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Publication Metadata only HbA1c reduction and weight-loss outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based intervention trials among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(2019-04-01) Rian Adi Pamungkas; Kanittha Chamroonsawasdi; Mahidol University; Esa Unggul Universitythe effect of community-based interventions on HbA1c reduction and weight loss after receiving the community-based intervention and to determine any gaps in the literature and set up the recommendations for future intervention. Two databases Pub...Med and Medline were included to extract the relevant articles. “Type 2 diabetes (T2D),” “Community-Based Intervention,” “glycemic control,” and “weight reduction” were used as the keywords. Appraisal of systematic review was based on PRISMA format. Out of 475Publication Metadata only Effectiveness of a cluster-randomized controlled trial community-based lifestyle intervention program to control prehypertension and/or prediabetes in Thailand(2019-01-01) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; Apa Puckpinyo; Isareethika Jayasvasti Chantarasongsuk; Ton-Duc-Thang University; University of Limpopo; Mahidol University© 2018, Research Society for Study of Diabetes in India. Lifestyle intervention is recommended as the primary management for prehypertension and prediabetes. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of a community-based lifestyle intervention... found for systolic blood pressure, but no significant interaction effect was detected. In conclusion, the lifestyle intervention was only partially effective. More research is needed to investigate lifestyle interventions in this community-based settingPublication Metadata only Aspects of community-based nutritional intervention.(1990-04-01) P. Pongpaew; F. P. Schelp; P. Migasena; Mahidol UniversityA number of aspects are discussed in relation to community-based nutrition intervention projects. This includes the application of different intervention measures, the used of anthropometric indicators, and the methods of immediate and final dataPublication Metadata only Strengthening the capability of Family Health Leaders for sustainable community-based health promotion(2005-07-01) Wanasara Chaoniyom; Nawarat Suwannapong; Nopporn Howteerakul; Oranut Pacheun; Mahidol UniversityThe Family Health Leader (FHL) Project was initiated in 1997 to encourage self-care and health promotion. Since then, there has been no retraining. This study aimed to strengthen the FHLs' capability to sustain community-based health promotion... health promotion activities. Before implementing the main intervention, 5 community health workers were trained as facilitators to strengthen 36 FHL capabilities. The curriculum and manual for training facilitators and FHLs were also developedPublication Metadata only Community-Based Interventions to Improve and Sustain Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence, Retention in HIV Care and Clinical Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries for Achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 Targets(2016-10-01) Jean B. Nachega; Olatunji Adetokunboh; Olalekan A. Uthman; Amy W. Knowlton; Frederick L. Altice; Mauro Schechter; Omar Galárraga; Elvin Geng; Karl Peltzer; Larry W. Chang; Gilles Van Cutsem; Shabbar S. Jaffar; Nathan Ford; Claude A. Mellins; Robert H. Remien; Edward J. Mills; University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health; Universiteit Stellenbosch; Johns Hopkins University; Warwick Medical School; Yale University School of Medicine; Projeto Praça Onze; Brown University; University of California, San Francisco; Mahidol University; University of Limpopo; Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa; Médecins Sans Frontières; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine; Organisation Mondiale de la Sante; Columbia University in the City of New York; New York State Psychiatric Institute; Precision Global Health© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Little is known about the effect of community versus health facility-based interventions to improve and sustain antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, virologic suppression, and retention in care...,657) were included. Meta-analysis of the included RCTs comparing community- versus health facility-based interventions found comparable outcomes in terms of ART adherence (RR = 1.02, 95 % CI 0.99 to 1.04), virologic suppression (RR = 1.00, 95 % CI 0.98 to 1Publication Metadata only Evaluation of a Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Program in Thailand: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial(2019-05-01) Wichai Aekplakorn; Valla Tantayotai; Sakawduan Numsangkul; Nutchanat Tatsato; Pranee Luckanajantachote; Thep Himathongkam; Samutsakhon General Hospital; Walailak University; Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University; Thailand Ministry of Public Health; Theptarin Hospitalwas 0.72 (95% CI 0.60 to 0.86). A mean body weight reduction of 1.5 kg was observed in the intervention group, whereas, an increase of 0.4 kg was observed in the control group (P <.001). Conclusion: A community-based lifestyle modification through... years with impaired oral glucose tolerance were recruited and followed up for 2 years. The intervention included periodic group-based activities on healthy lifestyle behaviors; the control group received a one-time education program. The primary outcomePublication Metadata only Folate supplementation to prevent birth abnormalities: evaluating a community-based participatory action plan for refugees and migrant workers on the Thailand-Myanmar border(2018-08-01) A. Stevens; M. E. Gilder; P. Moo; A. Hashmi; S. E.T. Toe; B. B. Doh; S. Nosten; K. Chotivanich; Shawn Somerset; Rose McGready; Mahidol University; Australian Catholic University; Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicineprogram. A follow-up audit was performed 18 months post-intervention. Methods: Data were gathered via surveys, short interviews and focus group discussions. The intervention program included community-based workshops, production and distribution of printed... a participatory community intervention to increase PFA uptake and decrease NTD incidence in this population. Study design: A mixed-methods baseline evaluation was followed by an intervention involving health worker education and a community outreachPublication Metadata only Malaria education from school to community in Oudomxay province, Lao PDR(2008-03-01) Daisuke Nonaka; Jun Kobayashi; Masamine Jimba; Bounsou Vilaysouk; Katsuyuki Tsukamoto; Shigeyuki Kano; Bounlay Phommasack; Pratap Singhasivanon; Jitra Waikagul; Seiki Tateno; Tsutomu Takeuchi; University of Tokyo; National Center for Global Health and Medicine; Mahidol University; Oudomxay Provincial Health Office; Ministry of Health; Keio Universityin developing countries. To evaluate the influence of school-based malaria education on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of people in the community toward malaria, we conducted a school-based intervention in Oudomxay province, Lao PDR, and compared scores..., conducted only at one village. Before and after the intervention, we conducted a questionnaire-based survey of community women that pertained to malaria. Our main finding was that, in married women without children in the target grades, particularly thosePublication Metadata only Two-year results of a community-based randomized controlled lifestyle intervention trial to control prehypertension and/or prediabetes in Thailand: A brief report(2019-01-01) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; Isareethika Jayasvasti; Wichai Aekplakorn; Apa Puckpinyo; Pheeraya Nanthananate; Anutsara Mansin; Ton-Duc-Thang University; University of Limpopo; Mahidol University; Bangkokthonburi University© 2019 Pengpid et al. The aim of the study was to assess the 2-year effect of a community-based randomized controlled lifestyle intervention on glucose and blood pressure levels in Thailand. Participants (N=443, with prediabetes... and/or prehypertension) received a six 2-hr group sessions lifestyle intervention (physical activity and nutrition) over 6 months. Measurements were at baseline, 12 months (89%) and at 24 months (84.7%). Statistically significant interaction effects on fasting plasmaPublication Open Access Community Partnership, Context-based Intervention and Diabetes Control in Thailand(2016) Naruemon Auemaneekul; Pimsupa Chandanasotthi; Tassanee Rawiworrakul; Napaporn Sowattanangoon; Wimonrat Boonsatean; นฤมล เอื้อมณีกูล; พิมสุภาว์ จันทนะโสตถิ์; ทัศนีย์ รวิวรกุล; นภาพร โสวัฒนางกูร; วิมลรัตน์ บุญเสถียร; Mahidol University. Faculty of Public Health. Department of Public Health Nursing. The community partners at the end of the study proposed 5 context based interventions to combat DM in their own context. These projects include: herb club against DM, local wisdom for DM prevention, yoga against DM, Thai ascetic yoga for health and sunchoke... (AIC) as a technique to build participation among five communities. Community partnerships in each community comprised 4 groups: 1) people with DM, people at risk for DM and their family members, 2) health care volunteers, 3) local health care