Chronic knee osteoarthritis: Relationships of body mass index and selected psychosocial factors among Nigerians.

Background: Knee Osteoarthritis is the most commonly affected joint among Africans. There is a shred of preliminary evidence that a high body mass index (BMI) is associated with high kinesiophobia. Little is known about the relationships of psychosocial factors such as Kinesiophobia, Pain Catastrophizing (PC), Self-Efficacy (SE), and BMI among Nigerians with knee OA.

Effects of a structured health education on prevention of HIV risky behaviours among adolescents in Nigeria - a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Infection with HIV/AIDS continues to be a major public health concern around the world, particularly in low- and middle-income nations. To assess the effectiveness of structured health education on the prevention of HIV/AIDS risky behaviours among adolescents in secondary school. A pretest-posttest-control group randomized controlled trial where a sample of 647 adolescents was drawn from the population of 2,890 secondary school students and was block-randomized into the intervention (n = 400) and control (n = 224) groups.

Kinesiophobia and associated factors among patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

Purpose: This study determined the association between kinesiophobia and age, body mass index, highest educational status, self-efficacy, pain intensity, and disability in chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) patients. Predictors of kinesiophobia were also assessed.

Methods: This cross-sectional design utilised 224 CNSLBP patients in tertiary hospitals in Nigeria.

A modified Delphi consensus on generic indicators for a low- and middle-income country's quality nursing care measurement.

Aim: This study aimed to develop generic quality nursing care indicators for a low- and middle-income country's quality nursing care measurement through a modified Delphi consensus.

Design: A three-round modified Delphi process guided the items' development and acceptance consensus.

Methods: Twenty-four academic and clinical nursing experts from different parts of Nigeria participated in the Delphi rounds.

Prevalence, pattern and predictors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among oil workers in Nigeria.

Background: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) account for a loss of GDP in most countries. The oil sector is the largest and most economically relevant industry in Nigeria, yet the impact of WMSD on workers in this industry is unknown.

Objective: To assess the prevalence, pattern and predictors of WMSD among oil workers in Nigeria.

Ergonomic assessment of work-related musculoskeletal disorder and its determinants among commercial mini bus drivers and driver assistants (mini bus conductors) in Nigeria.

Introduction: Work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) is a leading causes of occupational injury and disability among drivers and workers in the transport industry. This study evaluated the ergonomically assessed WMSD and its determinants among Nigerian commercial mini bus drivers (BD) and mini bus conductors (BC).

Method: A total of 379 participants (BD = 200, BC = 179) were purposively sampled for this exploratory cross-sectional study.

Pragmatic Solutions for Stroke Recovery and Improved Quality of Life in Low- and Middle-Income Countries-A Systematic Review.

Given the limited healthcare resources in low and middle income countries (LMICs), effective rehabilitation strategies that can be realistically adopted in such settings are required. A systematic review of literature was conducted to identify pragmatic solutions and outcomes capable of enhancing stroke recovery and quality of life of stroke survivors for low- and middle- income countries. PubMed, HINARI, and Directory of Open Access Journals databases were searched for published Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) till November 2018.

Correlates and predictors of pain intensity and physical function among individuals with chronic knee osteoarthritis in Nigeria.

Background: Little is known about the correlates between pain intensity (PI) and physical function (PF) and psychosocial factors {kinesiophobia (K), Pain Catastrophizing (PC) and Self-efficacy (SE)} among patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis in developing countries like Nigeria.

Objective: To investigate the correlates of PI and PF and psychosocial factors in patients with knee osteoarthritis in Nigeria.

Design: Eighty-nine consecutively sampled patients diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis from three selected public hospitals in Enugu, South-East Nigeria, participated in this cross-sectional survey.

Determinants of quality of life among community-dwelling persons with spinal cord injury: A path analysis.

Context: Recent advancement in technology and medical care has resulted in an increase not only in disability arising from spinal cord injury (SCI) but also its attendant challenges such as poor quality of life (QoL).

Aim: To test a theoretical model of predictors of QoL among persons with SCI.

Settings And Design: Study was conducted in the South Eastern Nigeria.