Publications by authors named "Yalin Chu"
Objective: DESIGN: The diet self-management scale (DSE-MS) items were identified and evaluated by literature and guideline review, expert consultation and pilot testing. Factor structure was tested by randomly dividing the sample into two equal groups for exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The scale was further tested for internal consistency, convergent validity, discriminant validity and known-group validity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The current study aimed to explore comprehensively college graduates' negative life experiences, coping strategies, and enlightenment in a qualitative way.
Methods: This was a qualitative study. Purposeful sampling was used to select 31 college graduates majoring in various subjects from a Chinese University.
Diet self-management: A qualitative study of college students' experiences and perspectives.
Front Public Health
December 2022
Background: Overweight and obesity among college students have become an emergent public health concern, which may be effectively prevented by diet self-management (DSM). The purpose of this explorative study was to explore college students' experiences and perspectives on diet self-management (DSM), as well as its influencing factors.
Method: Thirty-three college students were recruited from different universities in China.
Objective: We aimed to test the effects of pharmacist intervention on the community control of hypertension through a comparative randomized controlled trial.
Methods: We recruited adult hypertensive patients with comorbidity or confusion with medication (n=636) from 2 community health centers in Zunyi, China. They were randomly and equally divided into 2 groups.