2022
Analyzing the Implementation of Policies and Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes at Primary Health Care Level in Nepal
Shrestha R, Yadav UN, Shrestha A, Paudel G, Makaju D, Poudel P, Iwashita H, Harada Y, Shrestha A, Karmacharya B, Koju R, Sugishita T, Rawal L. Analyzing the Implementation of Policies and Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes at Primary Health Care Level in Nepal. Frontiers In Public Health 2022, 10: 763784. PMID: 35223722, PMCID: PMC8864089, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.763784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary health care levelHealth care levelNon-communicable diseasesHealth care providersCare levelDiabetes preventionCare providersPhase IManagement of NCDsDiabetes care servicesType 2 diabetesPeripheral health servicesProblem of diabetesKey search termsKey informant interviewsDiabetes carePeripheral levelsRelevant grey literatureType 2Care servicesDiabetesHealth servicesPremature deathPreventionQualitative exploratory study
2020
Worksite intervention study to prevent diabetes in Nepal: a randomised trial protocol
Pyakurel P, Shrestha A, Karmacharya BM, Budhathoki SS, Chaudhari RK, Tamrakar D, Shrestha A, Karmacharya RM, Shrestha A, Sharma S, Sharma SK, Spiegelman D. Worksite intervention study to prevent diabetes in Nepal: a randomised trial protocol. Open Heart 2020, 7: e001236. PMID: 32847993, PMCID: PMC7451278, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2019-001236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBiomarkersBlood GlucoseDiabetes MellitusGlycated HemoglobinHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealthy LifestyleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicNepalOccupational Health ServicesPatient Education as TopicPrediabetic StatePrimary PreventionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk Reduction BehaviorTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsBehavioral interventionsControl periodDiabetes risk reductionMonth control periodNepal Health Research CouncilBehavioral intervention groupWorksite intervention studiesT-testHealth Research CouncilInstitutional review boardTwo-sample t-testBlood sugarTrial protocolIntervention groupEthical approvalControl groupIntervention studiesType 2More monthsReview boardInterventionDiabetesParticipant changesPublic healthRisk reduction
2019
Cardio-metabolic disease risk factors among South Asian labour migrants to the Middle East: a scoping review and policy analysis
Mishra SR, Ghimire S, Joshi C, Gyawali B, Shrestha A, Neupane D, Sharma SR, Pokharel Y, Virani SS. Cardio-metabolic disease risk factors among South Asian labour migrants to the Middle East: a scoping review and policy analysis. Globalization And Health 2019, 15: 33. PMID: 31046779, PMCID: PMC6498694, DOI: 10.1186/s12992-019-0468-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease risk factorsBetter cardiometabolic healthRisk factorsDiabetes mellitusHigh burdenCardio-metabolic disease risk factorsMetabolic disease risk factorsCardio-metabolic risk factorsRisk factor burdenMore risk factorsPubMed/MEDLINEGrey literature searchCardiometabolic healthChronic diseasesSouth Asian migrantsMigrant healthSimilar burdenOverweightLiterature searchObesityQualitative synthesisHypertensionScreening targetsBurdenDiabetesDesigning and implementing an integrated non-communicable disease primary care intervention in rural Nepal
Kumar A, Schwarz D, Acharya B, Agrawal P, Aryal A, Choudhury N, Citrin D, Dangal B, Deukmedjian G, Dhimal M, Dhungana S, Gauchan B, Gupta T, Halliday S, Jha D, Kalaunee S, Karmacharya B, Kishore S, Koirala B, Kunwar L, Mahar R, Maru S, Mehanni S, Nirola I, Pandey S, Pant B, Pathak M, Poudel S, Rajbhandari I, Raut A, Rimal P, Schwarz R, Shrestha A, Thapa A, Thapa P, Thapa R, Wong L, Maru D. Designing and implementing an integrated non-communicable disease primary care intervention in rural Nepal. BMJ Global Health 2019, 4: e001343. PMID: 31139453, PMCID: PMC6509610, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseNon-communicable disease interventionsPulmonary diseaseMiddle-income countriesDisease interventionFacility visitsNon-communicable disease careFurther implementation researchCommunity visitsPrimary care interventionsNon-communicable diseasesRural NepalType II diabetesMedian timeDisease careCare coordinationCare interventionsII diabetesHypertensionDiabetesDiseaseVisitsRetrospective assessmentImplementation research