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The impact of novel coronavirus COVID‐19 on noncommunicable disease patients and health systems: a review
Chang A, Cullen M, Harrington R, Barry M. The impact of novel coronavirus COVID‐19 on noncommunicable disease patients and health systems: a review. Journal Of Internal Medicine 2020, 289: 450-462. PMID: 33020988, PMCID: PMC7675448, DOI: 10.1111/joim.13184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth system factorsNoncommunicable disease patientsNoncommunicable diseasesHealth systemLevels of health systemsSystemic factorsCare of patientsDisease-specific factorsPublic health measuresCare providersNCD patientsDisproportionate burdenHealth measuresCOVID-19Society statementEndocrine disordersPatientsCareLong-term effectsDisease patientsHealthDiseasePandemic disruptionCoronavirus diseaseProviders
2021
Health system and patient-level factors serving as facilitators and barriers to rheumatic heart disease care in Sudan
Edwards J, Barry M, Essam D, Elsayed M, Abdulkarim M, Elhossein B, Mohammed Z, Elnogomi A, Elfaki A, Elsayed A, Chang A. Health system and patient-level factors serving as facilitators and barriers to rheumatic heart disease care in Sudan. Global Health Research And Policy 2021, 6: 35. PMID: 34598719, PMCID: PMC8486630, DOI: 10.1186/s41256-021-00222-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenzathine penicillin GRheumatic heart disease careTreatment adherenceHealth system factorsHealth system levelHealth service factorsPatient self-efficacyHealth system infrastructureProphylaxis adherenceFactors associated with increased likelihoodPatient-level factorsAssociated with increased oddsCross-sectional surveyLocal healthcare systemMixed-methods studyFocus group discussionsHeart disease careImprove treatment adherenceHealthcare staffingRHD careBackgroundRheumatic heart diseaseFacility staffingDisease careHealthcare accessPatient knowledge