BACKGROUND Delay in commencing insulin among type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients is common.  One of the reasons is patients' psychological insulin resistance, which is particularly prevalent in Chinese patients. This study examined the correlation between socio-demographic and clinical characteristics; and attitudes towards commencing insulin in Chinese primary care patients. METHOD A cros...

CONTEXT Attitude of fresh graduates toward psychiatric patients is important to bridge the treatment gap due to mental illness. Psychiatry as a subject has been neglected in the undergraduates of MBBS. AIMS (1) To compare the attitude of medical students and interns in a medical college toward mental illness and psychiatry. (2) To assess the impact of psychiatric training on attitude toward t...

BACKGROUND According to Beck theory, dysfunctional attitude has a central role in emergence of depression. The aim of this study was to determine contributions of dysfunctional attitude and general health index to depression. METHODS In this case-control study, two groups of subjects participated. The first group consisted of 65 patients with major depression and dysthymic disorder, who were ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the behavior of Chinese erectile dysfunction (ED) patients after radical prostatectomy (RP) who were offered the penile rehabilitation and to assess their attitude and feasibility of rehabilitation after RP in China. MATERIALS AND METHODS Comprehensive medical and sexual histories of 187 evaluable PCa patients for RP were obtained together with their attitude towards ...

ôbjective: ôpium was referred to as the ancient medicine's method of choice for treating diabetes mellitus. but in some recent studies, it is reported as the cause for higher blood sugar levels. the aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of opium use among diabetic patients and attitude of them towards the effects of opium use on their disease. methods: this cross-sectional study ...

introduction schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that causes lack of insight into the disease and the drugs will experience episodes of relapses. in addition, it is a progressive disorder effect on the individual and involved their family. this study aimed to determine the effects of family-centered empowerment model on the attitude and medication compliance of patients with schizophrenia....

Objective: The research study assessed the knowledge, attitude and management practices of diabetes patients attending medical out- patient department in Federal Capital Territory Abuja. Materials and Methods: A total of 120 randomly selected respondents between 18 - 65 years were assessed using standard methods in a cross-sectional survey involving the use of validated semi-structured questio...