Chronic disease self-management competency and care satisfaction between users of public and private primary care in Singapore.

Introduction: Primary healthcare providers play a crucial role in educating their patients on chronic disease self-management (CDSM). This study aims to evaluate CDSM competency and satisfaction in patients receiving their healthcare from public or private healthcare providers.

Methods: A cross-sectional household study was conducted in a public housing estate using a standardised questionnaire to interview Singaporeans and permanent residents aged 40 years and above, who were diagnosed with at least 1 of these chronic diseases: hyperlipidaemia, hypertension or diabetes mellitus.

Morphological Parameters of the Thoracic Pedicle in an Asian Population: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Study of 3324 Pedicles.

Study Design: A cross-sectional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based anatomical study.

Objectives: Instrumentation of the thoracic spine may be challenging due to the unique pedicle morphology and the proximity of vital structures. As prior morphological studies have mostly been done in Caucasians, our study aims to determine the optimal pedicle screw size for transpedicular fixation in an Asian population.