• Login
    View Item 
    •   Home
    • 1 Published Research and Commentary
    • Emergencies/refugees
    • View Item
    •   Home
    • 1 Published Research and Commentary
    • Emergencies/refugees
    • View Item
    Apr 11, 2021
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

    All of MSFTitleAuthorsSubjectsPublisherJournalThis CollectionTitleAuthorsSubjectsPublisherJournal

    Treating Syrian refugees with diabetes and hypertension in Shatila refugee camp, Lebanon: Médecins Sans Frontières model of care and treatment outcomes.

    • CSV
    • RefMan
    • EndNote
    • BibTex
    • RefWorks
    Thumbnail
    Name:
    Kayali et al - 2019 - Treating ...
    Size:
    740.4Kb
    Format:
    PDF
    Download
    Authors
    Kayali, M
    Moussally, K
    Lakis, C
    Abrash, MA
    Sawan, C
    Reid, A
    Edwards, J
    Issue Date
    2019-01-01
    Submitted date
    2019-04-16
    
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Journal
    Conflict and Health
    Abstract
    Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been providing primary care for non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which have been increasing in low to middle-income countries, in the Shatila refugee camp, Beirut, Lebanon, using a comprehensive model of care to respond to the unmet needs of Syrian refugees. The objectives of this study were to: 1) describe the model of care used and the Syrian refugee population affected by diabetes mellitus (DM) and/or hypertension (HTN) who had ≥ one visit in the MSF NCD clinic in Shatila in 2017, and 2) assess 6 month treatment outcomes. A descriptive retrospective cohort study using routinely collected program data for a model of care for patients with DM and HTN consisting of four main components: case management, patient support and education counseling, integrated mental health, and health promotion. Of 2644 Syrian patients with DM and/or HTN, 8% had Type-1 DM, 30% had Type-2 DM, 30% had HTN and 33% had DM + HTN. At intake, patients had a median age of 53, were predominantly females (63%), mostly from outside the catchment area (70%) and diagnosed (97%) prior to enrollment. After 6 months of care compared to intake: 61% of all patients had controlled DM (HbA1C < 8%) and 50% had controlled blood pressure (BP: < 140/90 mmHg) compared to 29 and 32%, respectively ( The MSF model of care for DM and HTN operating in the Shatila refugee camp is feasible, and showed promising outcomes among enrolled individuals. It may be replicated in similar contexts to respond to the increasing burden of NCDs among refugees in the Middle-East and elsewhere.
    Publisher
    BioMed Central
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10144/619372
    DOI
    10.1186/s13031-019-0191-3
    PubMed ID
    30976298
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1752-1505
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1186/s13031-019-0191-3
    Scopus Count
    Collections
    Emergencies/refugees

    entitlement

    Related articles

    • Cardiovascular Disease among Syrian refugees: a descriptive study of patients in two Médecins Sans Frontières clinics in northern Lebanon.
    • Authors: Boulle P, Sibourd-Baudry A, Ansbro É, Prieto Merino D, Saleh N, Zeidan RK, Perel P
    • Issue date: 2019
    • An evaluation of a tuberculosis case-finding and treatment program among Syrian refugees-Jordan and Lebanon, 2013-2015.
    • Authors: Boyd AT, Cookson ST, Almashayek I, Yaacoub H, Qayyum MS, Galev A
    • Issue date: 2019
    • A cross-sectional assessment of diabetes self-management, education and support needs of Syrian refugee patients living with diabetes in Bekaa Valley Lebanon.
    • Authors: Elliott JA, Das D, Cavailler P, Schneider F, Shah M, Ravaud A, Lightowler M, Boulle P
    • Issue date: 2018
    • Description and predictive factors of individual outcomes in a refugee camp based mental health intervention (Beirut, Lebanon).
    • Authors: Bastin P, Bastard M, Rossel L, Melgar P, Jones A, Antierens A
    • Issue date: 2013
    • Clinical outcomes in a primary-level non-communicable disease programme for Syrian refugees and the host population in Jordan: A cohort analysis using routine data.
    • Authors: Ansbro É, Homan T, Prieto Merino D, Jobanputra K, Qasem J, Muhammad S, Fardous T, Perel P
    • Issue date: 2021 Jan
    DSpace software (copyright © 2002 - 2021)  DuraSpace
    Quick Guide | Contact Us
    Open Repository is a service operated by 
    Atmire NV
     

    Export search results

    The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

    By default, clicking on the export buttons will result in a download of the allowed maximum amount of items.

    To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

    After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.