Publications by authors named "K L Bobrow"
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- A statistical model was developed to analyze the prevalence and associations of multi-long-term conditions in South Africa, addressing the limitations of traditional meta-analysis methods for heterogeneous data.
- The study identified strong associations between diseases like COPD and asthma, as well as combinations of prevalent conditions, highlighting hypertension's role in various comorbidities among individuals aged 15 and older.
- Findings reveal that South Africa has notably high rates of conditions like HIV, hypertension, and diabetes, with specific combinations of these diseases being most common, while also noting that less prevalent conditions still have significant impacts on overall health.
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- More people with dementia live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but most care recommendations come from high-income countries, leading to a research gap.
- A systematic analysis of 340 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) related to dementia interventions in LMICs was conducted, focusing on studies published from 2008 to 2018, with the majority of studies stemming from China.
- Most interventions were in the form of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Western pharmaceuticals, and supplements, but a significant number of studies had a high risk of bias, indicating that more diverse and rigorous research is necessary in underrepresented LMICs.
South Africa is a middle-income country with high levels of income inequality and a rapidly aging population and increasing dementia prevalence. Little is known about which risk factors for dementia are important and how they differ by social determinants of health as well as key demographic characteristics such as sex and wealth. We sought to calculate the population attributable risks (PARs) for established potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia among these different groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Failure to take medicines for diabetes as prescribed contributes to poor outcomes from the condition. Mobile phones are ubiquitous and short message service (SMS) texts have shown promise as a low-cost intervention. We tested the effectiveness of SMS-text messaging in improving outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes.
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