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
2020
Proactive prevention: Act now to disrupt the impending non-communicable disease crisis in low-burden populations
Njuguna B, Fletcher SL, Akwanalo C, Asante KP, Baumann A, Brown A, Davila-Roman VG, Dickhaus J, Fort M, Iwelunmor J, Irazola V, Mohan S, Mutabazi V, Newsome B, Ogedegbe O, Pastakia SD, Peprah EK, Plange-Rhule J, Roth G, Shrestha A, Watkins DA, Vedanthan R. Proactive prevention: Act now to disrupt the impending non-communicable disease crisis in low-burden populations. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0243004. PMID: 33259517, PMCID: PMC7707577, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCost of IllnessHealth PrioritiesHumansNoncommunicable DiseasesPolicy MakingRisk FactorsConceptsPrevention effortsLow-risk populationHigh-burden populationsDisease prevention effortsLow-prevalence populationsPublic health expertsNon-communicable disease crisisLow feasibilityNCD crisisPrevention strategiesEpidemiological transitionPotential interventionsYoung individualsHealth expertsInterventionProactive prevention strategiesDisease crisisPopulationProactive preventionHigh feasibilityAn 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
2019
The Kathmandu Declaration on Global CVD/Hypertension Research and Implementation Science A Framework to Advance Implementation Research for Cardiovascular and Other Noncommunicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Aifah A, Iwelunmor J, Akwanalo C, Allison J, Amberbir A, Asante KP, Baumann A, Brown A, Butler M, Dalton M, Davila-Roman V, Fitzpatrick AL, Fort M, Goldberg R, Gondwe A, Ha D, He J, Hosseinipour M, Irazola V, Kamano J, Karengera S, Karmacharya BM, Koju R, Maharjan R, Mohan S, Mutabazi V, Mutimura E, Muula A, Narayan KMV, Nguyen H, Njuguna B, Nyirenda M, Ogedegbe G, van Oosterhout J, Onakomaiya D, Patel S, Paniagua-Ávila A, Ramirez-zea M, Plange-Rhule J, Roche D, Shrestha A, Sharma H, Tandon N, Thu-Cuc N, Vaidya A, Vedanthan R, Weber MB. The Kathmandu Declaration on Global CVD/Hypertension Research and Implementation Science A Framework to Advance Implementation Research for Cardiovascular and Other Noncommunicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Global Heart 2019, 14: 103-107. PMID: 31324363, PMCID: PMC7341552, DOI: 10.1016/j.gheart.2019.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research