Publications by authors named "Edwina Opare-Lokko"
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- Multimorbidity means having two or more long-lasting health problems at the same time, and it's becoming a big issue for health care around the world.
- A group of 60 researchers from 10 African countries worked together to figure out if the idea of multimorbidity is useful in Africa and how it can be adapted to fit local needs.
- During their workshop, they talked about different perspectives on multimorbidity and came up with new ideas that focus on what people really need and the impact it has on their lives and health systems.
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- Parental involvement is essential in childhood cancer care, yet there's limited understanding of how Ghanaian parents perceive and react to their child's illness.
- A study involving 20 Ghanaian parents highlighted that they often identified symptoms through personal observation and their child's reports, usually considering them as minor.
- Emotional responses to a cancer diagnosis included significant psychological distress, with ongoing fears about their child's health and death, as well as a proactive role in managing their child's treatment at home.
- The study suggests the need for media programs and health education to improve parents' abilities in recognizing symptoms and responding effectively.
Background: Mental health disorders among adolescents is on the rise globally. Patients seldom present to mental health physicians, for fear of stigmatization, and due to the dearth of mental health physicians. They are mostly picked during consultations with Family Physicians.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAbility and Preparedness of Family Physicians to Recognise and Treat Adolescent Mental Health Disorders in Nigeria and Ghana.
Health Serv Insights
April 2023
Background: Management of mental health disorders has not been fully integrated into primary care despite been advocated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA). This study therefore seeks to assess the ability and preparedness of Family Physicians to recognise and treat mental health disorders in adolescents.
Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study of 233 randomly selected Physicians Practicing in Family Medicine Clinics in Nigeria and Ghana was conducted using a semi structured self-administered questionnaire that was developed by the researchers and validated with a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of .
Corrigendum to "A rapid review of the use of face mask in preventing the spread of COVID-19" [International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances 3 (2021) 100013].
Int J Nurs Stud Adv
December 2022
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnsa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The original use of face masks was to help protect surgical wounds from staff-generated nasal and oral bacteria. Currently governments across the world have instituted the mandatory use of masks and other face coverings so that face masks now find much broader usage in situations where close contact of people is frequent and inevitable, particularly inside public transport facilities, shopping malls and workplaces in response to the COVID-19.
Objective: We conducted a rapid review to investigate the impact face mask use has had in controlling transmission of respiratory viral infections.
Background: Malaria is the most common life-threatening infectious disease among travellers and chemoprophylaxis is recommended. The overall effectiveness, medication types and cost of malaria chemoprophylaxis in Accra are not well documented. This study investigated the use of chemoprophylaxis for malaria prevention in air travellers departing from Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra, Ghana.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To determine whether a structured approach to end-of-life decision-making directed by a compassionate interdisciplinary team would improve the quality of care for patients with terminal illness in a teaching hospital in Ghana.
Findings: A retrospective analysis was done for 20 patients who consented to participate in the structured approach to end-of-life decision-making. Twenty patients whose care did not follow the structured approach were selected as controls.