2023
Design Research to Embed mHealth into a Community-Led Blood Pressure Management System in Uganda: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study
Schwab J, Wachinger J, Munana R, Nabiryo M, Sekitoleko I, Cazier J, Ingenhoff R, Favaretti C, Pillai V, Weswa I, Wafula J, Emmrich J, Bärnighausen T, Knauf F, Knauss S, Nalwadda C, Sudharsanan N, Kalyesubula R, McMahon S. Design Research to Embed mHealth into a Community-Led Blood Pressure Management System in Uganda: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e46614. PMID: 38032702, PMCID: PMC10722357, DOI: 10.2196/46614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERIntervention prototypeManagement of hypertensionHealth careChronic disease managementMixed-methods studyMobile health interventionsResource-constrained settingsHealth system challengesUncontrolled hypertensionAntihypertensive medicationsGerman RegistryHypertension managementRisk factorsClinical trialsCardiovascular diseaseHypertensionMethods studyBasic health careMedicationsHealth interventionsConcurrent trialsSuch diseasesDisease managementPrivate facilitiesPrinciples for task shifting hypertension and diabetes screening and referral: a qualitative study exploring patient, community health worker and healthcare professional perceptions in rural Uganda
Ingenhoff R, Munana R, Weswa I, Gaal J, Sekitoleko I, Mutabazi H, Bodnar B, Rabin T, Siddharthan T, Kalyesubula R, Knauf F, Nalwadda C. Principles for task shifting hypertension and diabetes screening and referral: a qualitative study exploring patient, community health worker and healthcare professional perceptions in rural Uganda. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 881. PMID: 37173687, PMCID: PMC10176286, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15704-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersNon-communicable diseasesHealthcare workersRural UgandaHealth workersCHW knowledgeNCD screeningDiabetes mellitusMiddle-income countriesCHW characteristicsHypertensionCHW programsCare deliveryHealthcare accessHealthcare professionalsReferralPatient accessHealthcare systemSuccessful program implementationDiabetesPatientsProfessionals' perceptionsFramework methodFocus group discussionsScreening
2021
Acceptability of patient-centered hypertension education delivered by community health workers among people living with HIV/AIDS in rural Uganda
Batte C, Mukisa J, Rykiel N, Mukunya D, Checkley W, Knauf F, Kalyesubula R, Siddharthan T. Acceptability of patient-centered hypertension education delivered by community health workers among people living with HIV/AIDS in rural Uganda. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 1343. PMID: 34233648, PMCID: PMC8264981, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11411-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersHIV/AIDSPatient-centered educationHealth workersRural UgandaSpecific health educationPrevalence of hypertensionManagement of hypertensionImproved health outcomesDisease-specific informationSelf-perceived skill levelFocus group discussionsMiddle-income countriesHypertension educationHealth facilitiesPatient questionsHypertensionHealth outcomesPLWHAHealth educationNakaseke districtHealth interventionsLMIC settingsFurther studiesHTN
2019
Challenges to hypertension and diabetes management in rural Uganda: a qualitative study with patients, village health team members, and health care professionals
Chang H, Hawley NL, Kalyesubula R, Siddharthan T, Checkley W, Knauf F, Rabin TL. Challenges to hypertension and diabetes management in rural Uganda: a qualitative study with patients, village health team members, and health care professionals. International Journal For Equity In Health 2019, 18: 38. PMID: 30819193, PMCID: PMC6394065, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-019-0934-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care professionalsVillage health team membersHealth team membersCare professionalsRural UgandaPrevalence of hypertensionCommunity health workersIndividual health care professionalsUgandan health care systemHealth care systemLifestyle factorsDiabetes careDM managementHealth workersHypertensionPatientsNakaseke districtHealth system reformPreventable aspectsMedication accessibilityCare systemLack of awarenessRural settingsPotential roleDiabetes