2015
Building Sustainable Capacity for Cardiovascular Care at a Public Hospital in Western Kenya
Binanay CA, Akwanalo CO, Aruasa W, Barasa FA, Corey GR, Crowe S, Esamai F, Einterz R, Foster MC, Gardner A, Kibosia J, Kimaiyo S, Koech M, Korir B, Lawrence JE, Lukas S, Manji I, Maritim P, Ogaro F, Park P, Pastakia SD, Sugut W, Vedanthan R, Yanoh R, Velazquez EJ, Bloomfield GS. Building Sustainable Capacity for Cardiovascular Care at a Public Hospital in Western Kenya. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 2550-2560. PMID: 26653630, PMCID: PMC4680855, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.09.086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCapacity BuildingCardiac Care FacilitiesDelivery of Health CareHospitals, PublicHumansKenyaProgram DevelopmentConceptsMiddle-income countriesPublic referral hospitalCardiovascular disease deathsWorld Health Organization frameworkResource-limited settingsHealth care systemReferral hospitalSubspecialty careDisease deathsCardiovascular healthChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular careMedical CenterCardiovascular servicesInfectious diseasesHealth systemCare systemDiseaseHealth partnershipsHospitalStepwise approachCareWestern KenyaAcademic partnerships
2014
Nurse Management of Hypertension in Rural Western Kenya: Implementation Research to Optimize Delivery
Vedanthan R, Kamano JH, Horowitz CR, Ascheim D, Velazquez EJ, Kimaiyo S, Fuster V. Nurse Management of Hypertension in Rural Western Kenya: Implementation Research to Optimize Delivery. Annals Of Global Health 2014, 80: 5-12. PMID: 24751560, PMCID: PMC4036099, DOI: 10.1016/j.aogh.2013.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRural western KenyaNurse managementBlood pressureNoncommunicable disease managementSystolic blood pressurePrimary outcome measureLong-term treatmentWestern KenyaHypertensive patientsHypertensive individualsMiddle-income countriesHypertension managementHypertension treatmentControl rateRisk factorsHypertensionOutcome measuresOptimize deliveryFull-time equivalentsEffectiveness of strategiesImplementation researchNursesDisease managementFeasibility testingRecord-keeping tool