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Scaling up integrated primary mental health in six low- and middle-income countries: obstacles, synergies and implications for systems reform
(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 physical activity levels in people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder: a global systematic review and meta-analysis
(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 ...
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus type 2 in people with alcohol use disorders: a systematic review and large scale meta-analysis
(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 ...
Correlates of physical activity among depressed older people in six low-income and middle-income countries: a community-based cross-sectional study
(Wiley Online Library: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2017-10-10)
Despite the benefits of physical activity (PA) in older people with depression, many do not comply with the International PA guidelines. Thus, we investigated what factors influence PA participation among 915 community-dwelling ...
When will the doctor be around so that I come by?!’ Geo-socio effects on health care supply, access and utilisation: experiences from Kalangala Islands, Uganda
(BMC Health Services Research, 2021-10-26)
The study set out to give an in-depth intersection of geo, eco-socio exposition of the factors relating to geography, healthcare supply and utilization in an island setting. This analysis is informed by what has emerged ...
Test-retest reliability and correlates of the simple physical activity questionnaire in Ugandan out-patients with psychosis
(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 ...
Physical activity correlates among 24,230 people with depression across 46 low- and middle-income countries
(Elsevier: Journal of Affective Disorders, 2017-10-15)
There is a paucity of nationally representative data available on the correlates of physical activity (PA) among people with depression, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Thus, we investigated PA ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...