2025
Lessons From a Grandfather’s Care: A Journey Into Geriatric Medicine
Swamy M. Lessons From a Grandfather’s Care: A Journey Into Geriatric Medicine. The Annals Of Family Medicine 2025, 23: 472-473. PMID: 40983545, PMCID: PMC12459685, DOI: 10.1370/afm.240284.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Generalizing from qualitative data: a case example using critical realist thematic analysis and mechanism mapping to evaluate a community health worker-led screening program in India
Broderick K, Vaidyanathan A, Ponticiello M, Hooda M, Kulkarni V, Chalem A, Chebrolu P, Onawale A, Baumann A, Mathad J, Sundararajan R. Generalizing from qualitative data: a case example using critical realist thematic analysis and mechanism mapping to evaluate a community health worker-led screening program in India. Implementation Science 2024, 19: 81. PMID: 39719615, PMCID: PMC11667965, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-024-01407-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThematic analysisQualitative dataGoal of implementation scienceHealth system interventionsPurposively sampled participantsThematic analysis approachEvidence-based practiceThematic analysis methodPopulation of womenScreening uptakeScreening interventionsMethodsQualitative interviewsManagement of GDMIntervention developmentImplementation scienceHealth programsOral glucose tolerance testTraditional risk factorsEvidence-based managementImprove uptakeInterview transcriptsScreening programIntervention successSystem interventionsTreatment of GDMEstimating the health and macroeconomic burdens of tuberculosis in India, 2021–2040: A fully integrated modelling study
Keogh-Brown M, Sumner T, Sweeney S, Vassall A, Jensen H. Estimating the health and macroeconomic burdens of tuberculosis in India, 2021–2040: A fully integrated modelling study. PLOS Medicine 2024, 21: e1004491. PMID: 39666614, PMCID: PMC11637336, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross domestic productMacroeconomic burdenCumulative gross domestic productReturn to investmentHigh-income householdsLow-income householdsDomestic productEconomic growthReduction targetsIndian economyEconomic gainsInvestmentEconomic impactEconomyCountriesHouseholdsBurden of TBEconomic burdenDisease burdenFundingImpact of TBLarge healthCase detectionTB-related deathsProvisionSickle cell disease in India: the journey and hope for the future.
Gupta K, Krishnamurti L, Jain D. Sickle cell disease in India: the journey and hope for the future. Hematology 2024, 2024: 1-9. PMID: 39644008, PMCID: PMC11665512, DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2024000678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseHematopoietic stem cell transplantationCell diseaseSeverity of sickle cell diseaseStem cell transplantationAcute chest syndromeVaso-occlusive crisisSurvive into adulthoodChest syndromePenicillin prophylaxisCell transplantationRenal involvementHydroxyurea therapyGene therapyClinical featuresNovel therapiesA-thalassemiaFetal HbNewborn screeningAvascular necrosisTranscranial DopplerComprehensive care programTherapyYounger ageFatal diseaseMild Cognitive Impairment and Suicidal Ideation Among Adults Aged 65 Years or Older From Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Smith L, Sánchez G, Soysal P, Veronese N, Jacob L, Kostev K, Rahmati M, Barnett Y, Keyes H, Gibson P, Butler L, Shin J, Koyanagi A. Mild Cognitive Impairment and Suicidal Ideation Among Adults Aged 65 Years or Older From Low- and Middle-Income Countries. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2024, 79: gbae129. PMID: 39078933, PMCID: PMC11367256, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild cognitive impairmentMiddle-income countriesPrevalence of mild cognitive impairmentSuicidal ideationNational Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association criteriaCognitive impairmentAging-Alzheimer's Association criteriaWorld Health Organization StudyAssociated with higher oddsSelf-reported informationNationally representative dataPrevalence of suicidal ideationMultivariate logistic regressionAssociated with suicide riskOlder adultsAdult HealthHigher oddsPotential confoundersAssessed associationsGlobal ageLogistic regressionMiddle-incomeRepresentative dataSuicide riskAssociation criteriaComprehensive profiling of social mixing patterns in resource poor countries: A mixed methods research protocol
Aguolu O, Kiti M, Nelson K, Liu C, Sundaram M, Gramacho S, Jenness S, Melegaro A, Sacoor C, Bardaji A, Macicame I, Jose A, Cavele N, Amosse F, Uamba M, Jamisse E, Tchavana C, Briones H, Jarquín C, Ajsivinac M, Pischel L, Ahmed N, Mohan V, Srinivasan R, Samuel P, John G, Ellington K, Joaquim O, Zelaya A, Kim S, Chen H, Kazi M, Malik F, Yildirim I, Lopman B, Omer S. Comprehensive profiling of social mixing patterns in resource poor countries: A mixed methods research protocol. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0301638. PMID: 38913670, PMCID: PMC11195963, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301638.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-and-middle-income countriesData collection toolHousehold membersBurden of communicable diseasesCollection toolLow-and-middle-incomeDisease prevention strategiesInteraction dataPatterns of social mixingSocial mixingParameterizing mathematical modelsResource poor countriesPoor countriesCognitive interviewsLMIC populationsDisproportionate burdenQuantitative dataCommunicable diseasesStudy sitesPrevention strategiesContact diariesGroup discussionsStudy proceduresStudy toolDisease modelsAssociation between self-reported visual symptoms (suggesting cataract) and self-reported fall-related injury among adults aged ≥ 65 years from five low- and middle-income countries
Smith L, López Sánchez G, Veronese N, Soysal P, Tully M, Gorely T, Allen P, Rahmati M, Yon D, Ball G, Butler L, Keyes H, Barnett Y, Shin J, Koyanagi A. Association between self-reported visual symptoms (suggesting cataract) and self-reported fall-related injury among adults aged ≥ 65 years from five low- and middle-income countries. Eye 2024, 38: 2920-2925. PMID: 38879598, PMCID: PMC11461526, DOI: 10.1038/s41433-024-03181-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFall-related injuriesSelf-reported injurious fallsSelf-reported visual symptomsMiddle-income countriesInjurious fallsVisual symptomsAssociated with higher oddsCross-sectional associationsSelf-reported informationSample of adultsMultivariate logistic regressionWHO StudyOlder adultsOlder peopleAdult HealthHigher oddsAssessed associationsPooled ORLMICsCataract surgeryGlobal ageMeta-analysesLogistic regressionCataractPositive associationExploring the Big Data Paradox for various estimands using vaccination data from the global COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (CTIS)
Yang Y, Dempsey W, Han P, Deshmukh Y, Richardson S, Tom B, Mukherjee B. Exploring the Big Data Paradox for various estimands using vaccination data from the global COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey (CTIS). Science Advances 2024, 10: eadj0266. PMID: 38820165, PMCID: PMC11314312, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj0266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEconomic implications of novel regimens for tuberculosis treatment in three high-burden countries: a modelling analysis
Ryckman T, Schumacher S, Lienhardt C, Sweeney S, Dowdy D, Mirzayev F, Kendall E. Economic implications of novel regimens for tuberculosis treatment in three high-burden countries: a modelling analysis. The Lancet Global Health 2024, 12: e995-e1004. PMID: 38762299, PMCID: PMC11126367, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00088-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRifampin-resistant tuberculosisRifampin-susceptible tuberculosisMedium-term costsTuberculosis treatmentRifampin susceptibilityTuberculosis regimensStandard-of-care regimensCost-effective priceEstimated pricePrice thresholdsPriceDrug costsCost-neutralNovel drug combinationsStandard-of-careSouth AfricaTuberculosis treatment regimensEconomic implicationsStandard of carePatient-borne costsHigh-burden countriesCohort of adultsDecision-analytic modelShorter regimensNovel regimensConventional and frugal methods of estimating COVID-19-related excess deaths and undercount factors
Dedhe A, Chowkase A, Gogate N, Kshirsagar M, Naphade R, Naphade A, Kulkarni P, Naik M, Dharm A, Raste S, Patankar S, Jogdeo C, Sathe A, Kulkarni S, Bapat V, Joshi R, Deshmukh K, Lele S, Manke-Miller K, Cantlon J, Pandit P. Conventional and frugal methods of estimating COVID-19-related excess deaths and undercount factors. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 10378. PMID: 38710715, PMCID: PMC11074152, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57634-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcess deathsCOVID-19 deathsStrengthening public health systemsCompensation claimsPublic health systemAll-cause mortality dataRatio of excess deathsPre-COVID-19 pandemicHealth systemMortality dataExcess mortalityCOVID-19Region of IndiaCOVID-19 pandemicUndercountPune regionPublic surveyMortalityFrugal methodsData transparencyDeathSickle cell disease in India: current status and progress
Jain D, Gupta M, Madkaikar M, Jena R, Khargekar N, Saraf S, Krishnamurti L, Gupta K. Sickle cell disease in India: current status and progress. The Lancet Haematology 2024, 11: e322-e323. PMID: 38701819, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(24)00109-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity and health worker perspectives on malaria in Meghalaya, India: covering the last mile of elimination by 2030
Nengnong C, Passah M, Wilson M, Bellotti E, Kessler A, Marak B, Carlton J, Sarkar R, Albert S. Community and health worker perspectives on malaria in Meghalaya, India: covering the last mile of elimination by 2030. Malaria Journal 2024, 23: 83. PMID: 38500097, PMCID: PMC10949573, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-04905-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-lasting insecticidal netsFocus group discussionsIn-depth interviewsIndoor residual sprayingCommunity membersTraditional healersThematic content analysis approachHealth worker perspectivesResponsive health systemContent analysis approachPerception of malariaMalaria endemic districtsAvailability of testingModern healthcare practicePublic health problemSouth Garo HillsWearing long-sleeved clothingHealth workersHealth seekingRoutine healthcareResultsMost participantsHealthcare providersHealth personnelHealth systemMental illnessAssociation of handgrip strength with suicidal ideation among adults aged ≥50 years from low‐ and middle‐income countries
Smith L, Sánchez G, Soysal P, Veronese N, Gibson P, Pizzol D, Jacob L, Butler L, Barnett Y, Oh H, Shin J, Koyanagi A. Association of handgrip strength with suicidal ideation among adults aged ≥50 years from low‐ and middle‐income countries. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2024, 54: 606-614. PMID: 38469894, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.13071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHandgrip strengthSuicidal ideationWorld Health Organization StudyCommunity-based dataLow handgrip strengthSelf-reported informationMiddle-income countriesSample of adultsMultivariate logistic regression analysisMuscular strengthPhysical functionLogistic regression analysisHandgrip measurementAdult HealthHigher oddsPotential confoundersAssessed associationsHandgripGlobal ageDominant handDose-dependentlyLongitudinal studyQuintileLMICsAdultsLong-term follow-up of persons diagnosed with multidrug-resistant TB in Chennai, India, 2013–2020
Surie D, Sathyanarayanan M, Lavanya J, Smith J, Shanmugam S, Tamilzhalagan S, Selvaraj A, Ramesh G, Tripathy S, Khaparde S, Ho C, Hall-Eidson P, Ranganathan U, Selvaraju S, Moonan P. Long-term follow-up of persons diagnosed with multidrug-resistant TB in Chennai, India, 2013–2020. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2024, 28: 54-56. PMID: 38178300, PMCID: PMC10859871, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.23.0272.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
An environmental justice analysis of air pollution in India
deSouza P, Chaudhary E, Dey S, Ko S, Németh J, Guttikunda S, Chowdhury S, Kinney P, Subramanian S, Bell M, Kim R. An environmental justice analysis of air pollution in India. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 16690. PMID: 37794063, PMCID: PMC10551031, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-43628-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPM2.5 exposureNational Family and Health SurveySocioeconomic factorsAnalysis of air pollutionHigher PM2.5 concentrationsSocially disadvantaged populationsPM2.5 concentrationsScheduled CastesEnvironmental justice analysisAir pollutionNFHS-4Household amenitiesDisadvantaged populationsStandard deviation increaseMultilevel modelsHealth SurveyHouseholdsDeviation increaseEvaluate associationsSurvey designRisk factorsPM2.5IndiaPovertyPollutionProduct preferences and willingness to pay for potable water delivery: Experimental evidence from rural Bihar, India
Cameron D, Ray I, Parida M, Dow W. Product preferences and willingness to pay for potable water delivery: Experimental evidence from rural Bihar, India. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0283892. PMID: 37023105, PMCID: PMC10079134, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrice subsidiesWater delivery servicesProduct preferencesDiscrete choice experimentEffect of subsidiesGlobal risk exposureRural BiharPrice auctionMarket pricesChoice experimentMedian household incomeRisk exposureHousehold incomeMixed evidenceSubsidiesPiped waterWillingnessPreferencesLack of accessWater deliveryDemandDelivery servicesSimilar evidenceService characteristicsWTPRetaining Patients with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis on Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Dharavi, Mumbai, India, 2020–2022
Gomare M, Bhide S, Deshmukh R, Kaipilyawar S, Puri V, Moonan P, Khetade D, Nyendak M, Yeldandi V, Smith J, Tobias J, Date A, Joshi R, Kumar R, Ho C. Retaining Patients with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis on Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Dharavi, Mumbai, India, 2020–2022. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2023, 72: 304-308. PMID: 36952291, PMCID: PMC10042620, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7212a2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Adaptation and translation of a scalable measure for assessing health worker competence to deliver a brief psychological intervention: A case study from central India of its comparison to a performance-based measure
Joshi U, Haney J, Sequeira M, Singla D, Patel V, Bhan A, Cooper Z, Naslund J. Adaptation and translation of a scalable measure for assessing health worker competence to deliver a brief psychological intervention: A case study from central India of its comparison to a performance-based measure. Psychiatric Quarterly 2022, 94: 33-47. PMID: 36536268, PMCID: PMC11735022, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-022-10007-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief psychological interventionPerformance-based measuresPsychological interventionsNon-specialist providersTraining programKnowledge measureEvidence-based training programsProvider training programsHealth workers' competenceWorker competenceMean scoreScalable assessmentScalable measureMultiple-choice assessmentMental disordersContinued comparisonCompetenceCultural adaptationCommon mental disordersMode of assessmentCompetency needsMeasuresInterventionUnique strengthsScoresEffectiveness of a community-based education and peer support led by women’s self-help groups in improving the control of hypertension in urban slums of Kerala, India: a cluster randomised controlled pragmatic trial
Suseela R, Ambika R, Mohandas S, Menon J, Numpelil M, Vasudevan B, Ved R, Danaei G, Spiegelman D. Effectiveness of a community-based education and peer support led by women’s self-help groups in improving the control of hypertension in urban slums of Kerala, India: a cluster randomised controlled pragmatic trial. BMJ Global Health 2022, 7: e010296. PMID: 36384950, PMCID: PMC9670931, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-010296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean systolic BPSystolic BPControl armIntervention armPragmatic trialUrban slumsTarget blood pressure goalsMajor public health problemBlood pressure goalsSelf-help group membersControl of hypertensionStandard of carePublic health problemPrimary healthcare systemSelf-help groupsCommunity-based educationPeer support programAntihypertensive medicationsUncontrolled hypertensionUsual careHypertension managementPrimary outcomeHypertensionHealthy behaviorsHealth problemsThe magnitude of out‐of‐pocket expenditure for antenatal care in low and middle‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Gunarathne SP, Wickramasinghe ND, Agampodi TC, Prasanna IR, Agampodi SB. The magnitude of out‐of‐pocket expenditure for antenatal care in low and middle‐income countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. The International Journal Of Health Planning And Management 2022, 38: 179-203. PMID: 36129403, DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3578.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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