2022
Adaptation of communication assessment tool for community pharmacists in medication adherence and minor diseases management
Giua C, Mucherino S, Floris N, Keber E, Makoul G, Scala D, Orlando V, Menditto E. Adaptation of communication assessment tool for community pharmacists in medication adherence and minor diseases management. Pharmacia 2022, 69: 571-578. DOI: 10.3897/pharmacia.69.e80742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunication Assessment ToolNegative health outcomesCommunity pharmacistsDisease managementPharmacist-patient communicationAssessment toolMedication adherenceChronic diseasesCommunity pharmaciesHealth outcomesOptimal managementPrescription drugsTool itemsPharmacistsConstruct validityInternal validityPsychometric propertiesPilot testingAdherencePharmacyPatientsTherapyManagementDiseaseConfirmatory factor analysis
2010
Explanatory models of coronary heart disease among South Asian immigrants
Tirodkar M, Baker D, Khurana N, Makoul G, Paracha M, Kandula N. Explanatory models of coronary heart disease among South Asian immigrants. Patient Education And Counseling 2010, 85: 230-236. PMID: 21093195, PMCID: PMC3380445, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsSouth Asian immigrantsCoronary heart diseaseQualified health centersSpiritual factorsCHD preventionBlood pressureBiomedical modelHeart diseaseHealth centersIndividual explanatory modelsPrevention messagesCHDPrevention behaviorsLower educationHealth educatorsAsian immigrantsExplanatory modelsCommunity centersLower perceptionsSemi-structured interviewsFactorsDiabetesCliniciansDiseaseExplanatory Models of Health and Disease Among South Asian Immigrants in Chicago
Tirodkar M, Baker D, Makoul G, Khurana N, Paracha M, Kandula N. Explanatory Models of Health and Disease Among South Asian Immigrants in Chicago. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2010, 13: 385-394. PMID: 20131000, PMCID: PMC2905487, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-009-9304-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcept of healthSouth AsiansDisease prevention messagesSouth Asian immigrantsQualified health centersHealth promotion strategiesCause of diseasePsycho-social factorsHealth centersPrevention messagesDiseaseBehavioral factorsAsian immigrantsHome dutiesHealthSpiritual factorsPromotion strategiesWomenAsiansCommunity centersSemi-structured interviewsSmokingYearsFactors
1986
Dietary fish oil reduces progression of established renal disease in (NZB × NZW)F1 mice and delays renal disease in BXSB and MRL/1 strains
Robinson D, Prickett J, Makoul G, Steinberg A, Colvin R. Dietary fish oil reduces progression of established renal disease in (NZB × NZW)F1 mice and delays renal disease in BXSB and MRL/1 strains. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1986, 29: 539-546. PMID: 3707632, DOI: 10.1002/art.1780290412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMRL-lpr/lpr miceRenal diseaseLpr miceNew Zealand black x New ZealandMedium-sized renal arteriesMice fed menhaden oilMenhaden oilDietary marine lipidsOvert renal diseaseSeverity of glomerulonephritisDietary fish oilBXSB/MpJRate of mortalityNecrotizing vasculitisHistologic severityGlomerular injuryNZB ×Renal arteryFatty acidsHistologic evidenceControl animalsMO dietLipid dietDiseaseMice