2024
The Future of Kidney Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges, Triumphs, and Opportunities
Kalyesubula R, Aklilu A, Calice-Silva V, Kumar V, Kansiime G. The Future of Kidney Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges, Triumphs, and Opportunities. Kidney360 2024, 5: 1047-1061. PMID: 38922683, PMCID: PMC11296549, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0000000000000489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKidney careMiddle-income countriesHealth system infrastructureResilient health care systemHealth care providersKidney healthHealth care systemChronic kidney diseaseCare providersUnique risk factorsHealth priorityCare systemLack of awarenessChronic diseasesGeneral populationCareLMICsKidney replacement therapyHealthRisk factorsGenetic predispositionEarly detectionMultidisciplinary followFinancing mechanismsHuman resources
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 facilities