Insights from qualitative research on NAFLD awareness with a cohort of T2DM patients: time to go public with insulin resistance?
Mireia Alemany-PagèsMariana Moura-RamosSara AraújoMaria Paula MacedoRogério T RibeiroDulce do ÓJoão Ramalho-SantosAnabela Marisa AzulPublished in: BMC public health (2020)
Our findings could inform the integration of NAFLD-related content in T2DM health promotion strategies. Rising awareness on NAFLD progression and its relationship with T2DM using culturally and community-relevant constructs might facilitate the development of primary and secondary prevention programmes to promote the adherence to lifestyle interventions by influencing NAFLD threat perceptions.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- health promotion
- insulin resistance
- glycemic control
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- metabolic syndrome
- physical activity
- newly diagnosed
- type diabetes
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular disease
- primary care
- prognostic factors
- systematic review
- adipose tissue
- high fat diet
- emergency department
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported