Publications by authors named "O Dewes"
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to evaluate how diabetes treatment satisfaction varies by ethnicity among individuals with type 2 diabetes who have poor glycaemic control, highlighting a gap in current data about patient satisfaction in this context.
- A total of 346 participants took part in an 8-month clinical trial, completing the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (DTSQ) to assess their treatment satisfaction, which was found to be high overall.
- The results indicated that treatment satisfaction was especially high among Pacific peoples and older individuals, even though many participants had insufficient glucose-lowering therapy and suboptimal glycaemic control.
Aim: Little is known about the extent to which families in Aotearoa New Zealand are affected by long-term health conditions (HCs). This study aimed to explore the rates of nine selected HCs among New Zealand family members within the same household.
Method: Linked population and administrative health data were obtained for families living in the same household according to the 2013 New Zealand Census (N=1,043,172).
Purpose: Despite having the highest medical needs by population for weight loss treatment, Pacific patients in Aotearoa New Zealand face substantial levels of attrition in publicly funded weight loss surgery programs. In collaboration with the Auckland City Hospital bariatric surgery team, a Pacific-led preoperative weight loss surgery program was co-designed, delivered, and evaluated between 2020 and 2023.
Materials And Methods: This was a single-arm, prospective co-designed evaluation study that took place at Auckland City Hospital in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Aims: Monogenic diabetes accounts for 1-2% of diabetes cases yet is often misdiagnosed as type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to examine in Māori and Pacific adults clinically diagnosed with type 2 diabetes within 40 years of age, (a) the prevalence of monogenic diabetes in this population (b) the prevalence of beta-cell autoantibodies and (c) the pre-test probability of monogenic diabetes.
Methods: Targeted sequencing data of 38 known monogenic diabetes genes was analyzed in 199 Māori and Pacific peoples with BMI of 37.
Introduction Participation in the health-care system is a key component of healthy ageing strategies. The number of Pacific people aged ≥65 years in Aotearoa New Zealand will increase significantly over the next decade. Addressing the considerable health inequities and unmet need for care Pacific Island people experience when compared to other ethnicities in Aotearoa New Zealand should be a priority.
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