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
2009
The relationship between health literacy and knowledge improvement after a multimedia type 2 diabetes education program
Kandula N, Nsiah-Kumi P, Makoul G, Sager J, Zei C, Glass S, Stephens Q, Baker D. The relationship between health literacy and knowledge improvement after a multimedia type 2 diabetes education program. Patient Education And Counseling 2009, 75: 321-327. PMID: 19395223, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Educational MeasurementEducational StatusFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansLearningMaleMiddle AgedModels, EducationalMultimediaMultivariate AnalysisPatient Education as TopicPilot ProjectsProgram EvaluationRegression AnalysisSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsLearning gapEducation programsKnowledge improvementLow literacyLiteracy levelsAdequate literacyInadequate literacyHealth literacyEducation methodsLiteracyAcademic health centersLow-literate patientsEducation interventionMDEPHigher literacyKnowledge scoreDiabetes knowledgeHealth centersLow health literacyDiabetes education interventionPercent of patientsLiteracy statusQualified health centersKnowledgeProgram
2007
Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Among the Medically Underserved: A Pilot Study within a Federally Qualified Health Center
Khankari K, Eder M, Osborn C, Makoul G, Clayman M, Skripkauskas S, Diamond-Shapiro L, Makundan D, Wolf M. Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Among the Medically Underserved: A Pilot Study within a Federally Qualified Health Center. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 1410-1414. PMID: 17653808, PMCID: PMC2305844, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0295-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlack or African AmericanColonoscopyColorectal NeoplasmsCommunity Health CentersFemaleHealth EducationHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedOccult BloodPatient CompliancePhysician-Patient RelationsPilot ProjectsPoverty AreasRisk FactorsUnited StatesUrban PopulationConceptsQualified health centersCancer screening ratesHealth centersScreening ratesPhysician recommendationColorectal cancer screening completionColorectal cancer screening ratesFederally Qualified Health CentersBaseline screening ratesIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPrimary care patientsPreliminary cost-effectiveness analysisScreening-eligible patientsCommunity health centersHealth literacy trainingCost-effectiveness ratioPatient decision makingRates of recommendationCost-effectiveness analysisCare patientsAdditional patientsHispanic patientsMedical visitsColorectal cancerConclusionsThe intervention