Improving primary care for diabetes and hypertension: findings from implementation research in rural South India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic conditions are a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Low-income and middle-income countries such as India bear a significant proportion of this global burden. Redesigning primary care from an acute-care model to a model that facilitates chronic care is a challenge and requires interventions at multiple levels.

Objectives

In this intervention study, we aimed to strengthen primary care for diabetes and hypertension at publicly funded primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in rural South India.

Design and methods

The complexities of transforming the delivery of primary care motivated us to use a 'theory of change' approach to design, implement and evaluate the interventions. We used both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. Dat

SUBMITTER: Lall D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7745330 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature