sectional study with a predictive design was conducted for a conveniently selected sample of 85 Nepalese women with primary breast cancer receiving chemotherapy at outpatient clinics of three cancer hospitals of Kathmandu, Nepal. Data were collected during December 2016 and February 2017 using demographic sheets, the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Core Questionnaire and the modified Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey.