A qualitative examination into the support needs of people living with obesity during transition from tertiary obesity treatment

As the number of people living with obesity in Australia increases, the maintenance of treatment outcomes is especially pertinent. Treatment at tertiary obesity services have proven to be successful, but patients need to be transitioned out of these services to community-based care to accommodate the influx of new patients. Little is known about the support needs of patients after transition from acute tertiary obesity services. It is important to establish the supports needed by these patients, especially in the context of maintaining treatment outcomes and ensuring continuity of care. A qualitative study was conducted to identify the support needs of people with obesity as they transition to community care. Patients and clinicians recruited from a tertiary obesity clinic participated in semi-structured interviews and focus groups to explore factors influencing transition and supports needed in the community. Data was collected through audio recordings, transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. A total of 16 patients and 7 clinicians involved in the care of these patients participated between July 2020 and July 2021. Themes identified included the influence of clinic and individual factors on transition, the benefits of phased transition, patient-centred communication, and the role of social support. It was found that dependency and lack of self-efficacy, as well as low social support, hindered transition efforts. It was also identified that patients required substantial integrated professional and social support structures in the community to adequately address their care needs both during and following transition. Interventions are needed to provide social community services following transition to ensure adequate community care that can support the maintenance of treatment outcomes. Such community services should be integrated with clinical services and address the social needs of people living with obesity

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ICoFM2016-41: Catalyst-Free Growth of ZnO Nanowires on ITO Seed/Glass By Thermal Evaporation Method: Effects of ITO Seed Layer Thickness

Abctract: A seed lcatalyst-free growth of ZnO Nanowires (ZnO-NWs) on a glass substrate were succesfully fabricated using thermal evaporation technique. These Nanowires were grown on ITO seed layers of different thicknesses of 25 and 7S nm. which were depocited on glass substrates by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering. Prior to synthesized ITO nanowires, the sputtered ITO seeds were annealed using the continuous wave (CW) C02 laser at 45O °C in air far I5 mins. The effect of seed layer thickness on the morphological structural and optical properties of ZnO-NWs were systematically investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission Keywords: ZnO nanowires,annealing, ITO seed layer, Glass Substrate, Thermal evaporation CW CO2 lase

Effect of Annealing Temperature on Growth Particles of YAG: Ce +3 Phosphor and White Light Chromaticity Values

In the present work white-emitting Y3A15O12:xCe3 (x = 0.04) nanophosphor in the form Of powder were synthesized by a microwave-induced combustion synthesis method (MW) Using metal nitrates as precursors and urea as fuel. By covering blue light-emitting diodes (blue-LED, 445 nm) white light emission (WLED)was generated. The sintering temperature with fixed time (5 hours) for phosphor powder was optimized and found to be 1050 °C. The crystallinity structure, luminescent properties and chromaticity were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission-scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), electroluminescence (EL) and standard CIE 1931 Chromaticity diagram. The results show that the obtained YAG:Ce+3 phosphor sintered at 1050°C has good crystallinity with pure phase, low agglomeration particles and strong yellow emission that offering daylight white LED with tuneable correlated color temperature (CCT) and a good colour rendering index (CRI) compared to those sintered at 950 °C, 850°C and non-sintered phosphor powders