A Project Ensuring Quality and Cooperation in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment...
COPDChronic DiseasesThe purpose of this study is to ensure the quality of the COPD treatment in primary care by implementing planned follow-up visits, where the disease condition is evaluated and optimised in accordance with the national COPD recommendations. If relevant the general practitioner (GP) will refer patients to COPD rehabilitation conducted by relevant municipality rehabilitation teams. Secondarily the purpose is to improve collaboration and communication between the local hospital pulmonologist, GPs and the municipality rehabilitation team
Health2010-14: Monitoring Biomarkers of Chronic Diseases in the General Population
Cardiovascular DiseaseType 2 Diabetes3 moreThe overall aim of the Health2010-14 is to monitor the prevalence and trends of common chronic diseases (osteoporosis, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, asthma, allergy, and eczema) that are often un-diagnosed in the general population as well as biomarkers of micronutrient status. Specific aims include identification of novel lifestyle and genetic risk factors for the above diseases by investigating gene-lifestyle interactions.
Deprescribing and Health-related Effects
Chronic DiseaseIn a primary care settled quality improvement project aiming to deprescribe medication through a medication review intervention, we investigated how the implemented medication changes affected health-related outcomes in real-life patients.
Anorexia and Personality Traits in Elderly Individuals
AnorexiaPersonality2 moreThe aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between age-related anorexia and personality traits in elderly individuals with comorbidities.
Mobile Unit Screening of Pathologies Associated With Chronic Diseases - Feasibility
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseType II Diabetes1 moreThe main objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of standardized screening for comorbidities among patients with one or more of three chronic diseases (diabetes, COPD, atherosclerosis) by a mobile unit at times and localities under-served by health actors.
Prevention Strategies for Adolescents at Risk of Diabetes
Type 2 DiabetesChronic DiseaseThe primary aim of PRE-STARt Phase 1 is to pragmatically evaluate and refine a risk assessment tool to identify those children with chronic disease risk factors (including Type 2 Diabetes).
The Association of SERPINA1 Gene Disturbance in Patients With Lung and Gum Disorders
Pulmonary DiseaseChronic Obstructive1 moreChronic obstructive pulmonary disease and periodontitis are chronic inflammatory diseases. The study aims to determine if the genetic polymorphism of SERPINA1 gene in patients with COPD serve as a risk factor for developing periodontitis.
Impact of Chronic Disease Control and Aging Psychology on Outcomes of Frailty-Sarcopenia Syndrome...
Ambulatory Geriatric Outpatients at High Risk of FrailtyPursuant to our previous longitudinal study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02073370) in geriatric outpatients cooperated with the Department of Family Medicine, Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, National Taiwan University Hospital, this study will be conducted to examine the impacts of the specific co-morbidities and ageing psychology on the outcomes of frailty/sarcopenia syndrome. The thresholds of specific chronic disease will be reviewed after frailty being considered in the elderly with co-morbidity condition. In addition, the conceptual framework and corresponding measuring instrument of "mental frailty" will be expected developed.
Intestinal Parasites in Inhabitants of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Province in Poland
Intestinal DiseaseParasitic1 moreThe goal of the proposed study is to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasitic diseases in adults and children. These invasions are included to "dirty hand diseases" (per os invasions), therefore it applies mainly preschool children.
Development and Validation of a Self-administered QUestionnaire to Identify Levers of Adhesion Behavior...
Patient Education as TopicSurveys and Questionnaires6 moreMedication non-adherence is an economic problem and a major public health challenge. Factors influencing medication adherence can be modelled according to five dimensions: disease, medication, patient and its close relatives, demographic and socioeconomic factors and health care system. A tool is needed to qualify medication adherence in order to adapt tailored support for individual patients to promote and optimize adherence to therapy. The objective of this work is to present the preliminary results of QUILAM project which is divided into 3 phases: 1. Development of a tool to assess barriers to medication adherence in chronic patient (COPD, Heart failure, Type 2 diabetes) ; 2. Validation of the instrument (especially against clinical criteria) ; 3. Evaluation of the sensitivity of the tool during educational interventions.