Interventions targeting hypertension and diabetes mellitus at community and primary healthcare level in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review

JC Correia, S Lachat, G Lagger, F Chappuis, A Golay… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are highly prevalent in low-and
middle-income countries (LMIC) and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Recent …

Gaps in guidelines for the management of diabetes in low-and middle-income versus high-income countries—a systematic review

MO Owolabi, JO Yaria, M Daivadanam… - Diabetes …, 2018 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE The extent to which diabetes (DM) practice guidelines, often based on evidence
from high-income countries (HIC), can be implemented to improve outcomes in low-and …

Global cardiovascular and renal outcomes of reduced GFR

B Thomas, K Matsushita, KH Abate… - Journal of the …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The burden of premature death and health loss from ESRD is well described. Less is known
regarding the burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to reduced GFR. We estimated …

Amputation-free survival in 17,353 people at high risk for foot ulceration in diabetes: a national observational study

T Vadiveloo, W Jeffcoate, PT Donnan, HC Colhoun… - Diabetologia, 2018 - Springer
Aims/hypothesis Our aim was to investigate amputation-free survival in people at high risk
for foot ulceration in diabetes ('high-risk foot'), and to compare different subcategories of high …

Risk factors for foot amputation in patients hospitalized for diabetic foot infection

MT Verrone Quilici, FS Del Fiol… - Journal of diabetes …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to identify and quantify risk factors for amputation in diabetic
patients hospitalized for foot infections. This cross‐sectional study comprised 100 patients …

Characteristics, prevalence, and outcomes of diabetic foot ulcers in Africa. A systemic review and meta-analysis

M Rigato, D Pizzol, A Tiago, G Putoto, A Avogaro… - Diabetes research and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Among non-communicable diseases, diabetes represents a growing public
health problem in Africa, where diabetes-related needs remain mostly unmet and the …

A narrative review of the patient journey through the lens of non-communicable diseases in low-and middle-income countries

R Devi, K Kanitkar, R Narendhar, K Sehmi… - Advances in …, 2020 - Springer
Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are challenged with a disproportionately high
burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and limited healthcare resources at their …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of text message support on diabetes self-management in developing countries–A randomised trial

J Van Olmen, G Kegels, C Korachais, J de Man… - Journal of clinical & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective mHealth interventions have the potential to facilitate self-management. This
TEXT4DSM study implemented a mobile phone intervention in existing diabetes …

Evaluation of comprehensive care for older adults in primary care services

N Placideli, ERL Castanheira, A Dias… - Revista de saude …, 2020 - SciELO Public Health
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of comprehensive care for older
adults in primary care services in the Brazilian Unified Health System in the state of São …

[HTML][HTML] Avaliação da atenção integral ao idoso em serviços de atenção primária

N Placideli, ERL Castanheira, A Dias… - Revista de Saúde …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the performance of comprehensive care for older
adults in primary care services in the Brazilian Unified Health System in the state of São …