2022
Analyzing the Implementation of Policies and Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes at Primary Health Care Level in Nepal
Shrestha R, Yadav UN, Shrestha A, Paudel G, Makaju D, Poudel P, Iwashita H, Harada Y, Shrestha A, Karmacharya B, Koju R, Sugishita T, Rawal L. Analyzing the Implementation of Policies and Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes at Primary Health Care Level in Nepal. Frontiers In Public Health 2022, 10: 763784. PMID: 35223722, PMCID: PMC8864089, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.763784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health care levelHealth care levelNon-communicable diseasesHealth care providersCare levelDiabetes preventionCare providersPhase IManagement of NCDsDiabetes care servicesType 2 diabetesPeripheral health servicesProblem of diabetesKey search termsKey informant interviewsDiabetes carePeripheral levelsRelevant grey literatureType 2Care servicesDiabetesHealth servicesPremature deathPreventionQualitative exploratory study
2021
Health system gaps in cardiovascular disease prevention and management in Nepal
Shrestha A, Maharjan R, Karmacharya BM, Bajracharya S, Jha N, Shrestha S, Aryal A, Baral PP, Bhatt RD, Bhattarai S, Bista D, Citrin D, Dhimal M, Fitzpatrick AL, Jha AK, Karmacharya RM, Mali S, Neupane T, Oli N, Pandit R, Parajuli SB, Pradhan PMS, Prajapati D, Pyakurel M, Pyakurel P, Rai BK, Sapkota BP, Sapkota S, Shrestha A, Shrestha AP, Shrestha R, Sharma GN, Sharma S, Spiegelman D, Suwal PS, Thapa B, Vaidya A, Xu D, Yan LL, Koju R. Health system gaps in cardiovascular disease prevention and management in Nepal. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 655. PMID: 34225714, PMCID: PMC8258928, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06681-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth systemCardiovascular disease preventionCause of deathHealth system gapsQuality of careResource-limited settingsNational health policyHealth system performanceBackgroundCardiovascular diseaseCVD preventionCVD careCVD servicesHealth outcomesDisease preventionHealth policyHealth insuranceHealth spendingCarePreventionKey informant interviewsTask ForceSystem gapsInformant interviewsService deliverySafety