A5050349322- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Family Support in Illness
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Treatment of Major Depression
University of Nigeria
2012-2024
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
2014-2024
Kuwait University
2011-2020
University of Ibadan
1998-2010
Chest Diseases Hospital
2005-2008
Williams & Associates
2003
Al-Sabah Hospital
2001
University College Hospital, Ibadan
1989-2000
There is rising interest in quality of life (QOL) research Arabian countries. The aim this study was to assess a nationwide sample Kuwaiti subjects the reliability and validity World Health Organization Quality Life (WHOQOL-BREF), shorter version widely used QOL assessment instrument that comprises 26 items domains physical health, psychological social relationships, environment.A one-in-three systematic random proportionate consenting nationals attending large cooperative stores municipal...
The Kuwaiti perspective on quality of life (QOL) in breast cancer is important because it adds the contribution from a country where disease affects women at relatively younger age and seems to be more aggressive. We used EORTC QLQ – C30 its breast-specific module (BR-23) highlight health-related QOL with cancer, comparison international data, assessed socio-demographic clinical variables that predict five functional scales global (GQOL) scale C30. Participants were consecutive clinic...
Abstract Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a chronic mental illness and among the most debilitating conditions encountered in medical practice. A recent landmark SCZ study of protein-coding regions genome identified causal role for ten genes concentration rare variant signals evolutionarily constrained 1 . This study—and other large-scale human genetics studies—was mainly composed individuals European (EUR) ancestry, generalizability findings non-EUR populations remains unclear. To address this gap, we...
Abstract Background Quality of life (QOL) issues are interest in cancer because effective methods treatment and detection have led to an increase the number long-term survivors. The objectives study were: assess subjective QOL stable Sudanese women outpatients their family caregivers, using WHO 26-item Instrument; compare with matched general population groups, as well diabetic psychiatric patient groups; examine patient-caregiver concordance ratings; variables associated QOL, a view...
Although the burden experienced by families of people with schizophrenia has long been recognized as one most important consequences disorder, there are no reports from Arab world. Following example five - nation European (EPSILON) study, we explored following research question: How does relationship between domains caregiving (as in Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire IEQ-EU) and caregiver psychic distress on hand, caregiver's/patient's socio-demographics, clinical features indices quality...
Background Schizophrenia is a chronic-relapsing condition that in most cases, requires life-long treatment and follow-up. However, disengagement from care threatens the achievement of therapeutic targets for these patients, their families society. This study aimed to determine burden disengagement, socio-demographic clinical predictors among patients with incident schizophrenia Nigeria Psychiatric Hospital 8 years Method was naturalistic involving 160 clinically well-characterized on...
Following the end of Gulf War that resulted in liberation Kuwait, there are no reports on impact veterans' traumatic exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) their children. We compared severity anxiety, depression, deviant behavior poor family adjustment among children a stratified random sample four groups Kuwaiti military men, viz: retired; an active -in-the-army group (AIA) (involved duties at rear); in-battle (IB) combat); prisoners -of- war (POWs) group. Also, we assessed...
Sickle cell anaemia in children is characterised by recurrent crises that frequently involve intensive medical care which may impact on the health and well-being of their carers. The psychosocial sickle disease 67 carers with attending Paediatric Haematology/Oncology clinic University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, was determined between February May 2007 using a structured questionnaire adapted from an instrument earlier validated for study carer burden relevant to Nigerian culture....
Abstract Background Research interest in the quality of life (QOL) persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been spurred by need to broaden outcome measures. Far less this directed at family caregivers, who bear most burden care. The objectives study were: First, compare subjective QOL caregivers relapsing remitting and progressive MS, those a matched general population sample diabetes psychiatric patients. Second, assess relationship caregiver attitudes MS patient's variables. Methods...
The widespread international use of the 26-item WHO Quality Life Instrument (WHOQOL-Bref) necessitates assessment its factor structure across cultures. For, alternative models may provide a better explanation data than 4- and 6-domain models. objectives study were: to assess WHOQOL-Bref in Sudanese general population sample; confirmatory analysis (CFA) path (PA) see how well model thus generated fits into psychiatric patients their family caregivers. In exploratory (FA) with all items, from...
An understanding of depressive symptomatology from the perspective confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) could facilitate valid and interpretable comparisons across cultures. The objectives study were: (i) using responses a sample Arab college students to Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) in CFA, compare "goodness fit" indices original dimensional three-and two-factor first-order models, their modifications, with corresponding hierarchical models (i.e., higher - order bifactor models); (ii)...
The upsurge of interest in the quality life (QOL) children is line with 1989 Convention on Rights Child, which stressed child's right to adequate circumstances for physical, mental, and social development. study's objectives were to: (i) highlight how satisfied Kuwaiti high school students as WHOQOL-Bref; (ii) assess prevalence at risk status impaired QOL establish domain normative values; (iii) examine relationship personal, parental, socio-environmental factors. A nation-wide sample senior...
Objective The study assesses the association between religiosity and coping style with outcome of depression diabetes. Method Using a simple random sampling, we recruited 112 participants diabetes an equal number consecutively, matching for gender. Religiosity was determined using Religious Orientation Scale (revised) ( ROS ‐R), styles Brief Coping (Brief RCOPE ) scale Mental Adjustment to Cancer MAC (adapted). Primary secondary outcomes were evaluated Sheehan's Disability SDS Becks...