22 results for "Pei Lin, Lua"
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Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy Knowledge among Undergraduates of Health Sciences: Which Traits Predict Good Knowledge?
OBJECTIVES: Accurate medical information is essential among health care professionals to aid dissemination of information to the public. This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge about breast cancer and to identify related factors among undergraduate health sciences students in a public…
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Safety culture perceptions of pharmacists in Malaysian hospitals and health clinics: a multicentre assessment using the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire
OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety attitudes of pharmacists, provide a profile of their domains of safety attitude and correlate their attitudes with self-reported rates of medication errors. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study utilising the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ). SETTING: 3 public…
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Nutrition Quality of Life among Female-Majority Malay Undergraduate Students of Health Sciences
BACKGROUND: University students generally tend to engage in problematic eating behaviours, including unhealthy dieting, skipping meals, and high intake of fast food, although they are aware of the negative consequences. Eating behaviours have been shown to be interestingly related to quality of…
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Perceptions and experiences of community pharmacists about weight loss dietary supplements: a qualitative study
Abstract Background Obesity is a global, complex, multifactorial disease that poses a direct threat to human health. Many dietary-supplements (DS) are marketed for weight loss. Despite the high demand for DS by obese individuals, the effectiveness and safety of most products are subjected to…
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Possible Sarcopenia and Its Association with Nutritional Status, Dietary Intakes, Physical Activity and Health-Related Quality of Life among Older Stroke Survivors
Background Screening for sarcopenia in the stroke population is an emerging concept in research and clinical practice. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence of possible sarcopenia and its associated factors among older stroke survivors who visited the neurology and…
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Health-related quality of life profiles and their dimension-specific associated factors among Malaysian stroke survivors: a cross sectional study
Abstract Background Apart from maximizing functional abilities and independence after stroke, improving overall health-related quality of life (HRQoL) should also become part of the stroke treatment and rehabilitation process goals. This study aimed to assess the HRQoL profiles and explore the…
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Utilization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among People with Epilepsy: A Narrative Review
Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic neurological disorders, affecting approximately 50 million people worldwide, with nearly one-third of patients experiencing drug-resistant seizures. Although antiepileptic drugs remain the cornerstone of epilepsy management, concerns regarding adverse…
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A 10-Week Multimodal Nutrition Education Intervention Improves Dietary Intake among University Students: Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing multimodal nutrition education intervention (NEI) to improve dietary intake among university students. The design of study used was cluster randomised controlled design at four public universities in East Coast of Malaysia. A…
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Comparison of concurrent validity of different malnutrition screening tools with the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) among stroke survivors in Malaysia
Abstract Individuals with stroke are at high malnutrition risk in both the acute and chronic phases. This study aimed to assess the validity of different malnutrition screening tools for stroke patients in rehabilitation phase. Participants in this study were 304 stroke patients from three…
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Empowering Parkinson’s Disease Management Through Mobile Applications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Introduction: Although numerous mobile applications have been developed for Parkinson's disease, their effectiveness in improving clinical outcomes remains uncertain. Objective: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of mobile applications for Parkinson's disease in both…
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Correction to: Relationship of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour with health-related quality of life among breast cancer survivors
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Relationship of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour with health-related quality of life among breast cancer survivors
Abstract Background Lack of physical activity throughout one’s lifetime has been associated with obesity and it is also an important risk factor of breast cancer. This study aimed to determine the relationship between objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour with…
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Fat-to-lean mass ratio as a new anthropometric indicator in predicting metabolic syndrome among Malay adolescents in Terengganu, Malaysia
Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined as a cluster of risk factors for predicting type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Objectives This cross-sectional study aimed to develop a cut-off value for fat versus lean mass ratio (FLMR) in predicting MetS and to investigate the…
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Effectiveness of Mobile Apps in Improving Medication Adherence Among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: Systematic Review
BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) is a serious condition affecting millions of individuals worldwide. Adherence to medication regimens among patients with CKD is often suboptimal, leading to poor health outcomes. In recent years, mobile apps have gained popularity as a promising tool to…
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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among breast cancer survivors in East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
Abstract Background To date, limited data are available on metabolic syndrome prevalence among breast cancer survivors in Malaysia. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and abnormal metabolic syndrome components among breast cancer survivors in East…
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Changes in health-related lifestyles and food insecurity and its association with quality of life during the COVID-19 lockdown in Malaysia
Abstract Background The pandemic of SARS CoV2 virus has severely impacted the entire world population. The lockdown imposed during the pandemic has created enormous challenges particularly on the health, economic and social life of most individuals. This study aimed to investigate the changes in…
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Knowledge and Perception of Facial Candling for Allergic Rhinitis among University Staff and Students
INTRODUCTION: Facial candling is a traditional method used for relieving symptoms of allergic rhinitis (AR). This study aims to investigate the knowledge and perception of facial candling in a sample of staff and students in a public university in Malaysia. METHODS: An online questionnaire survey…
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Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Weight Loss: A Narrative Review
Despite various strategies, overweight and obesity problems are still increasingly prevalent worldwide with serious health outcomes. Consequently, the continuous demand for more effective, safe and acceptable therapies for reducing body weight is also escalating—including complementary and…