2025
Factors associated with the adoption of the WHO Package of Essential Non-Communicable Diseases (PEN) Protocol 1 in primary healthcare settings in Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Timalsena D, Nakarmi C, Mali S, Dhakal A, Bharati A, Bishwokarma A, Adhikari A, Poudel B, Kulung B, Baral P, Bhattarai S, Dixit L, Pokharel Y, Rhodes E, Xu D, Spiegelman D, Shrestha A. Factors associated with the adoption of the WHO Package of Essential Non-Communicable Diseases (PEN) Protocol 1 in primary healthcare settings in Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2025, 15: e090923. PMID: 40935428, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWHO packageNon-communicable diseasesPrimary healthcareBody mass indexCardiovascular disease risk-prediction chartsHealthcare workersCardiovascular diseaseRisk prediction chartsPrimary healthcare settingsPrimary healthcare facilitiesPrimary healthcare centresBlood glucose screeningCardiovascular disease riskLow-resource settingsCross-sectional studyAssociated with accessBMI assessmentHealthcare settingsSystemic barriersProvider motivationBlood pressure measurementsAvailability of metforminRisk chartsPrediction chartsHealthcare facilities
2021
Digital training for non-specialist health workers to deliver a brief psychological treatment for depression in India: Protocol for a three-arm randomized controlled trial
Naslund JA, Tugnawat D, Anand A, Cooper Z, Dimidjian S, Fairburn CG, Hollon SD, Joshi U, Khan A, Lu C, Mitchell LM, Muke S, Nadkarni A, Ramaswamy R, Restivo JL, Shrivastava R, Singh A, Singla DR, Spiegelman D, Bhan A, Patel V. Digital training for non-specialist health workers to deliver a brief psychological treatment for depression in India: Protocol for a three-arm randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 102: 106267. PMID: 33421650, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDepressionHealth PersonnelHealth WorkforceHumansIndiaPrimary Health CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeConceptsEvidence-based psychological treatmentsHealthy Activity ProgramNon-specialist health workersPsychological treatmentMental health knowledgeDigital trainingBrief psychological treatmentFace training programFace trainingTraining programChange of competenceJob satisfactionManualized psychotherapyConventional faceWorker motivationHealth worker motivationCompetency measuresCoaching supportTrainingDepressionActivity programPrimary careOutcome variablesHealth workersThree-arm
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