Effect of online infographics for enhancing health literacy among patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Health literacy (HL) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) can help control disease and prevent complications. However, most patients with type 2 DM have inadequate HL; therefore, their HL must be further improved. This study aimed to determine the effects of online infographics on improving HL among patients with type 2 DM.

Knowledge and attitude towards stroke among the population of one rural community in southern Thailand: a survey.

Objective: To evaluate attitude and knowledge of stroke in a rural community in southern Thailand.

Design: A survey.

Setting: A community in southern Thailand.

Characteristics and factors associated with hypertensive crisis: a cross-sectional study in patients with hypertension receiving care in a tertiary hospital.

Background: The hypertensive crisis is characterized by poorly controlled hypertension, which can lead to unfavorable outcomes and high utilization. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and factors associated with hypertensive emergency.

Material And Methods: This cross-sectional study collected data from the hospital information system that included patients greater than or equal to 18 years who were diagnosed with hypertensive crisis (blood pressure ≥180 and/or 120 mmHg) and receiving care from the primary care unit and emergency department from 2020 to 2022.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Delayed Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

To determine the prevalence and associated factors of delayed diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) among outpatients in a tertiary hospital. This retrospective cohort study was conducted among outpatients aged ≥35 years with twice fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels ≥126 mg/dl between 1 January 2018, and 31 December 2020. The prevalence and pattern of delayed diagnosis of DM were defined using the Thai Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Diabetes, 2017, and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2017.

The association between physical activity and prevalence of anxiety and depression in medical students during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected medical students both physically and mentally. Medical students have had to take online classes, which may have decreased their physical activity (PA) and increased their risk of mental health. This research aimed to explore the association between mental health problems and PA levels.

Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Predictors of True Therapeutic Inertia on Patients with Hypertension in a Primary Care Clinic in Thailand.

Introduction: Hypertension (HT) has a significant impact on health care worldwide. Therapeutic inertia (TI) is defined as the failure to intensify therapy in the absence of an optimal goal and is widely used as a quality of care parameter. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected many health-care systems, including HT care.

Risk factors for a five-year death in the interASIA-south cohort.

Objective: To determine the mortality rate and risk factors for death in a selected population in Songkhla province in southern Thailand.

Material And Method: The southern subjects were part of the Thai cohort which together with the cohort from China comprised the InterASIA survey which was conducted in the year 2000. Collected variables were the conventional ones and included the 2 ethnic groups which are specific for southern Thailand, i.

Socio-demographic and environmental factors associated with Aedes breeding places in Phuket, Thailand.

This study aimed to determine the socio-demographic and environmental factors influencing potential breeding sites of the dengue vector in Phuket Province. Three hundred houses were recruited by cluster random sampling for larval inspection. Of all the types of water containers, a high proportion of tires and discarded items were infested by Aedes larva (42% and 32%, respectively).