Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Mugisha, James"
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Assessing quality of life in older adults: psychometric properties of the OPQoL-brief questionnaire in a nursing home population
Haugan, Gørill; Drageset, Jorunn; Andre, Beate; Kukulu, Kamile; Mugisha, James; Utvær, Britt Karin Støen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Well-adapted and validated quality-of-life measurement models for the nursing home population are scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test the psychometrical properties of the OPQoL-brief questionnaire ... -
Caregivers of Children with Physical Disabilities in the Mpigi District of Uganda: Exploring Their Everyday Challenges and Coping Strategies
Lartey, Benjamin Nii Badu (Master thesis, 2021)Abstract Background: Albeit disability-inclusive development and activism have gained ground in Uganda by means of the media, academia, and both international and national conventions and policy frameworks, the everyday ... -
Cultural responses towards the aftermath of suicide among the Acholi in Northern Uganda
Mugisha, James; Muyinda, Herbert; Hjelmeland, Heidi; Kinyanda, Eugene; Vancampfort, Davy; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Suicide is a public health problem in Uganda among indigenous societies, and different societies manage its aftermath differently. Aim: To explore how the Acholi in Northern Uganda manage the aftermath of ... -
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of integrating the management of depression into routine HIV Care in Uganda (the HIV + D trial): A protocol for a cluster-randomised trial
Kinyanda, Eugene; Kyohangirwe, Leticia; Mpango, Richard S.; Tusiime, Christine; Ssebunnya, Joshua; Katumba, Kenneth; Tenywa, Patrick; Mugisha, James; Taasi, Geoffrey; Sentongo, Hafsa; Akena, Dickens; Laurence, Yoko; Muhwezi, Wilson Winstons; Weiss, Helen Anne; Neuman, Melissa; Greco, Giulia; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Levin, Jonathan; Kaleebu, Pontiano; Araya, Ricardo; Ssembajjwe, Wilber; Patel, Vikram (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background An estimated 8–30 % of people living with HIV (PLWH) have depressive disorders (DD) in sub-Saharan Africa. Of these, the majority are untreated in most of HIV care services. There is evidence from low- and ... -
EXPERIENCE OF CAREGIVERS WHILE CARING FOR A PERSON WITH DEMENTIA ATTENDING BUTABIKA HOSPITAL, UGANDA
Mayerhofer, Lílian Juliane (Master thesis, 2021)Background: The experience of falling ill can many times be challenging not just to the person directly affected by the disease, but also to those involved in the process, for example, relatives, caregivers, and other ... -
Growing up HIV-positive in Uganda: "psychological immunodeficiency"? A qualitative study
Knizek, Birthe Loa; Mugisha, James; Osafo, Joseph; Kinyanda, Eugene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: This study is part of a longitudinal study among children and adolescents with HIV in both urban and rural Uganda: ‘Mental health among HIV infected CHildren and Adolescents in KAmpala and Masaka, Uganda (CHAKA)’. ... -
Health care professionals’ perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for formal health services among orphan children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS and mental distress in a rural district in central, Uganda
Mugisha, James; Kinyanda, Eugene; Osafo, Joseph; Nalukenge, Winfred; Knizek, Birthe Loa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Little/no research has been conducted in Uganda in particular and sub-Saharan Africa in general on the health professional’s perspectives on barriers to treatment seeking for formal health services among ... -
Health care professionals’ perspectives on physical activity within the Ugandan mental health care system
Mugisha, James; De Hert, Marc; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Kwiringira, Japteph; Kinyanda, Eugene; Byansi, William; van Winkel, Ruud; Myin-Germeys, Inez; Stubbs, Brendon; Vancampfort, Davy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Mental health care systems in Africa are faced with a high burden of mental disorders. There is need to explore evidence-based, scalable interventions to compliment the “traditional” health care system. Physical ... -
Major depressive disorder seven years after the conflict in northern Uganda: burden, risk factors and impact on outcomes (The Wayo-Nero Study)
Mugisha, James; Muyinda, Herbert; Malamba, Samuel; Kinyanda, Eugene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a major public health burden in conflict areas. However, it is not known for how long and by how much the observed high rates of MDD seen in conflict settings persist into the ... -
«Positioning for safety»: Attitudes and cultural responses toward suicide among the Baganda, Uganda
Mugisha, James (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2012:236, Doctoral thesis, 2012)Suicide is a public health problem all over the world. However, it has different meaning (s) in different societies. The general aim of this thesis was to gain an in-depth understanding of attitudes and cultural responses ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder seven years after the conflict in three districts in northern Uganda (The Wayo-Nero Study)
Mugisha, James; Muyinda, Herbert; Wandiembe, Peter; Kinyanda, Eugene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Research on the prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is still limited in low income countries yet PTSD can be a public health problem in post conflict areas. In order to respond to the burden ... -
Religion as Meaning-Making Resource in Understanding Suicidal Behavior in Ghana and Uganda
Knizek, Birthe Loa; Andoh-Arthur, Johnny; Osafo, Joseph; Mugisha, James; Kinyanda, Eugene; Akotia, Charity; Hjelmeland, Heidi Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021) -
A Struggle for Survival: Meaning of Late Life in a Rural District in Uganda: A Qualitative Study
Knizek, Birthe Loa; Vancampfort, Davy; Kwiringira, Japheth; Kyazike, Elizabeth; Mugisha, James (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Between 2015 and 2050, the aging population of Uganda (aged 50 years and older) will be nearly doubled. Therefore, later-life problems have become an area of increasing research and policy interest. This study ... -
The experience of mental health service users in health systems strengthening: lessons from Uganda
Mugisha, James; Hanlon, Charlotte; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Ssebunnya, Joshua; Vancampfort, Davy; Kinyanda, Eugene; Kigozi, Fred (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Mental, neurological and substance use disorders are a public health burden in Uganda. Mental health service user involvement could be an important strategy for advocacy and improving service delivery, particularly ... -
The experiences of caregivers of children living with HIV and AIDS in Uganda: a qualitative study
Osafo, Joseph; Knizek, Birthe Loa; Mugisha, James; Kinyanda, Eugene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Home-based care for HIV patients is popular in contexts severely affected by the epidemic and exacts a heavy toll on caregivers. This study aimed at understanding the experiences of caregivers and their survival ...