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Implementing clinical guidelines to promote integration of mental health services in primary health care: a qualitative study of a systems policy intervention in Uganda

Wakida, Edith K.; Obua, Celestino; Musisi, Seggane; Rukundo, Godfrey Z.; Ssebutinde, Peter; Talib, Zohray M.; Akena, Dickens; Okello, Elialilia S. (International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2019)

Background: Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) are developed based on a synthesis of evidence regarding the best options for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and are recognized as essential quality ...

Barriers and facilitators to the integration of mental health services into primary healthcare: a qualitative study among Ugandan primary care providers using the COM-B framework

Wakida, Edith K.; Obua, Celestino; Rukundo, Godfrey Z.; Maling, Samuel; Talib, Zohray M.; Okello, Elialilia S. (BMC Health Services Research, 2018)

Background: Uptake of clinical guideline recommendations into routine practice requires changes in attitudes and behaviors of the health care providers. The World Health Organization (WHO) has heavily invested in public ...

Exploring pathways to Hospital Care for Patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in rural South Western Uganda

Kakongi, Nathan; Rukundo, Godfrey Zari; Gelaye, Bizu; Wakida, Edith K.; Obua, Celestino; Okello, Elialilia S. (BMC Health Services Research, 2020)

Background: In order to analyze use of health services and identify sources of delays in accessing the right care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD), understanding of care seeking pathways ...

Informal support for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in rural Uganda: a qualitative study

Nankinga, Pia Ngoma; Maling, Samuel; Chemali, Zeina; Wakida, Edith K.; Obua, Celestino (International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2020-05-07)

Background: The generation of people getting older has become a public health concern worldwide. People aged 65 and above are the most at risk for Alzheimer’s disease which is associated with physical and behavioral changes. ...

Caregiving burden and mental health problems among family caregivers of people with dementia in rural Uganda

Ainamani, Herbert E.; Alele, Paul E.; Rukundo, Godfrey Z.; Maling, Samuel; Wakida, Edith K.; Obua, Celestino; Tsai, Alexander C. (Global Mental Health, 2020)

Background. Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias are associated with increasing health burden in low- and middle-income countries. Less well-recognized is the potential health burden experienced by other affected ...

Dementia assessment and diagnostic practices of healthcare workers in rural southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional qualitative study

Kamoga, Ronald; Rukundo, Godfrey Z.; Wakida, Edith K.; Nakidde, Gladys; Obua, Celestino; Buss, Stephanie S. (BMC Health Services Research, 2019)

Background: An estimated 50 million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), and this number is projected to increase with the growth of the aging population, with the largest growth occurring ...

Adherence to clinical guidelines in integration of mental health services into primary health care in Mbarara, southwestern Uganda: a medical records review

Wakida, Edith K.; Ocan, Moses; Rukundo, Godfrey Z.; Maling, Samuel; Ssebutinde, Peter; Okello, Elialilia S.; Talib, Zohray M.; Obua, Celestino (International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2021)

Background: The Ugandan Ministry of Health decentralized mental healthcare to the district level; developed the Uganda Clinical Guidelines (UCG); and trained primary health care (PHC) providers in identification, management, ...