Self-care practices and needs in patients with hypertension, diabetes, or both in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods study
Tusubira A, Nalwadda C, Akiteng A, Armstrong-Hough M, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin T, Hawley N, Lipska K, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz J. Self-care practices and needs in patients with hypertension, diabetes, or both in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods study. The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: s19. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30160-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-communicable diseasesSelf-care practicesPhysical activityManagement of NCDsDaily vigorous physical activityEssential NCD medicinesRural UgandaMost respondentsModerate physical activityMixed-methods studyVigorous physical activitySelf-care programFocus group discussionsNCD clinicsAdult patientsMost patientsSwollen footPatient adherenceSaharan AfricaMean ageNCD medicinesNCD patientsWeight managementAlcohol abstinenceHealth facilitiesDevelopment of a discrete choice experiment to understand patient preferences for diabetes and hypertension management in rural Uganda
Moor S, Tusubira A, Akiteng A, Hsieh E, Ngaruiya C, Rabin T, Hawley N, Lipska K, Armstrong-Hough M, Nalwadda C, Nugent R, Kalyesubula R, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz J. Development of a discrete choice experiment to understand patient preferences for diabetes and hypertension management in rural Uganda. The Lancet Global Health 2020, 8: s22. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30163-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-communicable diseasesPatient preferencesHealth facilitiesCommon non-communicable diseasesRural UgandaCause of deathHealth care providersHealth service deliveryFormative qualitative researchAvailability of medicinesPeer support groupsHealth care systemPublic health officialsHypertension managementMiddle-income countriesRural patientsDiscrete choice experimentExpert consensusNakaseke districtPatientsCommunicable diseasesDiabetesLow-income countriesInternational content expertsHealth officials