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Shakti Shrestha

- Verified email at uq.edu.au - Cited by 582

Shakti Raj Shrestha

- Verified email at postgrad.otago.ac.nz - Cited by 89

Outcomes of deprescribing interventions in older patients with life‐limiting illness and limited life expectancy: a systematic review

S Shrestha, A Poudel, K Steadman… - British journal of clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Older patients with life‐limiting illness (LLI) and limited life expectancy (LLE) continue
to receive potentially inappropriate medicines, consequently deprescribing is often …

[HTML][HTML] Access to palliative care: discrepancy among low-income and high-income countries

A Poudel, KC Bhuvan, S Shrestha… - Journal of global …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Low-and middle-income countries (LIMCs) have nearly 80% of the population who are in
need of palliative care services. However, the majority of them lack access to palliative care …

[HTML][HTML] Stroke epidemiology and outcomes of stroke patients in Nepal: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Paudel, C Tunkl, S Shrestha, RC Subedi, A Adhikari… - BMC neurology, 2023 - Springer
Background With an increasing burden of stroke, it is essential to minimize the incidence of
stroke and improve stroke care by emphasizing areas that bring out the maximum impact …

Open spaces and risk perception in post-earthquake Kathmandu city

SR Shrestha, R Sliuzas, M Kuffer - Applied geography, 2018 - Elsevier
Perceptions of seismic risks, among other factors, are influenced by urban environments.
This relationship is investigated in this paper, in relation to open spaces. A comparative …

Does the content and source credibility of health and risk messages related to nicotine vaping products have an impact on harm perception and behavioural intentions …

DA Erku, L Bauld, L Dawkins, CE Gartner… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To systematically review the literature on (i) whether and how various risk messages
about nicotine vaping products (NVPs) alter harm perception and behavioural intentions of …

Impact of deprescribing dual-purpose medications on patient-related outcomes for older adults near end-of-life: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Shrestha, A Poudel, M Cardona… - … Advances in Drug …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: The decision to deprescribe medications used for both disease prevention and
symptom control (dual-purpose medications or DPMs) is often challenging for clinicians. We …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of insulin injection practice among diabetes patients in a tertiary healthcare centre in Nepal: a preliminary study

RS Poudel, S Shrestha, RM Piryani, B Basyal… - Journal of diabetes …, 2017 - hindawi.com
Introduction. Proper insulin injection practice is essential for better diabetic control. This
study aims to assess the insulin injection practice of patients with diabetes. Materials and …

Stroke subtype, age, and baseline NIHSS score predict ischemic stroke outcomes at 3 months: a preliminary study from Central Nepal

S Shrestha, RS Poudel, D Khatiwada… - Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background The combined medications practice of using antithrombotic agents and statins
with or without antihypertensive agents is common in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke …

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of stroke among high school students in Nepal

L Thapa, N Sharma, RS Poudel… - … of neurosciences in …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Background: Baseline stroke knowledge in a targeted population is indispensable to
promote the effective stroke education. We report the baseline knowledge, attitude, and …

Deprescribing Tool for Older PeoPle with Limited‐life Expectancy (De‐TOPPLE) version 1: Development and validation using a modified Delphi technique

S Shrestha, A Poudel, KJ Steadman… - Basic & Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Deprescribing decision making in older adults with limited life expectancy is often
challenging for clinicians. We aimed to develop and validate a Deprescribing Tool for Older …