Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Kunwar, Dipak"
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Adapting World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 for Nepal
Risal, Ajay; Kunwar, Dipak; Karki, Eliza; Adhikari, Shambhu Prasad; Bimali, Inosha; Shrestha, Barsha; Khadka, Subekshya; Holen, Are (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Disability is a vital public health issue for health care programs. Affluent countries usually prioritize disability-related research, while often it remains neglected in resource-poor countries like Nepal. The ... -
Nepali Version of Geriatric Depression Scale-15 - A Reliability and Validation Study
Risal, Ajay; Giri, E; Shrestha, Oshin; Manandhar, Sabina; Kunwar, Dipak; Amatya, R; Manandhar, Nirmala; Manandhar, Kedar; Holen, Are (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Geriatric depression is a significant problem in both the developed and the developing world. To identify this condition, Geriatric Depression Scale has been used in different languages and cultural settings; ... -
Prevalence of geriatric depression in the Kavre district, Nepal: Findings from a cross sectional community survey
Manandhar, Kedar; Risal, Ajay; Shrestha, Oshin; Manandhar, Nirmala; Kunwar, Dipak; Koju, Rajendra; Holen, Are (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The increasing elderly population worldwide is likely to increase mental health problems such as geriatric depression, which has mostly been studied in high-income countries. Similar studies are scarce in ...