2024
Exploring ways to support patients with noncommunicable diseases: A pilot study in Nepal during the COVID-19 pandemic
Iwashita H, Shrestha R, Yadav U, Shrestha A, Makaju D, Harada Y, Masuda G, Rawal L, Shrestha A, Karmacharya B, Koju R, Sakamoto H, Sugishita T. Exploring ways to support patients with noncommunicable diseases: A pilot study in Nepal during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0003509. PMID: 39028727, PMCID: PMC11259295, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-communicable diseasesQualitative interviewsDevelopment of non-communicable diseasesImprove health literacyCommunity-based awareness programContinuity of careNuwakot district of NepalLack of transportationCommunity-based programsImplementing telemedicine servicesFear of infectionCOVID-19 pandemicHealth literacyLow-income countriesHealthcare useHealthy behaviorsHealthcare providersHealthcare servicesNoncommunicable diseasesPotential facilitatorsHealthcare systemTelemedicine servicesMedical careTelephone surveyDistrict of Nepal
2021
Diabetes Prevention Education Program in a population with pre-diabetes in Nepal: a study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial (DiPEP)
Shakya P, Shrestha A, Karmacharya BM, Shrestha A, Kulseng BE, Skovlund E, Sen A. Diabetes Prevention Education Program in a population with pre-diabetes in Nepal: a study protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial (DiPEP). BMJ Open 2021, 11: e047067. PMID: 34819277, PMCID: PMC8614149, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes prevention education programIntervention armPrevention education programControl armRandom blood sugar valuesIndian Diabetes Risk ScoreNepal Health Research CouncilLifestyle intervention programDiabetes Risk ScoreBlood sugar valuesInstitutional Review CommitteeHealth Research CouncilKathmandu University SchoolWorkers/volunteersHealth Research EthicsDiabetes burdenStudy protocolHealthcare workersTwo-armHigh-income countriesOutcome measuresPhysical activityRisk scoreHealth literacyQualitative studyPatient satisfaction and its socio-demographic correlates in a tertiary public hospital in Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Adhikari M, Paudel NR, Mishra SR, Shrestha A, Upadhyaya DP. Patient satisfaction and its socio-demographic correlates in a tertiary public hospital in Nepal: a cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 135. PMID: 33579283, PMCID: PMC7881603, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06155-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfactionCross-sectional studyTertiary public hospitalSocio-demographic characteristicsPublic hospitalsLow health literacyPatient Satisfaction Questionnaire IIISystematic random sampling methodLow-income settingsSocio-demographic correlatesGeneral satisfactionHealth care qualityOutpatient departmentBackgroundPatient satisfactionSectional studyHealth facilitiesHealth literacyPatientsSociodemographic factorsProportion of satisfactionLogistic regressionCare qualityHospitalSociodemographic variablesPercentage of satisfaction