Sandra Iregbu
Biographic Data
| ID | 147730 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandra Iregbu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Iregbu |
| SIGNATURE | IREGBU S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9255-243X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Material needs security and cardiovascular risk factors in rural South Africa
Increased material needs security was associated with significantly increased cardiovascular risk in older adults in rural South Africa. These findings can inform the approach to treatment and management of cardiovascular disease in South Africa and similar LMICs. Future investigations should evaluate the implementation and efficacy of interventions that recognize the role of material needs security in cardiovascular risk
Nigerian Health Care Providers and Diabetes Self-Management Support
Nigeria struggles to reframe its traditional acute-care disease approach to health care to accommodate rising needs for chronic disease care. This interpretive descriptive study explored Nigerian healthcare providers' (HCPs) perspectives, experiences, and practices related to self-management support (SMS). Observational and experiential data were gathered from 19 HCPs at two urban hospitals in Southeastern Nigeria (seven physicians, four nurses, …
An Interpretive Description of Sociocultural Influences on Diabetes Self-Management Support in Nigeria
The purpose of this study is to explore how Nigeria's social and cultural environment influences professional diabetes self-management support practices. This interpretive descriptive study is based on two diabetes clinics in southeastern Nigeria. Nineteen healthcare providers, including nurses, were purposely selected and engaged in participant observation and interviews. Concurrent data generation and analysis facilitated iterative constant com…
Tiredness, Fatigue, and Exhaustion as Perceived by Recreational Marathon Runners
In this article, we report the results of a study that was part of a five-study concept development project. Our goal was to learn about the nature of illness by exploring variations in the manifestations of fatigue, a symptom that is prevalent in both ill (cancer, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome) and selected nonill (recreational marathon runners, shift workers) populations. In this article, we report results of our study of recreational ma…
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Tiredness, Fatigue, and Exhaustion as Perceived by Recreational Marathon Runners
In this article, we report the results of a study that was part of a five-study concept development project. Our goal was to learn about the nature of illness by exploring variations in the manifestations of fatigue, a symptom that is prevalent in both ill (cancer, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome) and selected nonill (recreational marathon runners, shift workers) populations. In this article, we report results of our study of recreational ma…
An Interpretive Description of Sociocultural Influences on Diabetes Self-Management Support in Nigeria
The purpose of this study is to explore how Nigeria's social and cultural environment influences professional diabetes self-management support practices. This interpretive descriptive study is based on two diabetes clinics in southeastern Nigeria. Nineteen healthcare providers, including nurses, were purposely selected and engaged in participant observation and interviews. Concurrent data generation and analysis facilitated iterative constant com…
Nigerian Health Care Providers and Diabetes Self-Management Support
Nigeria struggles to reframe its traditional acute-care disease approach to health care to accommodate rising needs for chronic disease care. This interpretive descriptive study explored Nigerian healthcare providers' (HCPs) perspectives, experiences, and practices related to self-management support (SMS). Observational and experiential data were gathered from 19 HCPs at two urban hospitals in Southeastern Nigeria (seven physicians, four nurses, …
Material needs security and cardiovascular risk factors in rural South Africa
Increased material needs security was associated with significantly increased cardiovascular risk in older adults in rural South Africa. These findings can inform the approach to treatment and management of cardiovascular disease in South Africa and similar LMICs. Future investigations should evaluate the implementation and efficacy of interventions that recognize the role of material needs security in cardiovascular risk
Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies (2 works) · Diabetes management (2 works) · Diabetes Management and Education (2 works) · Diabetes mellitus (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Self-management (2 works)