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 facilitiesProtocol for a hybrid type I randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of a nurse home visiting program for adolescent pregnancy on maternal and infant outcomes
Becker N, Soares V, Chou D, Neto E, da Silva L, Osório A, Nascimento A, Marchisio V, Menegócio A, Pereira A, Haas A, Pina-Oliveira A, Miguel E, Menezes P, Caye A, Fracolli L. Protocol for a hybrid type I randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of a nurse home visiting program for adolescent pregnancy on maternal and infant outcomes. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2025, 16: 1576428. PMID: 40852144, PMCID: PMC12367722, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1576428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNurse Home Visiting ProgramHome visiting programsLow-resource settingsPositive parenting practicesI randomized controlled trialsHome visitsHealth outcomesAdolescent pregnancyMother-infant attachmentProgram Sustainability Assessment ToolInfant outcomesNurse home visitsChild health initiativesPrimary healthcare servicesMaternal mental healthChild health outcomesIntention-to-treat approachParenting practicesPublic health challengeProgram integritySemi-structured interviewsPrimary healthcarePrimary careCare adherenceNursing homesBrief verbal intervention to address inappropriate prescriptions of chinese patent medicines among western practitioners in primary health care (BRAVERY): a study protocol for an unannounced standardized patient experiment with a factorial design randomized controlled trial in China
Zhao Q, Lin L, Kwan A, Hu H, Wu L, Chen Y, Shi Z, Li B, Xiao J, Tong G, He W, Luo H, Li Q, Wang R, Zhong D, Liu S, Xie Y, Li J, Zhang L, Huang Z, Zhu X, Wan Y, Chen X, Huang W, Tian Y, Li X, Zhou Y, Cai Y, Xu D. Brief verbal intervention to address inappropriate prescriptions of chinese patent medicines among western practitioners in primary health care (BRAVERY): a study protocol for an unannounced standardized patient experiment with a factorial design randomized controlled trial in China. BMC Complementary Medicine And Therapies 2025, 25: 150. PMID: 40269893, PMCID: PMC12020188, DOI: 10.1186/s12906-025-04870-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnannounced standardized patientsRandomized Controlled TrialsPrimary healthcareGeneralized linear mixed modelsWestern medicine practitionersPrimary health careControlled TrialsFactorial design randomized controlled trialStudy protocolDesign randomized controlled trialChinese patent medicineVerbal interventionsChina Clinical Trial RegistryPatent medicineClinical Trials RegistryPrimary outcome evaluationStandardized patientsHealth careLinear mixed modelsMedical encountersControl providersTargeted policy interventionsIntervention researchPatient expectationsAppropriateness of antibiotic prescriptions
2023
Do Primary Healthcare Facilities in More Remote Areas Provide More Medical Services? Spatial Evidence from Rural Western China
Shen C, Lai S, Deng Q, Dong W, Cao D, Zhao D, Zhao Y, Zhou Z, Chen X. Do Primary Healthcare Facilities in More Remote Areas Provide More Medical Services? Spatial Evidence from Rural Western China. Health & Social Care In The Community 2023, 2023: 1-14. DOI: 10.1155/2023/6131486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary healthcare institutionsMedical servicesMore medical servicesMedical service utilizationPrimary healthcare facilitiesLocal county hospitalLack of evidenceInpatient visitsOutpatient visitsRural western ChinaMedical visitsCounty HospitalService utilizationOutpatient servicesPrimary healthcareHealthcare centersOne-hour increaseHealthcare facilitiesVisitsMultilevel linear modelsMedical service provisionHealth policymakingHealthcare institutionsDifferential patternsRemote areas
2021
Improving services for chronic non‐communicable diseases in Samoa: an implementation research study using the care cascade framework
Fraser‐Hurt N, Naseri LT, Thomsen R, Matalavea A, Ieremia‐Faasili V, Reupena MS, Hawley NL, Pomer A, Rivara AC, Obure DC, Zhang S. Improving services for chronic non‐communicable diseases in Samoa: an implementation research study using the care cascade framework. Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Public Health 2021, 46: 36-45. PMID: 34309937, DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.13113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic non-communicable diseasesNon-communicable diseasesChronic care servicesCare continuumNon-communicable disease burdenImplementation research studyEffective primary preventionContinuity of careMedical record dataHealth system redesignHealth service redesignBetter health communicationHypertension prevalenceBlood pressureHypertensive individualsHypertension patientsPrimary preventionNutritional interventionDisease burdenEffective patientTracer conditionsPrimary healthcarePatient needsTreatment supportCare servicesReducing the stigma of mental health disorders with a focus on low- and middle-income countries
Javed A, Lee C, Zakaria H, Buenaventura R, Cetkovich-Bakmas M, Duailibi K, Ng B, Ramy H, Saha G, Arifeen S, Elorza P, Ratnasingham P, Azeem M. Reducing the stigma of mental health disorders with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2021, 58: 102601. PMID: 33611083, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health disordersMental health servicesHealth disordersHealth servicesMental healthMiddle-income countriesMental health disease burdenGlobal public health challengePathways of careHealth seeking behaviourPublic health challengeMental health careMental health workforceMental health systemPopulation mental healthMental health policyPerception of healthComorbidity burdenPhysical comorbiditiesPoor outcomeSuboptimal treatmentDisease burdenNoncommunicable diseasesPrimary healthcareMental health results
2019
Changes in Physical Health After Supported Housing: Results from the Collaborative Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness
Tsai J, Gelberg L, Rosenheck RA. Changes in Physical Health After Supported Housing: Results from the Collaborative Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1703-1708. PMID: 31161570, PMCID: PMC6712193, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05070-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersPhysical HRQoLPhysical healthMedical conditionsCare providersOutcome studiesShort Form-12 Health SurveyPreventive proceduresMedical problemsPhysical health-related qualityHealth-related qualityObservational outcome studyHomeless adultsPrimary care servicesMental health servicesHousing statusMedical outcome measuresPhysical health outcomesHealth SurveyOutcome measuresKey ResultsParticipantsPrimary healthcareHealth outcomesCare servicesHealth services
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