Publications by authors named "Yew S Qian"

Background: The manufacturing sector in Malaysia has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is further exacerbated by Long COVID-19 symptoms among the manufacturing workers, which are proven to influence work performance and quality of life. Of note, there is currently a lack of knowledge regarding the burden of Long COVID-19 in the Malaysian manufacturing sector.

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Introduction: The implementation of digital health technologies (DHTs) in hospitals worldwide has been uneven since the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambiguity in defining the landscape of DHTs adds to the complexity of this process. To address these challenges, this scoping review aims to identify the facilitators and barriers of implementing DHTs in hospitals in lower-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) since COVID-19, describe the DHTs that have been adopted in hospital settings in LMIC during this period, and develop a comprehensive classification framework to define the landscape of DHTs implemented in LMIC.

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Introduction: Workplace bullying (WPB) among trainee doctors is a concerning problem in Malaysia. However, there is still limited understanding regarding the influence of trainee doctors' personality traits on WPB. Furthermore, the impact of contract employment status on WPB among trainee doctors is not yet well-defined.

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  • A study was conducted on frontline healthcare workers in Kuala Lumpur during the COVID-19 pandemic to assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress, along with their relationship to sociodemographic factors, workplace concerns, and coping strategies.
  • Results showed that 69.3% of participants experienced depression, 77.4% anxiety, and 57.7% stress; none of the sociodemographic factors were linked to these mental health issues.
  • Depressive symptoms were tied to several workplace worries and specific coping strategies, with humor and substance use linked positively to depression, whereas active coping and acceptance were negatively correlated; similar patterns were noted for stress, but anxiety showed no correlation with
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In this study, we evaluated the performance of the Framingham cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) risk equations to predict the 10-year CVD risk among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in Malaysia. T2DM patients (n = 660) were randomly selected, and their 10-year CVD risk was calculated using both the Framingham CVD and UKPDS risk equations. The performance of both equations was analyzed using discrimination and calibration analyses.

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Context: Kaempferol has a large particle size and poor water solubility, leading to poor oral bioavailability. The present work aimed to develop a kaempferol nanosuspension (KNS) to improve pharmacokinetics and absolute bioavailability.

Methods: A nanosuspension was prepared using high pressure homogenization (HPH) techniques.

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