2021
Improving services for chronic non‐communicable diseases in Samoa: an implementation research study using the care cascade framework
Fraser‐Hurt N, Naseri LT, Thomsen R, Matalavea A, Ieremia‐Faasili V, Reupena MS, Hawley NL, Pomer A, Rivara AC, Obure DC, Zhang S. Improving services for chronic non‐communicable diseases in Samoa: an implementation research study using the care cascade framework. Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Public Health 2021, 46: 36-45. PMID: 34309937, DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.13113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic non-communicable diseasesNon-communicable diseasesChronic care servicesCare continuumNon-communicable disease burdenImplementation research studyEffective primary preventionContinuity of careMedical record dataHealth system redesignHealth service redesignBetter health communicationHypertension prevalenceBlood pressureHypertensive individualsHypertension patientsPrimary preventionNutritional interventionDisease burdenEffective patientTracer conditionsPrimary healthcarePatient needsTreatment supportCare services
2020
Assessing the impact of high blood pressure referrals on hypertension awareness and management, BMI, and blood pressure values in adult Samoans 2010–2019
Rivara AC, Pomer A, Naseri T, Reupena MS, Viali S, Choy CC, McGarvey ST, Hawley NL. Assessing the impact of high blood pressure referrals on hypertension awareness and management, BMI, and blood pressure values in adult Samoans 2010–2019. Annals Of Human Biology 2020, 47: 597-601. PMID: 32924611, PMCID: PMC8180238, DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2020.1822914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElevated blood pressureBody mass indexBlood pressureNon-communicable diseasesMedication usePhysician diagnosisRisk factorsLong-term health improvementsHypertension medication useBlood pressure valuesNCD risk factorsHypertension controlCardiometabolic healthHypertension awarenessMass indexAdult SamoansHealth referralsDisease burdenReduced oddsBP valuesSamoan adultsReferralLogistic regressionHealth sector actorsMcNemar test
2019
Diabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovation, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-Up
Hawley NL, Suss R, Cash HL, Aitaoto N, Samoa R, Ayers B, McElfish P. Diabetes Prevention and Care Programs in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands: Challenges, Innovation, and Recommendations for Effective Scale-Up. Current Diabetes Reports 2019, 19: 24. PMID: 30919169, DOI: 10.1007/s11892-019-1139-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes preventionUS-Affiliated Pacific IslandsEarly life preventionCurrent disease burdenHealth system barriersUnhealthy food environmentsFood environmentPopulation-level strategiesHealth care infrastructureDisease burdenCare programSystem barriersReviewThis reviewHealth workforceHealth policyCare infrastructureSuccessful interventionsPreventionPacific IslandsCareInterventionCapacity buildingIsland nationsUnique challenges