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Abstract Category: Biomedical Science
Trends in prevalence and awareness of diabetes mellitus among adults in Malaysia
Islamic Fasting Approach on Weight Loss Intervention – Experience Through the Lens of Participants
between 2011 and 2019 345
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Johari, M. Z. , Sulaiman, N. S. , Abdullah, S. R. , Khalil, M. K. N. , Wan Mohd Zin, R. M. , Mohd Yunus, S.
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N. N. , Kamaruddin, H. , Norshamsul, N. I. , Azizul, N. H.
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Centre for Health Communications and Informatics Research, Institute for Health Behaviour Research, National
Patient Safety Culture Among Medical Laboratory Technologists in Transfusion
Institutes of Health
Medicine Services in Public Hospitals 346
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Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of
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Introduction
Weight loss is a natural process of weight management in life but the process and effectiveness varies
Mental Health Problems Among Male Workers in Malaysia: Findings from National
from individual to individual. This study attempts to assess the effectiveness of an Islamic approach of
the sunnah fasting (Mondays and Thursday) combined with healthy plating as part of a weight loss
Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2015 347
intervention through the views of the participants.

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Method
This qualitative study takes on exploratory approach in obtaining feedback from selected participants
Who Nose What’s Up? - A Case Report on Foreign Body in the Nasopharynx and Its
of the intervention. Four groups of participants (two successful and two unsuccessful) were invited in
Management Strategies 348
separate Focus Group Discussions (FGD) to give their experiential feedback after completing the
intervention. FGDs were recorded verbatim and transcribed. Data was blind and axial coded before
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thematically analyzed.
Result
A Qualitative Study on the Information Related to Diabetes Management Among
In total 21 participants were interviewed. Four themes emerged -­‐ efficacy towards intervention,
Patients With Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus 349
barriers and facilitators to success, support and sustainability. Participants who were success attributed
having a strong support system at home or at work and the sense of competitiveness as the main key
to who were successful. Similarly, the same attributes are also the reason to those who did not
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succeed in losing the prescribed weight. Most suffered difficulty of at least one month to adapt to the
intervention. Sporadically in both groups stated the intervention is sustainable for a long period.
Assessment on Lean Healthcare Initiative at Emergency Department HTAR, Klang:
Individual motivation plays a strong role in the success or failure in weight loss.
Experience from retrospective records review 350
Discussion
Islamic fasting is perceived to be a viable intervention to weight loss and its success is driven both by
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individual motivation and a strong support system to be sustainable.
Intracranial Complication as a Manifestation of Clinical Onset in a Child with Insidious
Keywords: weight loss, Islamic fasting, qualitative, effectiveness, sustainability

Ear Infection: A Case Report 351

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Endoscopic Assisted Excision of Epiglottis Cyst 352

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Efficacy Of Antimicrobial Treatment and Prevention on Stachybotrys
Chartarum-Infested Building Material 353

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