Lemma Negesa Bulto

Lemma Negesa Bulto
Haramaya University · College of Health and Medical Sciences

PhD from The University of Adelaide, South Australia. Postdoctoral Research Associate at Flinders University
Postdoctoral Researcher at Flinders University

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Introduction
Lemma Negesa currently study PhD at the University of Adelaide.

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This paper highlights cardiovascular disease (CVD) preventive access challenges and potential intervention strategies that address cardiovascular preventive service access gaps among African immigrants living in developed countries. Migration, coupled with changes in dietary habits, socio-economic factors, and cultural adjustments, contributes to a...
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Objectives Centres of clinical excellence (CoCE) are healthcare facilities that provide excellent healthcare. However, despite their increasing prevalence, it is unclear how CoCE are identified and monitored. This paper explores how CoCE has been described in the literature, including its defining characteristics and selection and monitoring proces...
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Aims Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a significant public health concern, influenced by both genetic susceptibility and lifestyle factors. Integrating genetic risk information into clinical practice shows promise but has yielded mixed results regarding its impact on CVD prevention and management. This systematic review aimed to assess the impa...
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Background Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a vascular disease characterised by restricted flow and high pressure through the pulmonary arteries, leading to progressive right heart failure and death. This study reports the global burden of PAH, leveraging all available data and using methodology of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, a...
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Up-to-date estimates of stroke burden and attributable risks and their trends at global, regional, and national levels are essential for evidence-based health care, prevention, and resource allocation planning. We aimed to provide such estimates for the period 1990–2021. We estimated incidence, prevalence, death, and disability-adjusted life-year (...
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Background: Up-to-date estimates of stroke burden and attributable risks and their trends at global, regional, and national levels are essential for evidence-based health care, prevention, and resource allocation planning. We aimed to provide such estimates for the period 1990–2021. Methods: We estimated incidence, prevalence, death, and disabilit...
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Objective This review aims to assess the effectiveness of receiving genetic risk information for cardiovascular disease (CVD) on individual health behaviors, psychological responses, and risk factor modification. Introduction Advancements in genomics have identified strong genetic predispositions for CVD, leading to the development of CVD genetic...
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Importance: Sleep disorders are associated with a range of health conditions, with poor sleep often further exacerbating individuals’ health, well-being, and ability to participate in daily occupations. Weighted blankets offer a potentially simple nonpharmacological sleep intervention option. Objective: To summarize available literature on instrume...
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Background Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensiv...
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Background Regular, detailed reporting on population health by underlying cause of death is fundamental for public health decision making. Cause-specific estimates of mortality and the subsequent effects on life expectancy worldwide are valuable metrics to gauge progress in reducing mortality rates. These estimates are particularly important follow...
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Background Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this unprecedented event within the context of long-term population health trends. The Global Burden of D...
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Patient journey mapping is an emerging field of research that uses various methods to map and report evidence relating to patient experiences and interactions with healthcare providers, services and systems. This research often involves the development of visual, narrative, and descriptive maps or tables, which describe patient journeys and transit...
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The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) is a multinational collaborative research study with >10,000 collaborators around the world. GBD generates a time series of summary measures of health, including prevalence, cause-specific mortality (CSMR), years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs), and disabi...
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Background Education to improve medication adherence is one of the core components of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs. However, the evidence on the effectiveness of CR programs on medication adherence is conflicting. Therefore, we aimed to summarize the effectiveness of CR programs versus standard care on medication adherence in patients with...
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Introduction People with lived experience are rarely involved in implementation science research. This study was designed to assess the feasibility of codesigning and delivering implementation strategies with people with lived experience of stroke and health professionals to improve evidence‐based stroke rehabilitation. Methods We used Experience‐...
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Purpose: To explore how health professionals provide information to informal carers during inpatient stroke rehabilitation and whether these practices align with adult learning principles. Methods: Informal carers and survivors of stroke who had completed inpatient rehabilitation, and health professionals working in inpatient stroke rehabilitati...
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Background: There is a growing body of research evidence to guide acute stroke care. Receiving care in a stroke unit improves access to recommended evidence-based therapies and patient outcomes. However, even in stroke units, evidence-based recommendations are inconsistently delivered by healthcare workers to patients with stroke. Implementation i...
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Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Hypertension is a leading risk factor in the development and worsening of cardiac arrhythmias, in particular atrial fibrillation. Practice guidelines recommend an integrated management approach which includes multidisciplinary teams. Aim to investigate the role of nurses in the ma...
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Aim: This review aimed to investigate the effectiveness of nurse-led interventions versus usual care on hypertension management, lifestyle behaviour, and patients' knowledge of hypertension and associated risk factors. Methods: A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted following Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) guidelines. MEDLINE (Ovid)...
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Aim To identify how patient journey mapping is being undertaken and reported. Design A scoping review of the literature was undertaken using JBI guidance. Data Sources Databases were searched in July 2021 (16th–21st), including Ovid's Medline, Embase, Emcare and PsycINFO; Scopus; Web of Science Core Collection, the Directory of Open Access Journa...
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Objective: The objective of the review is to investigate the effectiveness of activity-monitoring devices and mobile applications on physical activity and health outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease who are participating in cardiac rehabilitation programs. Introduction: Supporting patients with cardiovascular conditions to achieve an...
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Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Other. Main funding source(s): SOLVE CHD Collaboration grant Introduction The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is rapidly increasing, however, access to secondary prevention in rural areas is limited. Moreover, rural and remote CVD patients have limited access to primary care and other health...
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Objective: This scoping review will assess the literature that documents or utilizes patient journey mapping methodologies in health care settings. It will also examine the reporting processes of studies that use this methodology. Introduction: Health care systems are complex and can be challenging for patients to navigate. Using patient journey...
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Objective: The objective of this review is to measure the effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation programs versus standard care on medication adherence in patients with cardiovascular disease. Introduction: Poor adherence to long-term medications increases the risk of morbidity and mortality, and decreases quality of life in patients with cardio...
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Objective: To determine the effectiveness of telehealth versus standard care on health care utilization, health-related quality of life and wellbeing in homebound populations. Introduction: Globally, an increasing number of people have functional impairments, including multiple chronic conditions that prevent them from leaving their homes. These...
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Aims and objectives To identify the atrial fibrillation (AF)-specific information needs of patients with AF. Background Patients’ understanding of AF is pertinent to optimising treatment and outcomes, thus highlighting the need for effective patient education. The information required to deliver effective AF-specific patient education is less exam...
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Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): The University of Adelaide supported fieldwork Introduction Heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The risk of heart disease is significantly high among patients with hypertension. However, patients’ poor understanding...
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Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. OnBehalf Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders Background Education is critical to empower individuals to self-monitor and manage their condition. Significant variability exists in the provision of education for atrial fibrillation (AF), whilst individual patient factors including health literac...
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Aim The aim of this study was to explore awareness of heart disease and associated health behaviours. Design A qualitative study was conducted using in-depth interviews. Methods The study participants were patients with hypertension. Data analysis was guided by Braun and Clarke's steps of thematic analysis and using NVivo12 software. Results A t...
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Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is posing a major public health challenge globally. Evidence reports significant gaps in knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors among patients with CVD. Despite the growing burden of cardiovascular disease in developing countries, there is limited data available to improve the awareness of this area, which...
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Previous congenital heart disease estimates came from few data sources, were geographically narrow, and did not evaluate congenital heart disease throughout the life course. Completed as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017, this study aimed to provide comprehensive estimates of congenital heart disease morta...
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Background Previously, cardiovascular disease (CVD) was considered the “Disease of the Rich”, however nowadays also populations with low socioeconomic status have been identified at increased risk of developing CVD. The global progress in CVD prevention is scarce particularly in developing countries, which are facing a high burden of CVD whilst the...
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Background Low and middle-income countries are facing a high burden of cardiovascular disease while there is limited availability of resources and evidence to educate and modify lifestyle behaviours in the population as well as to guide policy making. Aim The goal of the present study was to quantify the prevalence of different cardiovascular risk...
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Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers and cause of death among women globally. Mortality due to breast cancer was higher in lower (LMICs) and middle-income countries than high income countries (HICs) mostly due to lack of timely detection and treatment. There was limited evidence related to breast cancer screening practice...
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Abstract Background In developed countries, there are well documented mental health impacts of HIV/AIDS and patients’ quality of life. Acquiring HIV/AIDS can be a serious psychological trauma and can predispose a person to different mental disorders. Co-occurring mental illness complicates diagnosis, help-seeking, quality of care provided, treatmen...
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Introduction In developing countries, approximately sixteen hundred people die every day from all types of injuries, making injury the third most common cause of all mortalities in the region. The objective of this study was to examine the magnitude, causes and types of traumatic injuries in patients visiting Dilchora Hospital in Dire Dawa Administ...
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Summary Background Comparable data on the global and country-specific burden of neurological disorders and their trends are crucial for health-care planning and resource allocation. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) Study provides such information but does not routinely aggregate results that are of interest to clinici...
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Background Comparable data on the global and country-specific burden of neurological disorders and their trends are crucial for health-care planning and resource allocation. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) Study provides such information but does not routinely aggregate results that are of interest to clinicians spec...
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Objective The aim of the study was to assess undernutrition and factors associated with, among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and on antiretroviral therapy (ART). Methods Facility-based cross-sectional study design was implemented. Data were collected using pretested structured questionnaire at ART service site. Basic descri...
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GBD 2016 SDG Collaborators. Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.
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GBD 2016 SDG Collaborators. Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet 2017; 390: 1423–59—In figure 8B of this Article (published Online First on Sept 12, 2017), the number of indicator...
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Background: The nursing process is the framework for providing professional and quality nursing care. The practice of nursing process in part of Africa has not reached the standard that is set by the profession's regulatory body. The factors that influence nursing process practice need to be understood. The study aim to assess the practice of nursi...
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Abstract BACKGROUND: Comparable data on the global and country-specific burden of neurological disorders and their trends are crucial for health-care planning and resource allocation. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) Study provides such information but does not routinely aggregate results that are of interest to clini...
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Background: The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 (GBD 2016) provides a comprehensive assessment of risk factor exposure and attributable burden of disease. By providing estimates over a long time series, this study can monitor risk exposure trends critical to health surveillance and inform policy debates on the impo...
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Background Comparable data on the global and country-specific burden of neurological disorders and their trends are crucial for health-care planning and resource allocation. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors (GBD) Study provides such information but does not routinely aggregate results that are of interest to clinicians spec...
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Background: The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are grounded in the global ambition of “leaving no one behind”. Understanding today's gains and gaps for the health-related SDGs is essential for decision makers as they aim to improve the health of populations. As part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016...
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Background: Monitoring levels and trends in premature mortality is crucial to understanding how societies can address prominent sources of early death. The Global Burden of Disease 2016 Study (GBD 2016) provides a comprehensive assessment of cause-specific mortality for 264 causes in 195 locations from 1980 to 2016. This assessment includes evaluat...
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Background: As mortality rates decline, life expectancy increases, and populations age, non-fatal outcomes of diseases and injuries are becoming a larger component of the global burden of disease. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 (GBD 2016) provides a comprehensive assessment of prevalence, incidence, and years l...
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Background: Measurement of changes in health across locations is useful to compare and contrast changing epidemiological patterns against health system performance and identify specific needs for resource allocation in research, policy development, and programme decision making. Using the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study...
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The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 (GBD 2016) provides a comprehensive assessment of risk factor exposure and attributable burden of disease. By providing estimates over a long time series, this study can monitor risk exposure trends critical to health surveillance and inform policy debates on the importance of add...
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Objectives The study was aimed at assessing adherence to prescribed antihypertensive medications and its associated factors. Methodology Institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted in four public hospitals which were selected by lottery method. Systematic random sampling was used to select the study subjects. Data were checked, cleaned...
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Background: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Tubercle bacillus, known as mycobacterium tuberculosis, whose host is human and is transmitted through the air or by ingesting infected milk or meat (bovine TB) and it is both preventable and curable. People who have pulmonary tuberculosis can infect others through droplets infections when...