Protocol for an evaluation of the initiation of an integrated longitudinal outpatient care model for severe chronic non-communicable diseases (PEN-Plus) at secondary care facilities (district hospitals) in 10 lower-income countries.
Alma J AdlerEmily B WroeAndrea AtzoriNeusa BayWondu BekeleVictoria M BhambhaniRemy Bitwayiki NkwiroChantelle BoudreauxDawson CalixteJonathan Chiwanda BandaMatthew M CoatesWubaye Walelgne DagnawKatia DominguesLaura DrownSymaque DusabeyezuDarius FenelonNeil GuptaIsaac SsinabulyaYogesh JainYogeshwar V KalkondeInnocent KamaliCatherine KarekeziBiraj Man KarmacharyaBhagawan KoiralaJulie MakaniFabio ManentiAlexio MangwiroBeatriz ManuelJones K MasiyeFastone Mathew GomaMary Theodory MayigeAmy McLaughlinEmmanuel MensahNicole Mocumbi SalipaReuben Kato MutagaywaAlvern MutengerereGedeon NgogaMarta PatiñoGiovanni PutotoTodd RudermanDevashri SalviSantigie SesayFameti TaeroEmílio TostãoSterman ToussaintGene BukhmanAna Olga Mocumbinull nullPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
This protocol has been considered exempt or covered by central and local institutional review boards. Findings will be disseminated throughout the project's course, including through quarterly M&E discussions, semiannual formative assessments, dashboard mapping of progress, quarterly newsletters, regular feedback loops with national stakeholders and publication in peer-reviewed journals.