ASSESSMENT OF PHARMACIST MEDIATED EDUCATION ON HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS IN RURAL SOUTH INDIAN POPULATION

Objective: To assess the influence of pharmacist mediated education on health-related quality of life in rural patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methodology: This is a prospective, randomized interventional study approved by the institutional ethics committee. Eligible type 2 diabetic patients with written informed consent were enrolled and randomized into control and test group. Diabetic health profile-18 (DHP-18) questionnaire was administered to all patients at baseline and three subsequent follow-ups. Patients in the test group received structured education at every follow up whereas the control group patients received education only at the final follow up. SPSS software was used to evaluate the data.Results: Among the 72 patients enrolled, 35 were randomized into control group and 37 into test group. Majority of the study patients were males (65.2%) with an age range of 30 to 72 years and were from agriculture profession (34.72%) with school-level education (59.7%). The mean BMI of the study patients was 25.01. At baseline, the mean glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1C) values of patients were 6.48±1.39% in the control group and 6.23±1.16% in the test group. During the last follow-up, a significant (p<0.05) improvement was observed in the DHP-18 scores in test group patients compared to control group patients which were supported by statistically significant (p<0.05) improvement in capillary blood glucose (CBG) values.Conclusion: Pharmacist mediated structured education has shown a positive impact on health-related quality of life in test group patients towards their disease management.Keywords: Diabetes, Therapeutic Outcome, Health-Related Quality of Life

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Not AvailableMango (Mangifera indica L.) has been cultivated and conserved in different agro-ecologies including Malihabad region in northern part of India, that is well known for housing diverse types (heirloom and commercial varieties). In the present study, 37 mango types comprising of 27 heirloom varieties from Malihabad region and 10 commercial varieties grown in North and Eastern India were assessed for morphological attributes and molecular diversity. The employed SSR markers amplified 2-13 alleles individually, cumulatively amplifying 124 alleles. These were studied for allelic diversity and genetic dissimilarity ranged from 0.035 to 0.892 arranging the varieties in three major clusters. The results revealed that majority of unique heirloom mangoes from Malihabad were different from the eastern part of the country. It is interesting to note Dashehari, a commercial variety from Malihabad was not aligned with heirloom varieties. Commercial varieties like Gulabkhas and Langra were placed in a separate group including Bombay Green, Himsagar, Dashehari, etc., indicating their dissimilarity with heirloom varieties at molecular level and thus, indicating importance for later from conservation point of view. Furthermore, the hierarchical clustering of varieties based on fruit morphology, assembled these into four groups largely influenced by fruit size. The maximum agreement subtree indicated seemingly good fit as thirteen varieties were arrayed in common grouping pattern. Appreciable dissimilarity among the heirloom varieties demonstrated by molecular analysis, underlines the importance for their on-farm conservation.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableMango (Mangifera indica L.) has been cultivated and conserved in different agro-ecologies including Malihabad region in northern part of India, that is well known for housing diverse types (heirloom and commercial varieties). In the present study, 37 mango types comprising of 27 heirloom varieties from Malihabad region and 10 commercial varieties grown in North and Eastern India were assessed for morphological attributes and molecular diversity. The employed SSR markers amplified 2-13 alleles individually, cumulatively amplifying 124 alleles. These were studied for allelic diversity and genetic dissimilarity ranged from 0.035 to 0.892 arranging the varieties in three major clusters. The results revealed that majority of unique heirloom mangoes from Malihabad were different from the eastern part of the country. It is interesting to note Dashehari, a commercial variety from Malihabad was not aligned with heirloom varieties. Commercial varieties like Gulabkhas and Langra were placed in a separate group including Bombay Green, Himsagar, Dashehari, etc., indicating their dissimilarity with heirloom varieties at molecular level and thus, indicating importance for later from conservation point of view. Furthermore, the hierarchical clustering of varieties based on fruit morphology, assembled these into four groups largely influenced by fruit size. The maximum agreement subtree indicated seemingly good fit as thirteen varieties were arrayed in common grouping pattern. Appreciable dissimilarity among the heirloom varieties demonstrated by molecular analysis, underlines the importance for their on-farm conservation.Not Availabl