A Systematic Review of Psychological Resilience in the COVID-19 Responses: Current Research and Future Directions.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of psychological resilience for well-being. However, no systematic review has been synthesizing global literature on this topic. This review examines psychological resilience across diverse populations, focusing on measurement, associated factors, and future public health preparedness strategies.

Cost-of-illness study among patients with diabetes mellitus and coping mechanisms in Northern Ghana.

Introduction: The increasing prevalence of diabetes globally imposes financial burden on individuals, societies and health systems. However, not much is known about the treatment costs of diabetes and the coping mechanisms patients adopt in seeking care in the northern part of Ghana. In this study, we assessed the annual direct, indirect and intangible costs of diabetes mellitus care and related coping mechanisms of patients at the Tamale Teaching Hospital's Diabetic Clinic.

Organizational resilience and its implications for healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: A literature review.

Background: Organizational resilience is crucial in supporting the well-being of healthcare workers and ensuring the quality of healthcare services during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to comprehensively review organizational resilience of healthcare facilities in terms of its conception, measurement, and impacts on healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A search was conducted in four databases (PubMed, ScienceDirect, PsycINFO, and Web of Science) for empirical articles considering organizational resilience among healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2019 to 2024.

Perceptions of patients and healthcare providers regarding barriers and enablers of HIV anti-retroviral therapy among women at a regional hospital in Ghana: implications for national HIV/AIDS control.

Background: The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) pandemic has created a lot of devastation over the last four decades and continues to be a public health threat. Anti-retroviral treatment (ART), a group of medications that people who have been diagnosed with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection take, has been shown to be efficacious and has significantly improved the fight against the disease. In Ghana, women carry a higher prevalence and incidence of HIV.