Community-Based Screening for Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension and Diabetes in Dharan
Why the study?
Does a community-based screening and management program improve the identification and control of cardiovascular risk factors and Chronic Kidney Disease in Nepal?
Population
3,218 people ≥20 years assessed by door-to-door survey in Dharan, Nepal.
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Overview
Supports community screening feasibility in Nepal; leaves open prospective outcome benefits.
Structured PICO
Does a community-based screening and management program improve the identification and control of cardiovascular risk factors and Chronic Kidney Disease in Nepal?
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Population
3,218 people ≥20 years assessed by door-to-door survey in Dharan, Nepal.
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Intervention
Community-based screening for Chronic Kidney Disease, hypertension, and diabetes, followed by a management program of lifestyle modification and pharmacologic intervention for 848 patients.
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Outcome
Prevalence of overweight, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, proteinuria, and Chronic Kidney Disease; and rates of glycemic control, blood pressure control, and proteinuria stabilization in the management program.surrogate
Community-based screening in Nepal reveals a high burden of cardiovascular risk factors and CKD, which can be effectively managed through targeted lifestyle and pharmacologic interventions.
Cite This Study
Sharma et al. (2013) studied this question.