2022
Systematic review on chronic non-communicable disease in disaster settings
Ngaruiya C, Bernstein R, Leff R, Wallace L, Agrawal P, Selvam A, Hersey D, Hayward A. Systematic review on chronic non-communicable disease in disaster settings. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 1234. PMID: 35729507, PMCID: PMC9210736, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13399-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseDelivery of Health CareDisastersEmergenciesGlobal HealthHumansNoncommunicable DiseasesConceptsBurden of diseaseEpidemiologic evidenceSystematic reviewMajority of studiesChronic non-communicable diseasesNon-communicable diseasesCause of mortalityObservational research studiesAffordability of treatmentWorse morbidityMiddle-income countriesClinical managementRisk factorsIntervention deliveryDearth of dataSignificant burdenEastern Mediterranean RegionDisease typeDisease categoriesLarge burdenDiseaseSystematic searchThematic analysis approachLMICsScience Citation Index
2021
A review of interventions for noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian emergencies in low- and middle-income countries.
Leff R, Selvam A, Bernstein R, Wallace L, Hayward A, Agrawal P, Hersey D, Ngaruiya C. A review of interventions for noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian emergencies in low- and middle-income countries. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2021, 16: 297-311. PMID: 35325464, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2021.0412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDeveloping CountriesDisastersEmergenciesHealth PersonnelHumansNoncommunicable DiseasesUnited StatesConceptsNCD managementNoncommunicable diseasesMiddle-income countriesSystematic reviewIntervention componentsQuality of evidenceStandard systematic review methodologyLocal health servicesCore intervention componentsReview of interventionsKey intervention componentsEligible studiesBasic medicationBias assessmentHealthcare workersFull systematic reviewFurther interventionEligible articlesHealthcare providersHealth servicesKey interventionsSystematic review methodologyThematic analysis approachSuccessful interventionsIntervention