Department of Psychiatricshttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/6172026-04-05T22:59:56Z2026-04-05T22:59:56ZHIGH RISK OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN F AMIL Y C AREGIVERS OF OR THOPEDIC P A TIENTS .DAPAP, Datak Dhttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/23302024-06-26T03:28:26Z2021-12-01T00:00:00ZHIGH RISK OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN F AMIL Y C AREGIVERS OF OR THOPEDIC P A TIENTS .
DAPAP, Datak D
ABSTRA
CT
OBJECTIVE:
T
he
objecti
v
e
of
this
stud
y
w
as
to
assess
f
or
anxiety
and
depr
ession
in
car
egi
v
ers
of
or
thopedic
patients
and
associated
f
actors.
Method
:
One
hundr
ed
and
tw
enty
six
car
egi
v
ers
of
or
thopedic
patients
w
er
e
enr
olled
in
our
stud
y
.
Symptoms
of
anxiety
and
depr
ession
in
car
egi
v
ers
w
er
e
assessed
with
the
Hospital
anxiety
depr
ession
scale
(HADS).
Data
obtained
w
er
e
anal
yz
ed
using
Statistical
P
ackag
e
f
or
Social
Sciences
Windo
ws
v
ersion
16.
All
statistical
tests
w
er
e
car
r
ied
out
at
a
5%
le
v
el
of
pr
obability
.
Results:
Of
the
car
egi
v
ers,
32
(25.4%)
had
anxiety
symptoms
(HADS
scor
es
2021-12-01T00:00:00ZPREVALENCE OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AMONG PATIEN TS OF ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF A UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALDAPAP, Datak Dhttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/23292024-06-26T03:27:39Z2018-06-16T00:00:00ZPREVALENCE OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AMONG PATIEN TS OF ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF A UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL
DAPAP, Datak D
Abstract
Substance
abuse
and
dependence
are
frequently
encountered
in
emergency
units
of
our
hospitals,
and
it
accounts
for
major
health
care
problems
frequently
leading
to
accident
and
emergency
department
admission,
though
it
is
often
missed
or
not
diagnosed.
The
aim
of
this
study
was
to
estimate
the
prevalence
of
drug
abuse
and
dependence
among
patients
attending
Accident
and
Emergency
Hospitals
and
to
determine
the
sociodemographic
characteristics
of
these
patients
with
substance
use
disorders.
A
total
of
200
consented
participants
attending
the
accident
and
emergency
unit
of
the
hospital
were
recruited
into
the
study
consecutively
over
a
2
-
week
period.
They
were
screened
for
psychoactive
substance
use
disorders
(PSUD)
with
Alcohol,
Smoking
and
Substance
Involvement
Screening
Test
(ASSIST)
and
urine
drug
test
(UDT)
in
the
first
phase
and
the
Mini
International
Neuropsychiatric
Interview
(MINI)
Instrument
was
used
to
make
definitive
diagnosis
in
the
second
stage.
The
result
revealed
that
the
prevalence
of
substance
use
disorders
was
19.0%
(13.0%
for
substance
abuse
and
6
.0%
for
substance
dependence).
The
study
found
that
being
male
(p
<0.001),
widowed
(p
≤0.012),
and
Christian
(p
≤0.006)
were
associated
with
substance
use
disorders
among
patients
presenting
at
accident
and
emergency
units.
The
authors
concluded
that
the
prevalence
of
substance
use
disorders
recorded
in
this
study
is
higher
compared
to
previous
study
conducted
by
Mustafa
et
al
in
Egypt
with
11.5%.
The
reason
could
be
due
to
inclusion
of
biochemical
test
(urine
drug
test)
in
our
screening,
whereas
only
self
-
report
questionnaires
were
used
in
their
study
2018-06-16T00:00:00ZFactors associated with stigma tization of mental illness among health care providers of a tertiary healthcare centreDAPAP, Datak Dhttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/15402024-05-30T12:30:22Z2021-10-30T00:00:00ZFactors associated with stigma tization of mental illness among health care providers of a tertiary healthcare centre
DAPAP, Datak D
Abstract
Background
: Stigma has been identified as a complex and problematic issue. It acts as a major barrier to accessing care and
can exacerbate the experience of a health con
dition, particularly for clients with mental illness. Research on the attitudes of
health care providers towards people with mental illness has repeatedly shown that they may be stigmatizing. The aim of the
study is to identify factors associated with stig
matization of mental illness among Healthcare providers and to determine the
nature of stigma present in different professional group.
Method:
The investigation was a descriptive and cross
-
sectional study on a stratified and randomly selected sample
popula
tion of 308 Health workers at the Jos University Teaching Hospital.
Questionnaires were used to elicit responses from
the respondents, using the Community Attitudes towards the Mentally Ill (CAMI) scale,
Results:
The present study revealed that male gende
r, age group (55
-
64years), professional group (especially laboratory
Scientists) and years of clinical experience (especially
year 10 and above) were significantly associated with stigmatizing
attitude towards mental illness among health care providers at
the Jos University Teaching Hospital.
Conclusion:
Demographic variables such as gender, age, professional group and years of clinical experience can contribute to
variations in attitudes towards people with mental illness among health care providers
Demographic variables such as gender, age, professional group and years of clinical experience can contribute to
variations in attitudes towards people with mental illness among health care providers
2021-10-30T00:00:00ZValidation of opening minds scale for health ca re providers (OMS - HC)DAPAP, Datak Dhttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/15382024-05-30T12:29:09Z2021-12-10T00:00:00ZValidation of opening minds scale for health ca re providers (OMS - HC)
DAPAP, Datak D
Abstract
Background:
Mental illness stigma acts as a major barrier that may results in disparities in access, treatment, and outcome.
Scales designed to assess stigmatising attitudes towards those with mental i
llness among health care providers are necessary to
evaluate programs designed to reduce that stigma.
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the internal reliability and external validity of the Opening Minds Scale for
Health Care Providers (OM
S
-
HC)) among health staff in a Tertiary Healthcare Centre.
Materials and
Method
:
308 participants from the Jos University Teaching Hospital answered a self
-
administered
questionnaire, i.e Community Attitudes towards the Mentally Ill (CAMI) scale, and the o
pening mind scale for Health care
providers (OMS
-
HC).
Coefficient alphas were computed to obtain internal consistency estimates of reliability for the CAMI
subscales and OMS
-
HC
. Correlations of OMS
-
HC scores with CAMI scores were calculated and compared to
evaluate
concurrent validity.
Results:
The result showed internal consistency of OMS
-
HC, The cronbach’s alpha was 0.985 reflecting high level of internal
consistency within the 20 item scale. The concurrent validity scores were: 0.983 and 0.990 for Pears
on and spearman
correlation coefficient respectively (P<0.001).
Conclusion
:
The findings from our study showed a good and strong correlation between OMS
-
HC and the chosen gold
standard (CAMI).
Hence OMS is valid and reliable, suitable for clinical and res
earch purposes
The findings from our study showed a good and strong correlation between OMS
-
HC and the chosen gold
standard (CAMI).
Hence OMS is valid and reliable, suitable for clinical and res
earch purpose
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