Objective The study is to explore the relationship between antipsychotics and blood glucose level or lipid level of patients with mental illness in psychiatric outpatient clinic of Queen Mary Hospital. Participants and Methods Case reviews through Clinical Management System were carried out. Total 108 psychotic cases involved in the study. 24 were excluded as the patients did not have any treatment of antipsychotics. 84 patients were qualified for review. 40 females and 68 males involved. Their ages are between 13 and 68. Patients’ demographics information, blood glucose level or lipid level were retrieved. Some important findings are also noted. Data collection carried in May 2014. Results There are no significant changes in fasting blood glucose or lipid level for either typical or atypical antipsychotics. We found that the frequency of checking blood glucose or lipid level was too low and not regular. Risperidone and Olanzapine are the most commonly used in this psychiatric outpatient clinic. Moreover, 9 cases change from psychosis to Paranoid type schizophrenia. The most frequent diagnosis in the clinic is Paranoid type schizophrenia. 36 cases, one third of the samples, are diagnosed as Paranoid type schizophrenia. Conclusions Although we cannot conclude the effect of antipsychotics on blood glucose level or lipid level of patients with mental illness, there is an increasing concern about antipsychotics leading to metabolic problems through the case reviews. We suggest that routine physical health screening, guidelines setting up, predictors should be carried out in the clinic. / published_or_final_version / Psychological Medicine / Master / Master of Psychological Medicine

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of 30 mL of apple cider vinegar consumption on glycemic response and satiety in apparently healthy adults ages 19 to 30 years using data previously collected by the researcher and major professor. Fifteen students were recruited to participate in this study. During study visits, participants consumed one of two test meals (78 g of farina with and without 30 mL of apple cider vinegar) followed by a capillary blood glucose test every fifteen minutes over the two-hour postprandial period; seven glucose tests in total. Participants marked their hunger satiety score on a scale from negative ten to positive ten representing sensations from painfully hungry to full to nausea. No significant differences were seen in glycemic response between the dietary conditions. Hunger satiety scores were not significantly greater with vinegar when compared to hunger satiety scores without vinegar. The results of this study dispute much of the previous research that has been conducted on various types of vinegar and their effects on glycemic response and satiety. / Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

The purpose of this comparative study was to investigate the effect of coaching, as a nursing intervention, on comfort levels and blood sugar levels of individuals with diabetes. The hypothesis of the study was that individuals with diabetes who received coaching at specified intervals of time would have higher levels of comfort, as measured by the Diabetes Mellitus Comfort Questionnaire (DMCQ), and lower blood sugar levels, as recorded on the individual’s personal glucometer, than individuals with diabetes who did not receive coaching. Prior to conducting the study, approval of the university review board and hospitals was obtained. Participants were solicited from two accredited hospital-based diabetic education programs in a Midwestern city. Participation in the study was voluntary. The participants solicited from one hospital-based diabetic education program received coaching as a nursing intervention throughout the study while the participants from the other hospital-based diabetic education program did not. The participants were enrolled in the study the last day of the diabetic education program and completed a demographic data form, the DMCQ, and the Self Care InventoryRevised (SCI-R) to measure compliance. They also documented the average of their daily blood sugar levels from the past seven days as recorded on their personal glucometer. Two and four weeks after enrolling in the study participants from each group repeated the process of completing the DMCQ, the SCI-R, and documenting the average daily blood sugar levels over the past seven days as recorded on their glucometers. One hospital-based diabetic education group received coaching from the researcher via a telephone call two and four weeks after completing the formal diabetic education program and prior to completing the DMCQ, the SCI-R, and documenting their average daily blood sugar from the next seven days. Confidentiality of data collected from the participants was maintained. There was no risk of harm. Of the participants enrolled in the study, there were 30 participants who completed the study for one group and 35 participants who completed the study for the other group. Analysis of variance was used to analyze the data. Results showed no significant difference in comfort levels, compliance scores, or blood sugar levels between the two groups. The hypothesis of the study was not supported. Nonetheless, the information obtained from this study is valuable to nursing by contributing to the growing body of knowledge for developing cost-effective education and supportive strategies for individuals with diabetes to manage their condition. / Department of Educational Studies

Thesis (M.S.B.M.E.)--Baylor University, 2008. / includes bibliographical references (p. 124-127).

Thesis (M.E.)--University of Canterbury, 2007. / Typescript (photocopy). "May-07." Includes bibliographical references (leaves [89-95]). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Dr. Jeanne Flannery, Florida State University, School of Nursing, Dept. of Graduate Studies. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 29, 2004). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 46-61).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Canterbury, 2009. / Typescript (photocopy). "6 July 2009." Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-224). Also available via the World Wide Web.