Afework Edmealem

ORCID: 0000-0003-1001-7466
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Research Areas
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Medication Adherence and Compliance
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health and Well-being Studies
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Cultural Competency in Health Care
  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Nursing education and management

Debre Markos University
2023-2025

Wollo University
2020-2022

Background . Anxiety and depression are common in patients with diabetes, hypertension, heart failure. However, they usually unrecognized untreated especially developing countries. Identifying factors associated anxiety is helpful for early screening management. Objective This study aimed at assessing among failure Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia. Methods An institutional-based cross-sectional was conducted Hospital from February 22, 2019 to April 6, 2019. A total of 404...

10.1155/2020/3609873 article EN cc-by Behavioural Neurology 2020-05-16

Adherence to chemotherapy treatment requires collaboration and sincere agreement between healthcare providers patients. Poor medication adherence is problematic as it can lead reduced effectiveness of the treatment. survival, a rise in relapses, failure, higher expenses will result from this. A measure patient crucial attain ideal results, such curative or improving quality life. To assess cancer patients' related factors patients Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2022. Between May 28, 2022, June 22,...

10.1007/s12672-025-02063-8 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Discover Oncology 2025-04-26

Background Digital health data hubs contribute significantly to finding the right solutions problems, which forms basis for achieving sustainable development goals. However, in Ethiopia, system has been coming one central hub all data, there is limited evidence of professionals’ intentions use these systems. Understanding their crucial, as this can improve advancement digital healthcare organizations. This study assessed intention hospitals East Gojjam, northwest 2024. Methods A...

10.1371/journal.pone.0322460 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2025-05-15

Introduction: Early ambulation has demonstrated numerous benefits in the postoperative period. Despite recognized advantages of early ambulation, there exists considerable variability time taken by patients to initiate ambulatory activities. Thus, this study aimed assess and its predictors among undergoing abdominal surgery East Gojjam Zone Public Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: An institutional-based prospective follow-up was conducted 444 using systematic sampling. Patients were...

10.1101/2025.05.18.25327872 preprint EN cc-by 2025-05-19

Chronic illnesses have a negative impact on the quality of sleep; however, patients with chronic illness do not bring sleep issues while they are coming to health institution for follow-up. As result, poor among is often unrecognized and untreated, it results prognosis illness.An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was employed from February 22, 2018, April 6, 2018. The total sample size 396. stratified random sampling technique, participants were selected by systematic...

10.1155/2020/6125845 article EN Sleep Disorders 2020-05-22

Proper self-care in patients with chronic illnesses, such as heart failure is allied the prevention or early detection of health problems and improved clinical outcomes. Even though among commonly poor, a low-sodium diet, regular exercise, weight monitoring are essential to control symptoms exacerbation. Poor adherence these practices contributes an increase hospitalization, morbidity, mortality.To assess associated factors outpatient adult attending cardiac center Ethiopia, Addis Ababa,...

10.2147/ppa.s293121 article EN cc-by-nc Patient Preference and Adherence 2021-02-01

Morbidity and mortality due to chronic kidney disease are increasing among hypertensive patients in Sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of with not diagnosed at an early stage because poor knowledge. However, the best our knowledge, there is no study conducted Ethiopia about knowledge towards prevention detection disease. Thus, aim this was assess associated factors Jimma town public hospitals, Ethiopia.

10.1155/2020/5969326 article EN cc-by BioMed Research International 2020-10-21

Background Depressive symptoms are the most common psychiatric complication of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. They associated with poor drug adherence, treatment failure, and increase risk for suicide. There was limited evidence depressive among HIV-positive patients in study area. So, this aimed to determine prevalence factors attending public health facilities Dessie town, North-central Ethiopia, 2019. Method A cross-sectional conducted on 380 ART clinics Samples were...

10.1371/journal.pone.0255824 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2021-08-05

Sleep is a universal need of all higher life forms, including humans. However, sleep problems are one the most common raised by patients living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Poor quality hidden and unrecognized factors contributing to poor medication adherence functional inactivity among people syndrome.A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted from April 15, 2022, May 30, at an antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinic Tirunesh Beijing Hospital. A...

10.1155/2023/6381885 article EN cc-by AIDS Research and Treatment 2023-06-16

Timely, appropriate, safe, adequate, and frequent feeding is essential during the transition period for optimal growth development as well vulnerability of child. The age initiation complementary needs to be strongly addressed. Thus, aim this study was determine timely associated factors among mothers children aged 6-24 months in Dessie Referral Hospital.Institutional-based cross-sectional conducted 280 months. A systematic random sampling technique employed selection participants by...

10.1155/2020/6756202 article EN cc-by Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism 2020-10-29

Evidence-based practice is clinical decision-making using the best evidence available in context of individual patients' preferences and expertise. It serving as a crucial instrument for health science disciplines to minimize theory-practice gap although level unknown. Thus, this study aimed assess nurses' implementation evidence-based nursing process its associated factors South Wollo Zone Public Hospitals.

10.1186/s12912-024-02444-4 article EN cc-by-nc-nd BMC Nursing 2024-10-24

Abstract Hypertension is the leading cause of increased morbidity and mortality rates worldwide. Despite adherence to therapies important determinant treatment success reduce apparent resistant hypertension, maintaining good antihypertensive medications remained most serious challenge. Thus, this study aimed assess among adult hypertensive patients in Dessie Referral Hospital. A cross-sectional design was conducted during May June 2020. The participants were selected using a systematic...

10.1097/md.0000000000026818 article EN cc-by-nc Medicine 2021-08-06

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism and it highly related with diminished HRQOL in Ethiopia; diabetic complications especially bring major negative impacts on HRQOL. Objective: To assess associated factors among type two patients Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, north east Ethiopia, 2020. Methods: Institutional-based cross-sectional study design was conducted 417 through systematic random sampling technique from February 08 to April 08, WHO 26...

10.2147/dmso.s279306 article EN cc-by-nc Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity 2020-11-01

Nurse-physician collaboration is an integral part of quality improvement in health care. Collaboration enables individuals to work together achieve defined and common purposes. There limited evidence related nurse-physician inter-professional its associated factors Ethiopia, particularly Dessie city public hospitals.To assess at hospitals city, 2021.An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses physicians city. A self-administered questionnaire used for data...

10.2147/jmdh.s373599 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2022-08-01

Tuberculosis remains a serious global public health problem. It mainly affects the lungs, and occurs in every part of world. The link between tuberculosis diabetes mellitus is essential to inform programs policies, yet there scarcity information our study area. Therefore, this aimed investigate incidence predictors among diabetic patients at Debre Markos Referral Hospital, northwest Ethiopia.

10.2147/dmso.s233564 article EN cc-by-nc Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity 2020-03-01

Background: Overweight and obesity results in poor control of chronic illnesses such as diabetes mellitus. The main reason for being overweight obese among patients with illness is low level physical activity. Thus, this study aimed to assess activity its associated factors type II at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional was employed from October 1 November 25 2019 Hospital. utilized systematic sampling technique recruit the sample...

10.2147/dmso.s279772 article EN cc-by-nc Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity 2020-10-01

Hypertension is a silent killer that causes serious health issues in all parts of the world. It risk factor for cardiovascular disease, stroke and kidney disease. Self-monitoring practice has been identified as an important component hypertension management. Hence, this study aimed to assess blood pressure (BP) self-monitoring associated factors among adult hypertensive patients on follow-up South Wollo Zone public hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia.Hospital-based cross-sectional was conducted...

10.1136/openhrt-2023-002274 article EN cc-by-nc Open Heart 2023-03-01

Background: Nursing professionalism is a basic concept that enhances patient care, organizations, and individuals. Poor known to have negative outcomes, including increased turnover attrition as well decreased output. In Ethiopia, especially in the study area, there aren't many studies on nursing professionalism.Objective: To determine perceived associated factors among nurses working South Wollo Zone Public Hospitals, Ethiopia 2022.Design: A hospital-based cross-sectional design was...

10.2139/ssrn.4388725 article EN 2023-01-01

The majority of women in developing countries, including Ethiopia, do not seek medical help; as a result, they face substantial impacts on their health. There is lack attention to screening at high risk for pelvic organ prolapse. Identifying the determinants prolapse essential early and prevention adverse health outcomes women.To identify among gynecologic patients Akesta Hospital, 2020.An unmatched case-control study was conducted 70 cases 140 controls.The participants were selected using...

10.1177/17455057231164549 article EN cc-by-nc Women s Health 2023-01-01

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background: </bold>Chemotherapy compliance is a joint effort and silent understanding between health workers clients. Inadequate drug concerning due to the decreased treatment outcome of drug. This will lead poor survival, increased relapse, failure, elevated healthcare costs. A measure patient adherence important for attracting attention providers achieve optimal outcomes such as curative or quality life improvement. <bold>Objective: </bold>To assess chemical...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-3865540/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2024-01-31
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