Publications by authors named "G Ekem-Ferguson"
Article Synopsis
- * A study at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital involving 156 T2DM patients found a high prevalence of HTN at 79.9%, with a median age of 62 and significant rates of overweight and obesity.
- * Key factors linked to HTN in T2DM patients included increasing age, having a caregiver, and personal resilience, highlighting the need for healthcare strategies focused on weight management and mental health support.
Psychological Distress and Its Associated Factors Among Parents of Children With Congenital Heart Disease: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Method Study at the National Cardiothoracic Center, Ghana.
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg
November 2024
Background: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and factors associated with psychological distress among parents of children with congenital heart disease (PCCHD) receiving treatment at the National Cardiothoracic Centre (NCTC), Accra.
Methods: A cross-sectional mixed method study involving 248 parents of children with congenital heart disese receiving treatment at the NCTC was employed. Systematic sampling was used to select participants.
This study was conducted to assess the prevalence and factors associated with Food Insecurity (FI) and further quantify its association with unmet need for health services and health-related outcomes among older adults aged 50 years and above in Ghana. The Ghana Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health was used. Body Mass Index (BMI), depressive episodes, functional difficulties (FD), low Quality of Life (QoL), memory decline, and Unmet Needs of Health Services (UNHS) are the the study outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Determined factors associated with semantic (SM) and episodic memory (EM) among older adults aged 50 years and older in Ghana.
Methods: Data from WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) Ghana Wave 2 was used for this study. Semantic memory (SM) and Episodic memory (EM) were the main study outcomes separately.
Background And Aim: Patients living with diabetes mellitus have a high burden of psychological distress such as depression and anxiety as well as impaired quality of life, which may negatively impact their adherence to medications, glucose control, and health-related costs.This study assessed the impact of quality of life and depression on medication adherence among patients with type 2 diabetes (type 2 diabetes mellitus [T2DM]) in a tertiary care setting in Ghana.
Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study involving 238 patients with diabetes aged 18 years and above.