Publications by authors named "Rahel Nkola"
Article Synopsis
- Substance use is more prevalent among individuals with primary mental illnesses, like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, which can complicate their treatment outcomes.
- A study conducted in Uganda involving 385 patients identified that being male and having a history of substance use significantly increased the risk of developing a substance use disorder.
- The study also found that adherence to treatment was a protective factor against developing a substance use disorder, suggesting that improving treatment adherence could help prevent substance use issues in people with mental illness.
Background: Palliative care services involve the psychological care of the caregivers of cancer patients. Psychological conditions, especially depression among caregivers, distort caregiving roles; thus, it can increase a patient's psychological suffering.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of depression and associated coping strategies among caregivers of cancer patients at a rural cancer care facility.
Background: Rural women are highly prevalent to depression, where spouse-related factors, including extramarital affairs and poverty, intensify its likelihood of occurrence. However, women engaged with a Money-Saving Group (MSG) are financially self-dependent, which can reduce the risk of depression suffering. Despite this, there is less study among this cohort, which led us to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of depression among the Ugandan women involved in MSG.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: epilepsy is a very common neurological disorder which is associated with high socioeconomic burden. While up to 90% of people with epilepsy (PWE) in developing countries do not get appropriate treatment, there is limited information about care offered to PWE in Tanzania. This study aimed to describe available care offered to PWE in Mwanza.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The burden of substance use disorders is increasing in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Individuals with substance use disorders (eg, alcohol use disorder) are at high risk of manifesting extrapyramidal side effects or extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) during treatment of alcohol-induced mental illness symptoms especially psychosis. EPS management poses a challenge since some of the drugs used for treating EPS have addictive properties.
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