Barriers and Facilitators to Screening for Kidney Disease Among Older Adults with Hypertension and Diabetes in Mbarara Southwestern Uganda: Healthcare Providers' Perspective.
Judith OwokuhaisaCatherine N AbaasaRose MuhindoPius MusinguziGodfrey Zari RukundoPublished in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2024)
Healthcare providers encounter substantial but modifiable barriers in screening older adults for KD. The identification of barriers and facilitators in timely KD detection gives us an outlook of the problem in Uganda and leads for proposals of action. Interventions that address these barriers and promote facilitators may improve the healthcare provider's effectiveness and capacity to care including screening for patients at risk of KD.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- physical activity
- type diabetes
- blood pressure
- primary care
- cardiovascular disease
- randomized controlled trial
- systematic review
- palliative care
- health information
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- chronic pain
- social media
- glycemic control
- pain management
- affordable care act
- sensitive detection
- bioinformatics analysis