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| Jan UlbrechtSummaryAffiliation: Pennsylvania State University Country: USA Publications
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Foot problems in diabetes: an overviewJan S Ulbrecht
Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 16802, USA
Clin Infect Dis 39:S73-82. 2004..Education to prevent complications should be implemented for all patients with loss of protective sensation...
The Charcot foot: medical and surgical therapyJan S Ulbrecht
BioBehavioral Health and Medicine, 111 Noll Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Curr Diab Rep 8:444-51. 2008..Unless diagnosed very early, significant decrements in quality of life result. Controlled studies are urgently needed to identify best practices...
Motivational interviewing by podiatric physicians: a method for improving patient self-care of the diabetic footRobert A Gabbay
Penn State Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 101:78-84. 2011..This article summarizes some key strategies that can be employed by podiatrists to improve foot self-care...
Consumption of a legume-enriched, low-glycemic index diet is associated with biomarkers of insulin resistance and inflammation among men at risk for colorectal cancerTerryl J Hartman
Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16870, USA
J Nutr 140:60-7. 2010..Only the changes in glucose differed between the diet periods. Serum C-peptide and plasma insulin levels did not change in participants consuming either diet. Healthful dietary changes can improve biomarkers of IR and inflammation...
Identifying barriers that hinder onsite parental involvement in a school-based health promotion programOralia Garcia-Dominic
Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
Health Promot Pract 11:703-13. 2010....
Understanding exercise beliefs and behaviors in women with gestational diabetes mellitusDanielle Symons Downs
Exercise Psychology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, 267 N Recreation Building, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 5701, USA
Diabetes Care 29:236-40. 2006..The purpose of this study was to examine the exercise beliefs and behaviors of postpartum women who had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during a recent pregnancy...
Patient Interpretation of Neuropathy (PIN) questionnaire: an instrument for assessment of cognitive and emotional factors associated with foot self-careLoretta Vileikyte
Department of Medicine, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 WL9, U K
Diabetes Care 29:2617-24. 2006..Using the common-sense model of illness behavior, we developed and validated a self-report instrument for assessment of patients' cognitive and emotional representations of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) influencing foot self-care...
Local plantar pressure relief in therapeutic footwear: design guidelines from finite element modelsAhmet Erdemir
Department of Biomedical Engineering/ND20, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
J Biomech 38:1798-806. 2005..In particular, plugs that are placed based on plantar pressure measurements were proven to be more effective when compared to those positioned according to the projection of the bony landmark on the foot-shoe plantar contact area...
An inverse finite-element model of heel-pad indentationAhmet Erdemir
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
J Biomech 39:1279-86. 2006..Indentation systems combined with the presented numerical approach can provide this information for further analysis of patient-specific foot pathologies and therapeutic footwear designs...
Pressure relief and load redistribution by custom-made insoles in diabetic patients with neuropathy and foot deformitySicco A Bus
Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 19:629-38. 2004....
Therapeutic footwear in patients with diabetesPeter R Cavanagh
JAMA 288:1231; author reply 1232-3. 2002
Research Grants
- DIABETES PREVENTION TRIALJan Ulbrecht; Fiscal Year: 2000..Volunteers will undergo one of two intervention trials: parenteral antigen or oral antigen. The actual coordination for this protocol comes from the University of Florida. ..
- DIABETES PREVENTION TRIALJan Ulbrecht; Fiscal Year: 2002..Volunteers will indergo one of two intervention trials: parenteral antigen or oral antigen. The actual coordination for this protocol comes from the University of Florida. ..
