2024
Challenges in Effective Referral of Cardiovascular Diseases in Nepal: A Qualitative Study from Health Workers’ and Patients’ Perspective
Shrestha S, Maharjan R, Bajracharya S, Jha N, Mali S, Thapa B, Suwal P, Prajapati D, Karmacharya B, Shrestha A. Challenges in Effective Referral of Cardiovascular Diseases in Nepal: A Qualitative Study from Health Workers’ and Patients’ Perspective. Cardiology Research And Practice 2024, 2024: 5583709. PMID: 38476339, PMCID: PMC10932621, DOI: 10.1155/2024/5583709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReferral systemCardiovascular disease patientsCVD casesNoncommunicable diseasesCardiovascular diseaseQualitative studyBurden of noncommunicable diseasesCardiovascular disease careFactors affecting referralTertiary-level careCardiovascular disease casesOpen-ended questionsTranscribed verbatimHealth workersLack of human resourcesHealthcare professionalsPatient perspectiveFace-to-faceEffective referralInterview guideMadhesh ProvinceThematic approachTelephone interviewsPatient transferReferral strategies
2020
Frontline Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge and Perception of COVID-19, and Willingness to Work during the Pandemic in Nepal
Upadhyaya DP, Paudel R, Acharya D, Khoshnood K, Lee K, Park JH, Yoo SJ, Shrestha A, Bc B, Bhandari S, Yadav R, Timalsina A, Wagle CN, Das BK, Kunwar R, Chalise B, Bhatta DR, Adhikari M. Frontline Healthcare Workers’ Knowledge and Perception of COVID-19, and Willingness to Work during the Pandemic in Nepal. Healthcare 2020, 8: 554. PMID: 33322486, PMCID: PMC7764814, DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8040554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrontline healthcare workersPublic health workersHealth workersHealthcare workersCOVID-19Multivariable logistic regression analysisLocal public health facilitiesPublic health facilitiesTotal study subjectsLogistic regression analysisNurses/midwivesAdequate knowledgeCOVID-19 pandemicIndependent associationChronic diseasesHealth facilitiesStudy subjectsSatisfactory perceptionOutcome variablesPredictors of willingnessKarnali ProvinceHealthcare servicesInadequate knowledgeRegression analysisMidwivesAn 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