scholarly journals Diabetes Registry of Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Basit ◽  
Asher Fawwad ◽  
Kulsoom Baqa

Diabetes registries can be used to monitor the prevalence and incidence of diabetes. Diabetes registries are used in many countries for population management of diabetes, outcomes management, and development of Clinician finding Support Structure, for example, National Diabetes Registry (NDR) in Sweden and Singapore diabetes registry. According to 2nd National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (NDSP) 2016-2017, overall 26.3% adult (≥20) suffer from diabetes (27.4 million people). Health Research Advisory Board (HRAB) of Pakistan has initiated the mission of developing disease registries countrywide. Diabetes Registry of Pakistan (DROP) under the supervision of Prof. Abdul Basit and Dr. Asher Fawwad to enumerate the degree of the national disease burden. For type 1 diabetes, Diabetes Registry of Pakistan for type 1 (DROP-1) has already started. DROP-1 can be a good pilot arm for developing the robust methodology for DROP. The upcoming and the ongoing research is periodically being linked with the registry to ensure its modernization. This registry is a useful tool for tracking the status of patient, in order to limit the burden of data collection. A web-based data entry system and automated random sampling has enabled useful data collection and tracking with relatively minimal effort. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.3.1877 How to cite this:Basit A, Fawwad A, Baqa K. Diabetes Registry of Pakistan. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(3):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.3.1877 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Author(s):  
Bùi Thị Diệu Hiền ◽  
Phạm Thị Hằng ◽  
Nguyễn Trọng Đợi

Nghiên cứu được thực hiện nhằm đánh giá thực trạng phát triển nhà ở xã hội (NOXH) cho người có thu nhập thấp (TNT) tại một số đô thị trên địa bàn tỉnh Bình Định trên cơ sở thu thập số liệu từ các phòng ban chức năng và khảo sát thực địa. Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy phát triển NOXH tại tỉnh Bình Định đã giải quyết vấn đề về nhà ở cho 1.876 hộ TNT trong giai đoạn 2009-2019. Nguồn cung về NOXH cho người có TNT có sự thay đổi tích cực: giai đoạn 2018-2020 tăng gấp 12,55 lần so với giai đoạn 2009-2017. Các dự án NOXH cho người có TNT tập trung chủ yếu ở thành phố Quy Nhơn cho thấy sự đầu tư có trọng điểm, có thứ tự ưu tiên. Tỉnh đã huy động được các doanh nghiệp tư nhân tham gia đầu tư xây dựng NOXH cho người TNT. Tuy nhiên, nhiều dự án NOXH cho người có TNT chậm tiến độ hoặc không triển khai, chưa tiếp cận đúng người TNT có nhu cầu nhà ở, tình trạng sang nhượng NOXH không đúng quy định, chất lượng một số công trình chưa đảm bảo và công tác quản lý NOXH chưa đạt hiệu quả mong muốn. Trong nghiên cứu cũng đề xuất được một số giải pháp nhằm tăng hiệu quả tiếp cận NOXH cho người có TNT tại Bình Định. ABSTRACT This study was conducted to assess the status of social housing development for low-income people in some urban areas in Binh Dinh province based on data collection from functional departments and survey results. Research results showed that the development of social housing for low-income people in Quy Nhon city, An Nhon town and Bong Son town in Binh Dinh province has provided 1,760 apartments for people with low income in the period of 2009 - 2019. In this period, 10 housing projects for low-income people were implemented in the study area, of which 05 projects were launched for sale and 05 projects were delayed. The supply of social housing for low-income people has not met the targets, the management and development of social housing for low-income people in the study area is not strict. According to the social housing development plan, the total social housing supply will be 3.966 units in 2020 and 4.900.550 units in the period of 2021 - 2025. The study has proposed four solutions to increase the effectiveness of social housing development for low-income people in Binh Dinh.


2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Gregory P Forlenza ◽  
David Maahs ◽  
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Recent data from the Type 1 Diabetes Exchange has highlighted the urgent need for better glycemic control in the pediatric age group. Fortunately, ongoing research on insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors, and artificial pancreas systems continues to improve our ability to manage type 1 diabetes in all age groups, while reducing the burden of care at the same time. Here we discuss the status of diabetes technology research as well as future directions and goals of these projects.


Patan Pragya ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-32
Author(s):  
Chhabi Ram Baral

Urban poverty is one of multidimensional issue in Nepal. Increasing immigration from the outer parts of Kathmandu due to rural poverty, unemployment and weak security of the lives and the properties are core causes pushing people into urban areas. In this context how squatter urban area people sustain their livelihoods is major concern. The objectives of the study are to find out livelihood assets and capacities squatters coping with their livelihood vulnerability in adverse situation. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are applied for data collection. It is found that squatters social security is weak, victimized by severe health problems earning is not regular with lack of physical facilities and overall livelihood is critical. This study helps to understand what the changes that have occurred in livelihood patterns and how poor people survive in urban area.


Author(s):  
Sascha René Tittel ◽  
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Désirée Dunstheimer ◽  
Dörte Hilgard ◽  
Burkhild Knauth ◽  
...  

Abstract Aims To analyse the association between coeliac disease (CD) and depression in children, adolescents, and young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Methods We included 79,067 T1D patients aged 6–20 years, with at least six months of diabetes duration, and treatment data between 1995 and 2019 were documented in the diabetes patient follow-up registry. We categorized patients into four groups: T1D only (n = 73,699), T1 + CD (n = 3379), T1D + depression (n = 1877), or T1D + CD + depression (n = 112). Results CD and depression were significantly associated (adjusted OR: 1.25 [1.03–1.53]). Females were more frequent in both the depression and the CD group compared with the T1D only group. Insulin pumps were used more frequently in T1D + CD and T1D + depression compared with T1D only (both p < .001). HbA1c was higher in T1D + depression (9.0% [8.9–9.0]), T1D + CD + depression (8.9% [8.6–9.2]), both compared with T1D only (8.2% [8.2–8.2], all p < .001). We found comorbid autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, schizophrenia, and eating disorders more frequently in the T1D + CD + depression group compared with T1D only (all p < .001). Conclusions CD and depression are associated in young T1D patients. The double load of T1D and CD may lead to an increased risk for depression. Depression was associated with additional psychological and neurological comorbidities. Aside from imperative CD screening after T1D diagnosis and regular intervals, depression screening might be helpful in routine care, especially in patients with diagnosed CD.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Isaac Nyabisa Oteyo ◽  
Mary Esther Muyoka Toili

AbstractResearchers in bio-sciences are increasingly harnessing technology to improve processes that were traditionally pegged on pen-and-paper and highly manual. The pen-and-paper approach is used mainly to record and capture data from experiment sites. This method is typically slow and prone to errors. Also, bio-science research activities are often undertaken in remote and distributed locations. Timeliness and quality of data collected are essential. The manual method is slow to collect quality data and relay it in a timely manner. Capturing data manually and relaying it in real time is a daunting task. The data collected has to be associated to respective specimens (objects or plants). In this paper, we seek to improve specimen labelling and data collection guided by the following questions; (1) How can data collection in bio-science research be improved? (2) How can specimen labelling be improved in bio-science research activities? We present WebLog, an application that we prototyped to aid researchers generate specimen labels and collect data from experiment sites. We use the application to convert the object (specimen) identifiers into quick response (QR) codes and use them to label the specimens. Once a specimen label is successfully scanned, the application automatically invokes the data entry form. The collected data is immediately sent to the server in electronic form for analysis.


1988 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Dong ◽  
Charles Anello ◽  
John P. Juergens ◽  
Wayne M. Turner ◽  
Alan Gelberg ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 24-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danièle Pacaud ◽  
Anke Schwandt ◽  
Carine de Beaufort ◽  
Kristina Casteels ◽  
Jacques Beltrand ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 142-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ugo FALCHI

The final goal of this paper was to fix a brief summary on the status of geographic information in Italy due to the technological steps and national regulations. The acquisition, processing and sharing of spatial data has experienced a significant acceleration thanks to the development of computer technology and the acknowledgment of the need for standardization and homogenization of information held by pub­lic authorities and individuals. The spatial data represents the essential knowledge in the management and development of a territory both in terms of planning for safety and environmental prevention. In Italy there is an enormous heritage of spatial information which is historically affected by a problem of consistency and uniformity, in order to make it often contradictory in its use by the public decision-maker and private par­ties. The recent history of geographic information is characterized by a significant effort aimed at optimiz­ing this decisive technical and cultural heritage allowing the use of it to all citizens in a logic of sharing and re-use and may finally represent a common good available to all.


MedChemComm ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inés González-Gil ◽  
Debora Zian ◽  
Henar Vázquez-Villa ◽  
Silvia Ortega-Gutiérrez ◽  
María L. López-Rodríguez

The current status of the LPA1receptor and its ligands in the drug development pipeline is reviewed.


2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 50-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
D A Cavan ◽  
J Everett ◽  
S Plougmann ◽  
O K Hejlesen

summary Six patients with type 1 diabetes participated in a pilot trial. Their median age was 36 years (range 29–61) and the median duration of diabetes was 10 years (range 3–29). They were asked to enter, from their home or work PC, blood glucose values, insulin doses and a food diary. From the data entered, a computer model generated a simulation of the blood glucose concentration for the data collection period. It could then suggest alternative insulin doses (or regimes), or meal sizes, to reduce the risk of hypo- and hyperglycaemia. During a six-month study, patients entered a median of five sets of data (range two to eight). Feedback from participants revealed that while the system was helpful, difficulties with data entry hindered its use. Information gained from this exercise is shaping further development of the system.


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