Publications by authors named "J S Antoun"
Background/objectives: Obesity was previously perceived to be a lifestyle issue; however, it was declared a chronic disease by the American Medical Association (AMA) in 2013. However, family physician's views and actions toward managing obesity remain ambiguous and occasionally conflicting.
Subjects/methods: This cross-sectional study explores the acceptance and knowledge of 171 family medicine physicians regarding obesity as a chronic disease.
Financial wellbeing and financial literacy are crucial aspects of personal and professional lives, particularly in graduate medical education. Low financial literacy among healthcare professionals, including physicians, has been identified as a concern, impacting job satisfaction, productivity, and burnout. Few studies have used validated methods, assessed financial wellbeing, or compared financial outcomes across the continuum of medical education and practice.
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- Dietary interventions, particularly the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD™), show promise in improving diabetes management for patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) by enhancing glycemic control alongside standard care.
- A model analysis revealed that implementing a 3-year FMD™ program can significantly reduce diabetes complications, medication use, and hypoglycemic events, leading to overall cost savings.
- The findings suggest that the FMD™ program could serve as an effective first-line treatment strategy for managing T2DM.
People with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) often exhibit impaired cardiac structure and function, which may contribute to poor exercise capacity. This study used multimodal exercise testing to investigate the central and peripheral mechanisms of exercise limitation in adults with ESKD, also comparing in-centre hemodialysis (ICHD) to home hemodialysis (HHD). Seventeen adults (55.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Family medicine (FM) is a medical specialty that provides continuing, comprehensive health care for the individual and the family. This study aimed to describe Lebanese citizens' knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward FM as a specialty.
Methods: This is a national cross-sectional phone-based survey targeting the knowledge of the public about FM and its scope of practice.