Publications by authors named "Reiner Lorenzo J Tamayo"

Objective: To determine the perceptions of persons with tuberculosis (TB) and health workers on Care TB - a mobile application for the community-led monitoring (CLM) of TB services.

Methods: We used a qualitative research method. Six people with tuberculosis and ten health workers were chosen through purposive sampling for semi-structured interviews.

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Objective: The primary objective of this study was to explore the acceptability of task shifting to volunteer barangay health workers (BHWs) in the implementation of community-based Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) in the Philippines.

Methods: This study employed a descriptive qualitative study design. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with twelve stakeholders.

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Background: Nursing students experience higher stress and burnout compared to students in other health professions, with a prevalence rate of as high as 20%. More recently, they have been affected by changes in nursing education due to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as requirements for social isolation and distance learning. Although there are existing studies on interventions that address academic burnout among nursing students, there is no synthesis of randomized trials on this topic.

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