Predictors and Barriers for the Management of Non-Communicable Diseases among Older Syrian Refugees amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in Lebanon: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Multi-Wave Survey

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This article aims to develop and internally validate a predictive model of the inability to manage non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in older Syrian refugees, and to describe barriers to adherence to NCD medication. It studies Syrian refugees aged 50 years or older residing in Lebanon who self-reported having hypertension, diabetes, history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or chronic respiratory disease (CRD).

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