2023
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
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
2022
Effectiveness of a community health worker-delivered care intervention for hypertension control in Uganda: study protocol for a stepped wedge, cluster randomized control trial
Ingenhoff R, Nandawula J, Siddharthan T, Ssekitoleko I, Munana R, Bodnar B, Weswa I, Kirenga B, Mutungi G, van der Giet M, Kalyesubula R, Knauf F. Effectiveness of a community health worker-delivered care intervention for hypertension control in Uganda: study protocol for a stepped wedge, cluster randomized control trial. Trials 2022, 23: 440. PMID: 35610712, PMCID: PMC9128241, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06403-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersNon-communicable diseasesUncontrolled hypertensionBlood pressureCardiovascular disease risk assessmentHealthy lifestyle counselingMonthly household visitsBlood pressure controlSub-Saharan African settingPatient-related factorsPrimary care levelStepped-wedge clusterMedical treatment outcomeMajority of LMICsMulti-component interventionDisease risk assessmentNCD clinicsHypertension controlHypertensive patientsLifestyle counselingAdult patientsHTN managementMiddle-income countriesMedication adherenceEntire cohort
2016
An educational booklet for patient-centred health education about a non-communicable disease in low-income and middle-income countries
Siddharthan T, Nassali F, Kalyesubula R, Coca S, Rastegar A, Rabin T, Knauf F. An educational booklet for patient-centred health education about a non-communicable disease in low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Global Health 2016, 4: s25. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(16)30030-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research