INTRODUCTION Information on the relationship between diabetes prevalence and built environment attributes could allow public health programs to better target populations at risk for diabetes. This study sought to determine the spatial prevalence of diabetes in the United States and how this distribution is associated with the geography of common diabetes correlates. METHODS Data from the Cent...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between provider coordination and amputations in patients with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The study design was a cross-sectional, descriptive study of process and outcomes for diabetes-related foot care at 10 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers representing different geographic regions, population densities, patient populati...

This commentary on the article “On centrality of peripheral research and dangers tight boundary gatekeeping” is a personal reflection developed around four considerations. (1) Boundaries are defined according to center we position ourselves in, which implies that multiple centers boundaries possible. (2) Although tension between typical across disciplines in their endeavor create disciplinary i...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of diabetes is unusually high among the indigenous peoples of Hawaii and the US-associated Pacific Islands. Although diabetes programs developed elsewhere have been tried in these Pacific Islander communities, they have not been sustained. Research suggests that program sustainability is enhanced by the presence of a champion, the fit of the program in an organization,...

background : although diabetes control and prevention program has been initiated in tehran, iran and five other large cities in the country since 2010, patients' satisfaction with the services provided by this program has not been evaluated yet. the aim of this study was to determine the patient satisfaction with this program in tehran. methods : this cross-sectional study, were conducted in 15...