ABSTRACT Background: As compared to developed economies, stroke is a rising epidemic affecting mostly the younger workforce in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), exerting a severe toll on the physical, psychoemotional, cognitive and social lives of its victims with a 3-year mortality rate of 84%. The occurrence of seizures lead to poor prognosis and increased mortality in stroke patients. Early screening for seizures and effective prognostication of the functional outcome of stroke may improve the out...
ABSTRACT Reducing the loss of life due to suicide has become a critical international mental health goal. Several researches in the field of suicide prevention have focused on the role of medical facilities, schools and other local or state organizations and the role of religious leaders as gatekeepers has been overlooked. Using a qualitative approach, the study explored the attitudes of Christian, Islamic and Traditional religious leaders within the Ga East Municipal District of Ghana toward...
ABSTRACT Stroke is a public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa due to the high and adverse consequences of mortality and morbidity and its effects on survivors, family and caregivers in general. It accounts for 10% of the world’s total mortality rate and it is the highest cause of disability in adults; and the highest bed occupancy. In sub-Saharan countries, there is a great burden of stroke because it occurs among young population and unavailability of well-structured rehabilitation stra...
ABSTRACT This study explored social constructions of gratitude among orthopaedic patients in Southern Ghana and investigated how gratitude relates to post-traumatic experience in this sample. The sequential mixed method was used in this study. Study 1 was a qualitative study where sixteen (N=16) participants took part in an in-depth individual interview on their constructions of gratitude in relation to their experience. Thematic analysis revealed that gratitude emanated from the feeling of ...
ABSTRACT Evidence indicates that persons with disability are more likely to be victims of violence and discrimination relative to people without disability. The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) estimates the number of persons with disability in Ghana to be about 3% of the population. Evidence from the existing literature consistently indicates that discrimination and violence are negatively associated with subjective well-being. However, there are few studies in Ghana that have examined the ...
ABSTRACT Global effort to fight corruption has become more intense because it is considered one of the most complex societal problems. Corruption in Ghana’s public service poses a significant risk to service delivery and national development. The upsurge and deeply rooted nature of corruption in the public service have been attributed to the breakdown of organizational integrity in these institutions. Corruption research in the public service is subsumed mainly under rationalistic assumptio...
ABSTRACT Road safety advertisements incorporating fear arousing messages are not uncommon in the media. Years of research into fear appeals has yielded inconsistent results and this notwithstanding, they are usually used as a road safety campaign strategy. In Ghana, where all efforts are being made to reduce traffic accidents, the use of fear arousing messages has not been spared. In an experimental study, the researcher investigated the effectiveness of this message on risky driving attitude...
Abstract The major objectives of the study were to determine if Occupational stress existed amongst Ghanaian workers, and if there was a relationship between Occupational Stress and Health. It was also the objective of the study to collect normative data for the Ghanaian Population. Four hundred and sixteen Government employees in both managerial and non managerial positions were selected from key Government Organizations, including the security Services. These employees completed two invento...
ABSTRACT The current study examined factors that influence the psychological health of adolescents with congenital limb deformity in Ghana. Adolescents with congenital limb deformity (AWCLD) experience a plethora of physical, psychological, and social effects of a disfiguring birth defect. Amputation, a procedure theorized to promote psychological health by increasing functional ability and minimizing disfigurement, further adds to the burden of congenital limb deformity. Body image and self-...
ABSTRACT This study examined the influence of diabetic patients’ perception of their illness and their levels of religiosity on their mental health problems. A sample of 194 diabetic patients (50 Type -1 and 144 Type-2) was drawn from two major hospitals (Korle-Bu Teaching and Tema General Hospitals) in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The cross-sectional survey method was used and the participants were administered with the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Broadbent, Petrie, Main,...
ABSTRACT Using the research survey method, the study sought to assess how psychosocial determinants like religion, cultural identity and gender role ideology affected the help-seeking behaviour of married persons in the event of them experiencing intimate partner violence, as well as the relationship between age, gender, education and help-seeking. A convenient sampling technique was used to collect data from two hundred and five participants comprising 100 males and 105 females. The Pearso...
ABSTRACT The act of street begging has been associated with some challenges such as accidents, harassment, low self-esteem and others. Limited studies have actually focused on persons with disabilities involved in street begging in Ghana despite the distress resulting from interactions of these experiences. Therefore the aim of this study was to understand the psychological experiences of visually impaired street beggars in Ghana. The study employed a qualitative approach specifically phenom...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationship between parenting styles, adolescents self-esteem, assertiveness and emotions (Depression, Anxiety and Stress) of adolescents. Two hundred adolescents between ages 12 and 19 were sampled randomly from five senior secondary schools in the Greater Accra Region. Participants responded to the parental Authority Questionnaire, the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale, The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale and The Assertiveness Inventory. Two major paren...
Abstract Siblings’ relationships are one of the longest and one of the most influential relationships in the development of psychological well-being, and the formation of attitudes. The present study investigated the influence of the presence of having a brother or sister with intellectual disability and the positive and negative sibling relationship on the psychological well-being of the siblings. A sample of 69 siblings of a brother or sister with intellectual disability from four speci...
ABSTRACT This study attempts to find out the factors that affect the job satisfaction of teachers of some selected senior high schools in Accra, Ghana. A cross-sectional design was used to collect data. Simple random sampling was used to select the population, and stratified sampling was used to select the respondents from each of the schools according to the various departments. A total of 155 questionnaires were administered to teachers of three selected senior high schools but 120 questi...