Publications by authors named "Shivani Raman"

Background: Latino/a/x families experience persistent Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) disparities, including higher rates of diagnosis and mortality due to disease complications than their non-Hispanic White counterparts. Though greater social support is associated with improved disease outcomes for Latino/a/x patients with diabetes, research has yet to identify the specific pathways through which social support, and specifically family support, influences self-management.

Purpose: This study tested a theoretical model highlighting the mechanisms and pathways linking social support and physical health.

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  • The study aimed to improve child health outcomes by systematically screening hospitalized pediatric patients for social determinants of health and referring families to relevant resources.
  • Conducted from June 2016 to July 2017, the research included 413 caregivers who were divided into an intervention group that received targeted social support and a control group that received standard care.
  • Results showed that while screening identified various social needs, there was no significant difference in enrollment in new resources between the two groups, indicating that more work is needed to effectively address these social challenges.
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Introduction: The needs of medically-underserved populations (MUPs) are consistently outpacing the number of physicians caring for them. Medical students' motivations toward working with MUPs consistently decline as they progress through medical school. Given the shortage of doctors caring for MUPs, the objective of our study was to further investigate factors that influence medical students' motivation to work with MUPs while they progress through their education.

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Peru is undergoing a nutrition transition and, at the country level, it faces a double burden of disease where several different conditions require dietary changes to maintain a healthy life and prevent complications. Through semistructured interviews in rural Peru with people affected by three infectious and noninfectious chronic conditions (type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and neurocysticercosis), their relatives, and focus group discussions with community members, we analyzed their perspectives on the value of food and the challenges of dietary changes due to medical diagnosis. The findings show the various ways in which people from rural northern Peru conceptualize good () and bad () food, and that food choices are based on life-long learning, experience, exposure, and availability.

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