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Depression and pain: primary data and meta-analysis among 237 952 people across 47 low- and middle-income countries
(Cambridge University Press: Psychological Medicine, 2017-06-22)Depression and pain are leading causes of global disability. However, there is a paucity of multinational population data assessing the association between depression and pain, particularly among low- and middle-income ... -
Depression and physical health multimorbidity: primary data and country-wide meta-analysis of population data from 190 593 people across 43 low- and middle-income countries
(Cambridge University Press, 2017-04-04)Despite the known heightened risk and burden of various somatic diseases in people with depression, very little is known about physical health multimorbidity (i.e. two or more physical health co-morbidities) in individuals ... -
Dropout from physical activity interventions in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(Taylor and Francis online : AIDS Care Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 2017)Physical activity (PA) interventions have been shown to improve the health of people living with HIV (PLWH), yet treatment dropout poses an important challenge. We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the prevalence ... -
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of integrating the management of depression into routine HIV care in Uganda (the HIV + D trial): a protocol for a cluster-randomised trial
(Springer Nature: International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2021-05-12)An estimated 8-30% of people living with HIV (PLWH) have depressive disorders (DD) in sub- Saharan Africa. Of these, the majority are untreated in most of HIV care services. There is evidence from low- and middle- income ... -
The efficacy of a lay health workers – led physical activity counselling program in patients with HIV and mental health problems: a real-world intervention from Uganda
(Taylor and Francis online : AIDS Care Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV., 2021-01-23)This study explored the efficacy of a lay health worker (LHW)-led physical activity (PA) counselling program for inactive patients with HIV/AIDS and mental health problems living in a Ugandan farming community. In total ... -
The efficacy of meditation-based mind-body interventions for mental disorders: a meta-review of 17 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials
(Elsevier: Journal of Psychiatric Research., 2021-02)There is increasing interest in the potential efficacy of meditation-based mind-body interventions (MBIs) within mental health care. We conducted a systematic metareview of the published randomized control trial (RCT) ... -
The efficacy of physical activity counseling in Ugandan patients with HIV and a co-morbid mental disorder: a pilot study
(Taylor and Francis: AIDS Care Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV., 2019-07-08)This study explored the efficacy of physical activity (PA) counseling in inactive patients with HIV/AIDS and a co-morbid mental health disorder living in a Ugandan fishing community. We investigated associations between ... -
Engaging men in gender transformative work in institutions of higher learning: A case of the men’s hub at Makerere University
(Frontiers in Sociology, 2023-02)It was noted that globally, sexual harassment (SH), abuse, and exploitation in higher education institutions (HEIs) remain a problem. In Uganda, it regularly made headlines in the media. Yet, it was only after high-profile ... -
The epidemiology of back pain and its relationship with depression, psychosis, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and stress sensitivity: data from 43 low- and middle-income countries
(Elsevier: General Hospital Psychiatry, 2016-12)Back pain (BP) is a leading cause of global disability. However, population-based studies investigating its impact on mental health outcomes are lacking, particularly among low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, ... -
Evaluation of performance and perceived utility of mental healthcare indicators in routine health information systems in five low- and middle-income countries
(Cambridge University Press., 2019-08-06)In most low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), routine mental health information is unavailable or unreliable, making monitoring of mental healthcare coverage difficult. This study aims to evaluate a new set of mental ... -
Exercise self-efficacy correlates in people with psychosis
(Elsevier: Psychiatry Research, 2018-04)Despite the recognition of the importance of exercise self-efficacy in exercise adoption and maintenance, previous investigations on exercise self-efficacy in people with psychosis is scarce. The present study aimed to (1) ... -
Experience of implementing new mental health indicators within information systems in six low- and middle-income countries
(Cambridge University Press: BJPsych Open Emerald Series, 2019-08-06)Successful scale-up of integrated primary mental healthcare requires routine monitoring of key programme performance indicators. A consensus set of mental health indicators has been proposed but evidence on their use in ... -
The experience of mental health service users in health system strengthening: lessons from Uganda
(Springer Nature: International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2019-09-06)Mental, neurological and substance use disorders are a public health burden in Uganda. Mental health service user involvement could be an important strategy for advocacy and improving service delivery, particularly ... -
The experiences of caregivers of children living with HIV and AIDS in Uganda: a qualitative study
(Springer Nature: Globalization and Health, 2017-09-12)Home-based care for HIV patients is popular in contexts severely affected by the epidemic and exacts a heavy toll on caregivers. This study aimed at understanding the experiences of caregivers and their survival ... -
Growing up HIV-positive in Uganda: “psychological immunodeficiency”? A qualitative study
(Springer Nature: BMC Psychology, 2017)This study is part of a longitudinal study among children and adolescents with HIV in both urban and rural Uganda: ‘Mental health among HIV infected CHildren and Adolescents in KAmpala and Masaka, Uganda (CHAKA)’. Method The ... -
Health care professionals’ perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for formal health services among orphan children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS and mental distress in a rural district in central, Uganda
(Springer Link: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2020-06-03)Little/no research has been conducted in Uganda in particular and sub-Saharan Africa in general on the health professional’s perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for formal health services among orphan children ... -
Health care professionals’ perspectives on physical activity within the Ugandan mental health care system
(Elsevier: Mental Health and Physical Activity, 2019-03)Mental health care systems in Africa are faced with a high burden of mental disorders. There is need to explore evidence-based, scalable interventions to compliment the “traditional” health care system. Physical activity ... -
Health systems context(s) for integrating mental health into primary health care in six Emerald countries: a situation analysis
(International Journal of Mental Health Systems., 2017-01-05)Mental, neurological and substance use disorders contribute to a significant proportion of the world’s disease burden, including in low and middle income countries (LMICs). In this study, we focused on the health ... -
Indigenous social work with older persons: An international perspective
(Sage Journals, 2023-02)As social work gains strength as a global profession, indigenous social work has emerged within the growing calls to decolonize the profession and offers an alternative worldview. This article uses a systematic literature ... -
Interest, competence, appearance, fitness and social relatedness as motives for physical activity in Ugandan outpatients with psychosis
(Elsevier: Mental Health and Physical Activity, 2017-10)Motivating people with psychosis to meet recommended physical activity levels is a public health priority. It remains unclear whether physical activity motives differ between male and female patients, those with and without ...
