Nepal study tests One-Stop health coach for mind and body

This study tests a program called BECOME, where community health workers in Nepal provide counseling to help people aged 40 and older who have both a mental health condition (like anxiety or depression) and a chronic disease (like high blood pressure or diabetes). The goal is to see if this approach can improve mental health and control chronic diseases. The study involves 700 participants and uses a stepped-wedge design, meaning all communities eventually receive the program.