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  1. Knowledge as a Predictor for Preparedness in Managing COVID-19 Among General Practitioners in Malaysia

    Article • Cureus, June 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  2. Diverse impacts of red palm olein, extra virgin coconut oil and extra virgin olive oil on cardiometabolic risk markers in individuals with central obesity: a randomised trial

    Article • Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft, February 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  3. The expectations and acceptability of a smart nursing home model among Chinese older adults: a mixed methods study

    Article • BMC Nursing, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  4. Facilitators and barriers of digital health technologies implementation in hospital settings in lower-income and middle-income countries since the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, January 2024, BMJ

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  5. The Expectations and Acceptability of a Smart Nursing Home Model Among Chinese Older Adults and Family Members: A Qualitative Study

    Article • Asian Nursing Research, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  6. Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia as the Achilles’ Heel for Improving Suboptimal Diabetes Care: An Integrative Review

    Article • Endocrinology and Metabolism, February 2023, Korean Endocrine Society (KAMJE)

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  7. Cultural adaptation and validation of the Malay Chronic Kidney Disease Self-management instrument (MCKD-SM)

    Article • BMC Nephrology, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  8. Defining the concepts of a smart nursing home and its potential technology utilities that integrate medical services and are acceptable to stakeholders: a scoping review

    Article • BMC Geriatrics, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  9. A Mobile Phone App for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Malaysian Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, September 2022, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  10. Does COVID-19 cause diabetes mellitus?

    Article • Academia Letters, July 2022, Academia.edu

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  11. Study protocol on risk factors for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus in different trimesters and their relation to maternal and neonatal outcomes (GDM-RIDMAN)

    Article • BMJ Open, July 2022, BMJ

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  12. Editorial: Achieving Efficient Diabetes Care Through Understanding the Risk Factors, Markers, and Patient Experiences

    Article • Frontiers in Endocrinology, March 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  13. Editorial: Achieving Effective Management and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus in Future Primary Care

    Article • Frontiers in Endocrinology, March 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  14. Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises, Foot Reflexology and Massage (BRM) on Maternal and Newborn Outcomes Among Primigravidae in Saudi Arabia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • International Journal of Women s Health, February 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  15. Achieving Effective Management and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus in Future Primary Care

    Article • January 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  16. Achieving Efficient Diabetes Care Now Through Understanding the Risk Factors, Markers, and Patient's Experiences

    Article • January 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  17. The expectations and acceptability of a smart nursing home model among Chinese elderly people: A mixed methods study protocol

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2021, PLOS

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  18. Protocol for a qualitative study exploring the perception of need, importance and acceptability of a digital diabetes prevention intervention for women with gestational diabetes mellitus during and after pregnancy in Malaysia (Explore-MYGODDESS)

    Article • BMJ Open, August 2021, BMJ

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  19. Is therapeutic inertia present in hyperglycaemia, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia management among adults with type 2 diabetes in three health clinics in Malaysia? a retrospective cohort study

    Article • BMC Family Practice, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  20. The effectiveness of nurse-led self-management support program for people with chronic kidney disease stage 3-4 (CKD-NLSM): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Science Progress, April 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  21. Defining the concepts of a smart nursing home and its potential technology utilities that integrate medical services and are acceptable to stakeholders: a scoping review protocol

    Article • BMJ Open, February 2021, BMJ

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  22. A Protocol of Process Evaluations of Interventions for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review

    Article • International Journal of Qualitative Methods, January 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  23. A systematic review protocol of medical and clinical research landscapes and quality in Malaysia and Indonesia [REALQUAMI]

    Article • July 2020, Research Square

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  24. Effectiveness of breathing exercises, foot reflexology and back massage (BRM) on labour pain, anxiety, duration, satisfaction, stress hormones and newborn outcomes among primigravidae during the first stage of labour in Saudi Arabia: a study protocol f...

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2020, BMJ

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  25. Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression, general depressive symptoms, anxiety and stress (PODSAS) among mothers during their 4-week postnatal follow-up in five public health clinics in Perak: A study protocol for a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2020, BMJ

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  26. A pilot study on the association between SLCO1B1 RS4363657 polymorphism and muscle adverse events in adults with newly diagnosed dyslipidaemia who were prescribed a statin: the Malaysian primary health care cohort

    Article • Biomarkers, August 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Boon How Chew, Meor Fairuz Rizal Meor Anuar Shuhaili, Johnson Stanslas

  27. Planning and Conducting Clinical Research: The Whole Process

    Article • Cureus, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  28. The effectiveness of an emotion-focused educational programme in reducing diabetes distress in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus at 12-month follow-up: a cluster randomized controlled trial

    Article • Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, January 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  29. Cultural and global perspectives

    Article • September 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  30. The associations between diabetes distress and self-efficacy, medication adherence, self-care activities and disease control depend on the way diabetes distress is measured: Comparing the DDS-17, DDS-2 and the PAID-5

    Article • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  31. Psychological interventions for behavioral adjustments in diabetes care – a value-based approach to disease control

    Article • Psychology Research and Behavior Management, May 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  32. The effectiveness of an emotion-focused educational programme in reducing diabetes distress in adults with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (VEMOFIT): a cluster randomized controlled trial

    Article • Diabetic Medicine, March 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  33. Psychological interventions for diabetes-related distress in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Article • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, September 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  34. Effect of palm-based tocotrienols and tocopherol mixture supplementation on platelet aggregation in subjects with metabolic syndrome: a randomised controlled trial

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2017, Nature

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  35. Validity and reliability of a Malay version of the brief illness perception questionnaire for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Article • BMC Medical Research Methodology, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  36. The effectiveness of a value-based EMOtion-cognition-Focused educatIonal programme to reduce diabetes-related distress in Malay adults with Type 2 diabetes (VEMOFIT): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

    Article • BMC Endocrine Disorders, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  37. Effectiveness of the EMPOWER-PAR Intervention in Improving Clinical Outcomes of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Care: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

    Article • BMC Family Practice, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  38. Messages from the Malaysian Diabetes Registries on Diabetes Care in Malaysian public healthcare facilities

    Article • Primary Care Diabetes, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  39. Effects of Brief Psychoeducational Program on Stigma in Malaysian Pre-clinical Medical Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Academic Psychiatry, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  40. Diabetes-Related Distress, Depression and Distress-Depression among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Malaysia

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2016, PLOS

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  41. A nationwide survey of public healthcare providers’ impressions of family medicine specialists in Malaysia: a qualitative analysis of written comments

    Article • BMJ Open, January 2016, BMJ

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  42. Negative effects of diabetes–related distress on health-related quality of life: an evaluation among the adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in three primary healthcare clinics in Malaysia

    Article • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  43. Medical Students With Higher Emotional Intelligence Were More Aware of Self-Anxiety and Scored Higher in Continuous Assessment: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • Medical Science Educator, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  44. Medication adherence on quality of life among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an exploratory analysis on the EDDMQoL study

    Article • Quality of Life Research, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  45. A nationwide postal survey on the perception of Malaysian public healthcare providers on family medicine specialists’ (PERMFAMS) clinical performance, professional attitudes and research visibility

    Article • SpringerPlus, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  46. MA in T2DM

    Article • Patient Preference and Adherence, May 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr. Boon How Chew, Professor Sherina Mohd Sidik

  47. Predictors of poor glycaemic control in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Article • Singapore Medical Journal, May 2015, Singapore Medical Journal

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  48. Predictive Factors of follow-up Non-attendance and Mortality Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus- an Analysis of the Malaysian Diabetes Registry 2009

    Article • Current Diabetes Reviews, April 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  49. Association of diabetes-related distress, depression, medication adherence, and health-related quality of life with glycated hemoglobin, blood pressure, and lipids in adult patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

    Article • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, April 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr. Boon How Chew, Professor Sherina Mohd Sidik

  50. Complication profiles and their associated factors in Malaysian adult type 2 diabetes mellitus—an analysis of ADCM registry

    Article • International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  51. Psychological interventions for diabetes-related distress in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Article • January 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  52. A nationwide survey on the expectation of public healthcare providers on family medicine specialists in Malaysia--a qualitative analysis of 623 written comments

    Article • BMJ Open, June 2014, BMJ

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  53. The relationship between the social management of emotional intelligence and academic performance among medical students

    Article • Psychology Health & Medicine, April 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  54. Psychological aspects of diabetes care: Effecting behavioral change in patients

    Article • World Journal of Diabetes, January 2014, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  55. Study protocol of EMPOWER Participatory Action Research (EMPOWER-PAR): a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of multifaceted chronic disease management strategies to improve diabetes and hypertension outcomes in primary care

    Article • BMC Family Practice, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  56. Poor glycemic control in younger women attending Malaysian public primary care clinics: findings from adults diabetes control and management registry

    Article • BMC Family Practice, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  57. An overview of patient involvement in healthcare decision-making: a situational analysis of the Malaysian context

    Article • BMC Health Services Research, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew, Dr. Yew Kong Lee

  58. Age ≥60years was an independent risk factor for diabetes-related complications despite good control of cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  59. Control of glycemia and other cardiovascular disease risk factors in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Data from the Adult Diabetes Control and Management

    Article • Geriatrics and Gerontology International, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  60. Emotional intelligence and academic performance in first and final year medical students: a cross-sectional study

    Article • BMC Medical Education, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  61. Primary care for cancers at diagnosis and follow-up: a narrative review

    Article • Family Medicine and Community Health, March 2013, Compuscript, Ltd.

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  62. Men suffer more complications from diabetes than women despite similar glycaemic control and a better cardiovascular risk profile: the ADCM study 2008

    Article • Journal of Men s Health, September 2012, Dougmar Publishing Group, Inc.

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  63. Determinants of uncontrolled dyslipidaemia among adult type 2 diabetes in Malaysia: The Malaysian Diabetes Registry 2009

    Article • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, June 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  64. Determinants of uncontrolled hypertension in adult type 2 diabetes mellitus: an analysis of the Malaysian diabetes registry 2009

    Article • Cardiovascular Diabetology, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  65. Social Support and Glycemic Control in Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Article • Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, December 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Boon How Chew

  66. Does Ethnicity Contribute to the Control of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes?

    Article • Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, December 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Boon How Chew