Uday Narayan Yadav, Binod Rayamajhee, Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Shradha S. Parsekar et al.
The global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly affected the lives of people living with non-communicable diseases (PLWNCDs). The health of PLWNCDs worsens when synergistic epidemics or "syndemics" occur due to the interaction between socioecological and biological factors, resulting ...
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, ARM Mehrab Ali, Farhana Akther, Uday Narayan Yadav et al.
OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to assess the perceived fear of COVID-19 and its associated factors among older adults in Bangladesh. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in October 2020 among 1032 older Bangladeshi adults aged ≥60 years. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to coll...
Uday Narayan Yadav, Om Prakash Yadav, Devendra Raj Singh, Saruna Ghimire et al.
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected all age groups worldwide, but older adults have been affected greatly with an increased risk of severe illness and mortality. Nepal is struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. The normal life of older adults, one of the vulnerable population...
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, ARM Mehrab Ali, Uday Narayan Yadav, Saruna Ghimire et al.
BACKGROUND: Burgeoning burden of non-communicable disease among older adults is one of the emerging public health problems. In the COVID-19 pandemic, health services in low- and middle-income countries, including Bangladesh, have been disrupted. This may have posed challenges for older adults with n...
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Ben Harris‐Roxas, Uday Narayan Yadav, Sadia Shabnam et al.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the most challenging public health issue which not only affected the physical health of the global population but also aggravated the mental health conditions such as stress, anxiety, fear, depression and anger. While mental health services are seriously hampered amid ...
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, ARM Mehrab Ali, Md. Belal Hossain, Uday Narayan Yadav et al.
Depression, one of the most common mental disorders, is up-surging worldwide amid the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, especially among the older population. This study aims to measure prevalent depressive symptoms and its associates among older adults amid the COVID-19 pandemic...
Rojina Parajuli, Dipak Bohara, Malati KC, Selvanaayagam Shanmuganathan et al.
Background: In recent times, digital technologies in health care have been well recognized in Nepal. It is crucial to understand what is works well and areas that need improvements in the digital health ecosystem. This rapid review was carried out to provide an overview of Nepal's challenges and opp...
Md. Ashfikur Rahman, Henry Ratul Halder, Uday Narayan Yadav, Sabuj Kanti Mistry
Most studies either followed Joint National Committee 7 (JNC 7) or World Health Organization-International Society of Hypertension (WHO-ISH) guidelines to ascertain the prevalence of hypertension among Bangladeshi adults. The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) revise...
Uday Narayan Yadav, Tarka Bahadur Thapa, Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Roshan Pokhrel et al.
BACKGROUND: Depressive symptoms (DS) are a well-recognized public health problem across the world. There is limited evidence with regard to DS and its associates, such as socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle factors and chronic conditions in low-income countries like Nepal. In this study, we...
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, ARM Mehrab Ali, Md. Ashfikur Rahman, Uday Narayan Yadav et al.
The present study explored the changes in tobacco use patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic and their correlates among older adults in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 1032 older adults aged ≥60 years in Bangladesh through telephone interviews in October 2020. Participants'...
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, ARM Mehrab Ali, Nafis Md. Irfan, Uday Narayan Yadav et al.
BACKGROUND: Depression is globally a crucial communal psychiatric disorder, which is more common in older adults. The situation is considerably worse among millions of older (forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals or FDMNs) Rohingya adults, and the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may exac...
Uday Narayan Yadav, Grish Paudel, Saruna Ghimire, Bhushan Khatiwada et al.
BACKGROUND: People with long-term chronic conditions often struggle to access and navigate complex health and social services. Social prescription (SP) interventions, a patient-centred approach, help individuals identify their holistic needs and increase access to non-clinical resources, thus leadin...
Sabuj Kanti Mistry, ARM Mehrab Ali, Uday Narayan Yadav, Md. Nazmul Huda et al.
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 has seriously disrupted health services in many countries including Bangladesh. This research aimed to explore whether Rohingya (forcefully displaced Myanmar nationals) older adults in Bangladesh faced difficulties accessing medicines and routine medical care services amid this ...
Md. Ashfikur Rahman, Mahmood Parvez, Henry Ratul Halder, Uday Narayan Yadav et al.
Background: Hypertension is the major cause of cardiovascular diseases and premature mortality worldwide. Emerging evidence shows that young adults are increasingly at risk of hypertension alongside the older population. Most of the previous studies reported the prevalence and risk factors of hypert...
Saruna Ghimire, Grish Paudel, Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Mahmood Parvez et al.
BACKGROUND: The high burden of chronic conditions, coupled with various physical, mental, and psychosocial changes that accompany the phenomenon of aging, may limit the functional ability of older adults. This study aims to assess the prevalence of poor functional status and investigate factors asso...