2014
DOI: 10.2147/clep.s65338
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Chiang Mai University Health Worker Study aiming toward a better understanding of noncommunicable disease development in Thailand: methods and description of study population

Abstract: BackgroundUrbanization is considered to be one of the key drivers of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Thailand and other developing countries. These influences, in turn, may affect an individual’s behavior and risk of developing NCDs. The Chiang Mai University (CMU) Health Worker Study aims to provide evidence for a better understanding of the development of NCDs and ultimately to apply the evidence toward better prevention, risk modification, and improvement of clinical care for patients with NCDs and NCD-r… Show more

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“…This was a retrospective study, utilized data from a non-communicable disease survey among health care workers in 2013. The detailed description of the study has been published [22]. In summary, 3204 participants (59.7% response rate) were interviewed according to the WHO STEPS survey [23].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This was a retrospective study, utilized data from a non-communicable disease survey among health care workers in 2013. The detailed description of the study has been published [22]. In summary, 3204 participants (59.7% response rate) were interviewed according to the WHO STEPS survey [23].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Students entering the first year of medical school were excluded from the study as they had yet to start medical school. For the comparison population, during the same period, a survey among health care workers working for Chiang Mai University Hospital was also conducted (Angkurawaranon et al 2014 ). This health care worker population includes all types of personnel employed by the university hospital which included doctors, dentists, nurses and lab technicians as well as a number of general workers.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The last group was ''nonhealth professionals'' and mainly consisted of workers (38.5%). A detailed description of the study has been published [34]. Concisely, 5,364 people working for the Faculty of Medicine of CMU, 4,022 people (75.0%) responded to the survey and 3,532 (65.8%) consented to participate in the study.…”
Section: Participants and Proceduresmentioning
confidence: 99%