Publications by authors named "G K BASU"

Objectives: Few opportunities exist for postgraduate physicians to learn to address racism in their professional practice. We created a virtual, 5-session antiracism course that included the development of a formal action project to address racism at participants' home institution.

Methods: We delivered this curriculum virtually to 2 cohorts (2021 and 2022) of postgraduate physicians, nationally.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Context: Reported literatures revealed the problems of access and misconceptions, low contraceptive usage and high unmet need for family planning among the tribes.

Aims: Our aim was to find out the prevalence of contraceptive usage, unmet need and their determinants among tribal married reproductive women.

Settings And Design: A community-based, observational, analytical research using cross-sectional design was conducted among 290 tribal women of the Nadia district of West Bengal.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: System level demands and interpersonal barriers can disrupt nurse delivery of high-quality information at discharge, which can contribute to a lack of caregiver preparedness to manage care of the patient and ultimately affect patient health.

Objective: To synthesize evidence on effective nurse communication with informal caregivers during hospital discharge of adult patients with cognitive decline or Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.

Design: A scoping review of inpatient nurse communication with informal caregivers.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Context: Diabetes distress (DD) is a common psychological condition distinct from depression. This is a unique, hidden emotional burden and worry that the patient experiences under ongoing treatment.

Aim: To assess the prevalence and predictors of DD among adult diabetics attending a tertiary healthcare facility.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF