2023
Facilitators and barriers to hypertension management in urban Nepal: findings from a qualitative study
Bhattarai S, Bajracharya S, Shrestha A, Skovlund E, Åsvold B, Mjolstad B, Sen A. Facilitators and barriers to hypertension management in urban Nepal: findings from a qualitative study. Open Heart 2023, 10: e002394. PMID: 37899127, PMCID: PMC10618998, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary healthcare providersHypertension servicesHypertension managementHealthcare providersHypertension patientsHome visitsSocioecological modelCommunity-level barriersUrban NepalFocus group discussionsTreatment measuresControl of hypertensionGender normsHigh blood pressureCommunity health workersMunicipal officialsAspects of careFamily membersDepth interviewsQualitative methodologyPrimary healthcare systemCommunity trustLow-resource countriesQualitative studyAntihypertensive medications
2020
An integrated intervention for chronic care management in rural Nepal: protocol of a type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study
Schwarz D, Dhungana S, Kumar A, Acharya B, Agrawal P, Aryal A, Baum A, Choudhury N, Citrin D, Dangal B, Dhimal M, Gauchan B, Gupta T, Halliday S, Karmacharya B, Kishore S, Koirala B, Kshatriya U, Levine E, Maru S, Rimal P, Sapkota S, Schwarz R, Shrestha A, Thapa A, Maru D. An integrated intervention for chronic care management in rural Nepal: protocol of a type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study. Trials 2020, 21: 119. PMID: 31996250, PMCID: PMC6990567, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-4063-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingAllied Health PersonnelChronic DiseaseCommunity Health WorkersDecision Support Systems, ClinicalDisease ManagementHumansImplementation ScienceMedication AdherenceMotivational InterviewingNepalNoncommunicable DiseasesRisk Reduction BehaviorRural PopulationTobacco Use CessationConceptsHybrid effectiveness-implementation studyEffectiveness-implementation studyChronic care managementMid-level practitionersCare management interventionCommunity health workersCare managementMiddle-income countriesHealth workersChronic care management programWorld Health Organization PackageRisk factor optimizationClinical decision support toolEvidence-based careCare management programPrimary care systemRural NepalTobacco consumption levelsEvidence-based componentsMultiple comorbiditiesSecondary outcomesUniversal health coveragePrimary outcomeMedication adherencePre-post design