Browsing Faculty of Social Sciences by Author "Mugisha, James"
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Physical activity correlates in people living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review of 45 studies
Vancampfort, Davy; Mugisha, James; Richards, Justin; De Hert, Marc; Probst, Michel; Stubbs, Brendon (Taylor&Francis: Disability and Rehabilitation, 2017-03-22)Understanding barriers and facilitators of physical activity participation in persons living with HIV/AIDS is an essential first step in order to devise effective interventions. The present review provides a systematic ... -
Physical activity is associated with the physical, psychological, social and environmental quality of life in people with mental health problems in a low resource setting
Vancampfort, Davy; Van Damme, Tine; Probst, Michel; Firth, Joseph; Stubbs, Brendon; Basangwa, David; Mugisha, James (Elsevier: Psychiatry Research, 2017-12)There is a growing recognition of the importance of encouraging patients with mental health problems to become more active as an efficacious strategy to reduce the disability-associated burden. The aim of the current study ... -
Physical activity levels and psychosis: a mediation analysis of factors influencing physical activity target achievement among 204 186 people across 46 Low- and middle-income countries
Stubbs, Brendon; Koyanagi, Ai; Schuch, Felipe; Firth, Joseph; Rosenbaum, Simon; Gaughran, Fiona; Mugisha, James; Vancampfort, Davy (Schizophrenia Bulletin: The Journal of Psychoses and Related Disorders., 2016-08-24)Physical activity (PA) can help reduce cardiovascular disease and premature mortality in people with psychosis. However, there is a paucity of representative data on PA in people with psychosis, especially from low- and ... -
Physical activity participation is associated with higher quality of life scores in men with alcohol use disorders: a study from Uganda
Vancampfort, Davy; Hallgren, Mats; Mutamba, Byamah Brian; Van Damme, Tine; Probst, Michel; van Winkel, Ruud; Myin-Germeys, Inez; De Hert, Marc; Mugisha, James (African Health Sciences., 2020-10-07)There is a growing recognition of the importance of encouraging people with alcohol use disorders (AUD) to become more active as an achievable strategy to reduce the disability-associated burden. Objective: We investigated ... -
Physical health policies and metabolic screening in mental health care systems of sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review
Mugisha, James; De Hert, Marc; Stubbs, Brendon; Basangwa, David; Vancampfort, Davy (Springer Nature: International Journal of Mental Health Systems., 2017-04-19)There is a need for interventions to address the escalating mental health burden in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Addressing physical health needs should have a central role in reducing the burden and facilitating recovery in ... -
Physical multimorbidity and psychosis: comprehensive cross sectional analysis including 242,952 people across 48 low- and middle-income countries
Stubbs, Brendon; Koyanagi, Ai; Veronese, Nicola; Vancampfort, Davy; Solmi, Marco; Gaughran, Fiona; Carvalho, André F.; Lally, John; Mitchell, Alex J.; Mugisha, James; Correll, Christoph U. (BMC Medicine, 2016-11-22): In people with psychosis, physical comorbidities, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, are highly prevalent and leading contributors to the premature mortality encountered. However, little is known about ... -
Physiotherapy for people with mental health problems in Sub-Saharan African countries: a systematic review
Vancampfort, Davy; Stubbs, Brendon; Probst, Michel; Mugisha, James (2018-01-27)There is a need for psychosocial interventions to address the escalating mental health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Physiotherapists could have a central role in reducing the burden and facilitating recovery within ... -
Prevalence of behavioral disorders and attention deficit/hyperactive disorder among school going children in Southwestern Uganda
Kivumbi, Apollo; Byansi, William; Damulira, Christopher; Namatovu, Phionah; Mugisha, James; Bahar, Ozge Sensoy; McKay, Mary M.; Hoagwood, Kimberly; Ssewamala, Fred M. (Springer Nature: BMC Psychiatry volume, 2019-04-03)Disruptive Behavioral Disorders (DBDs) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are chronic, impairing, and costly child and adolescent mental health challenges which, when untreated, can result in disruptions ... -
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus type 2 in people with alcohol use disorders: a systematic review and large scale meta-analysis
Vancampfort, Davy; Mugisha, James; Hallgren, Mats; De Hert, Marc; Probst, Michel; Monsieur, Dirk; Stubbs, Brendon (Elsevier: Psychiatry Research, 2016-12-30)Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is highly predictive of cardiovascular diseases and is associated with worse quality of life and increased healthcare utilisation. The current meta-analysis aimed to (i) describe the pooled ... -
Prevalence of suicidal ideation and attempt: associations with psychiatric disorders and HIV/AIDS in post-conflict northern Uganda
Mugisha, James; Muyinda, Herbert; Kagee, Ashraf; Wandiembe, Peter; Kiwuwa, Stephen M.; Vancampfort, Davy; Kinyanda, Eugene (AJOL: African Health Sciences, 2016)Research on the prevalence of suicidal ideation, attempt, and cormorbid psychiatric disorders in post-conflict areas is still limited. Aim: We explored the prevalence of suicidal ideation, attempt, associated psychiatric ... -
Scaling up integrated primary mental health in six low- and middle-income countries: obstacles, synergies and implications for systems reform
Petersen, Inge; Rensburg, André van; Kigozi, Fred; Semrau, Maya; Hanlon, Charlotte; Abdulmalik, Jibril; Kola, Lola; Fekadu, Abebaw; Gureje, Oye; Gurung, Dristy; Jordans, Mark; Mntambo, Ntokozo; Mugisha, James; Muke, Shital; Petrus, Ruwayda; Shidhaye, Rahul; Ssebunnya, Joshua; Tekola, Bethlehem; Upadhaya, Nawaraj; Patel, Vikram; Lund, Crick; Thornicroft, Graham (BJPsych Open Emerald Series., 2019-08-06)There is a global drive to improve access to mental healthcare by scaling up integrated mental health into primary healthcare (PHC) systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Aims To investigate systems-level ... -
Sedentary behavior and anxiety-induced sleep disturbance among 181,093 adolescents from 67 countries: a global perspective
Vancampfort, Davy; Van Damme, Tine; Stubbs, Brendon; Smith, Lee; Firth, Joseph; Hallgren, Mats; Mugisha, James; Koyanagi, Ai (Elsevier: Sleep Medicine, 2019-06)Sleep problems are burdensome in adolescents. Understanding modifiable environmental risk factors is essential. There is evidence that physical activity is protective against sleep problems in adolescents. However, the ... -
Sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a global systematic review and meta-analysis
Vancampfort, Davy; Firth, Joseph; Schuch, Felipe B.; Rosenbaum, Simon; Mugisha, James; Hallgren, Mats; Probst, Michel; Ward, Philip B.; Gaughran, Fiona; De Hert, Marc; Carvalho, André F.; Stubbs, Brendon (World Psychiatry:Official Journal of the World Psychiatric Association(WPA)., 2017-10)People with severe mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder) die up to 15 years prematurely due to chronic somatic comorbidities. Sedentary behavior and low physical activity are independent ... -
Sedentary behavior and quality of life in people with psychotic disorders from a low income country: a study from Uganda
Vancampfort, Davy; Probst, Michel; Rosenbaum, Simon; Ward, Philip B.; Van Damme, Tine; Mugisha, James (Springer Link: Community Mental Health Journal, 2019)The current study examined the impact of sedentary behaviour (SB) on quality of life (QoL) in people with psychotic disorders. Thirty-six Ugandan women (mean age = 33.9 ± 8.0 years) and 23 men (37.4 ± 11.8 years) with a ... -
Sedentary behavior in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Vancampfort, Davy; Mugisha, James; De Hert, Marc; Probst, Michel; Stubbs, Brendon (Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2016)Sedentary behavior is independently associated with an increased risk of poor mental health, developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and premature mortality. Despite the knowledge that CVD is one of the leading causes of ... -
Sociocultural aspects of health promotion in palliative care in Uganda
Mugisha, James (Health Promotion in Health Care – Vital Theories and Research., 2021)Despite its vital importance, health promotion has not occupied its due place in public health in Uganda. The country is engulfed into a rising wave of both communicable and non-communicable conditions. This rising ... -
A systematic review of physical activity policy recommendations and interventions for people with mental health problems in Sub-Saharan African countries
Vancampfort, Davy; Stubbs, Brendon; De Hert, Marc; Plessis, Christy du; Gbiri, Caleb Ademola Omuwa; Kibet, Jepkemoi; Wanyonyi, Nancy; Mugisha, James (The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017-02-28)There is a need for interventions to address the escalating mental health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Implementation of physical activity (PA) within the rehabilitation of people with mental health problems (PMHP) ... -
Test-retest reliability and correlates of the simple physical activity questionnaire in Ugandan out-patients with psychosis
Vancampfort, Davy; Basangwa, David; Rosenbaum, Simon; Ward, Philip B; Mugisha, James (African Health Sciences, 2020)In order to facilitate people with psychosis to increase their physical activity (PA) levels, a reliable measure- ment of these levels is of relevance. Objectives: The primary aim of current study was to explore the ... -
Test-retest reliability, concurrent validity and correlates of the two-minute walk test in outpatients with alcohol use disorder
Vancampfort, Davy; Kimbowa, Samuel; Basangwa, David; Hallgren, Mats; Damme, TineVan; Rosenbaum, Simon; Mugisha, James (Elsevier, 2021-02)We investigated the test-retest reliability of the 2-min walk test (2MWT) and its concurrent validity with the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in Ugandan outpatients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). We also explored practice effects, ... -
Towards understanding governance issues in integration of mental health into primary health care in Uganda
Mugisha, James; Ssebunnya, Joshua; Kigozi, Fred N. (Springer Nature: International Journal of Mental Health Systems., 2016-03-24)There is a growing burden of mental illness in low income countries. The situation is further worsened by the high poverty levels in these countries, resulting in difficult choices for their health sectors as regards ...