Publications by authors named "Shenell Wood"

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between glucose variability, diabetes self-management, and cognitive function in participants enrolled in a cognitive rehabilitation intervention for people with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Baseline data from the Memory, Attention, and Problem-Solving Skills for Diabetes randomized controlled trial (n = 95; mean age 65.6 years, SD 5.

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Successful technology-based interventions to improve patients' self-management are providing an incentive for researchers to develop and implement their own technology-based interventions. However, the literature lacks guidance on how to do this. In this article, we describe the electronic process with which we designed and implemented a technology-based data management system to implement a randomized controlled trial of a comprehensive cognitive rehabilitation intervention to improve cognitive function and diabetes self-management in people with type 2 diabetes.

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The purpose of the current systematic review was to examine the effects of music interventions on cognitive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). A systematic search of CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science databases was performed. Studies examining the effects of music interventions on cognitive function in older adults with MCI were included.

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Today, the prevalence of cognitive dysfunction and the prevalence of diabetes are increasing. Research shows that diabetes increases cognitive impairment risk, and cognitive impairment makes diabetes self-management more challenging. Diabetes self-management, essential to good glycemic control, requires patients to assimilate knowledge about their complex disease and to engage in activities such as glucose self-monitoring and the management of their medications.

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