Perspectives of community members on homeless people with mental illness in Nsawam, Ghana

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402098419
Author(s):  
Kwamina Abekah-Carter ◽  
George Ofosu Oti
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Homeless Persons ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Audio Data ◽  
Good Food

Background: Homelessness among people with mental illness has grown to become a common phenomenon in many developed and developing countries. Just like in any other country, the living conditions of homeless people with mental illness in Ghana are unwholesome. Despite the increased population of these vulnerable individuals on the streets, not much is known about the perspectives of the general public towards this phenomenon in Ghana. Aim: This research was conducted to explore the perspectives of community members on homeless people with mental illness. The main study objectives were (a) to find out the impacts of the presence of persons with mental illness on the streets and (b) to ascertain the reasons accounting for homelessness among persons with mental illness. Method: Utilizing a qualitative research design, twenty community members were sampled from selected suburbs in Nsawam and interviewed with the use of a semi-structured interview guide. The audio data gathered from the interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically. Results: Majority of the participants asserted that homeless people with mental illness had no access to good food, shelter, and health care. They further stated that some homeless people with mental illness perpetrated physical and sexual violence against the residents. Moreover, the participants believed that persons with mental illness remained on the streets due to neglect by their family members, and limited access to psychiatric services. Conclusion: This paper concludes by recommending to government to make mental health services accessible and affordable to homeless persons with mental illness nationwide.

scholarly journals From Nursing to Courtroom: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of the Preparations, Motivations, and Barriers of Nurses Becoming Lawyers

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-23
Author(s):  
Homelo Valenzuela Estoque ◽  
Reynold Culimay Padagas
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Support Mechanisms ◽  
Conducting Research

Background: Transitioning is a common phenomenon that happens such as in a career shift provoked by either internal or external factors. This phenomenon also occurs to nurses becoming lawyers. Considering its complexity, such transition entails a process.Purpose: This study aimed to describe and uncover the preparations, motivations, ad barriers of nurses who transitioned into nurse-lawyers in the Philippines. Methods: The study employed descriptive-qualitative research design utilizing twenty participants selected through purposive and snowball or referral sampling techniques. A semi-structured interview guide was used for the data collection using Google form. Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis was utilized as the primary treatment of the transcribed data. Strict observance of ethical standards in conducting research was ensured.Results: The study found out several themes and subcategories from the thematic analysis conducted. These included (1) “pre-planning emotive expressions”; (2) “motivations of career shift”; (3) “support mechanisms to afford career shift”; (4) “barriers to career shift”; (5) “the interconnectedness of law and nursing”; and (6) “impacts of the career shift.” Conclusion: Generally, the career shift of the nurse-lawyers presented significant themes pertinent to their preparations, motivations, and barriers in becoming lawyers. Apparently, these are all primordial in the career transition of the nurse-lawyers. Essentially, the study provides preliminary findings that may become springboard in the construction of a grounded theory that would explicate the transition of the nurse-lawyers as a phenomenon uniting and expanding nursing and the practice of law as complementary sciences.

scholarly journals Homeless people with mental illness in India and COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. e51-e52
Author(s):  
Shalini S Naik ◽  
Guru S Gowda ◽  
Prakrithi Shivaprakash ◽  
Bhaskaran Aandi Subramaniyam ◽  
Narayana Manjunatha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
People With Mental Illness

scholarly journals Costs of services for homeless people with mental illness in 5 Canadian cities: a large prospective follow-up study

CMAJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. E576-E585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric A. Latimer ◽  
Daniel Rabouin ◽  
Zhirong Cao ◽  
Angela Ly ◽  
Guido Powell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
People With Mental Illness

Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in a Sample of Homeless People with Mental Illness

2003 ◽  
Vol 191 (6) ◽  
pp. 365-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
RANI A. DESAI ◽  
WEN LIU-MARES ◽  
DAVID J. DAUSEY ◽  
ROBERT A. ROSENHECK
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
People With Mental Illness

scholarly journals Self-Reported Accounts of Assisted Reproductive Technology Treatments: The Voice of Ghanaian Women

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwadwo Asante-Afari ◽  
Eugene KM Darteh ◽  
David Teye Doku
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Reproductive Technology ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Reproductive Technology ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Ghanaian Women ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Abstract Background: In Ghana, the infertility prevalence rate continues to be high. To avert this phenomenon, individuals with fertility challenges access assisted reproductive technology (ART). This paper explores the experiences of women who have undergone ART treatments. Methods: Using a qualitative research design, the paper explores the self-reported account of 35 women who have gone through assisted reproductive technology procedures and awaiting to be tested for pregnancy. A semi-structured interview guide was utilised to explore women’s experiences. The thematic analysis approach was used to analyse the data.Results: Findings from the study indicated that some women sought ART treatment to save their marriages from collapse while others indicated that pressure and demands from in-laws and families, as well as shame, forced them to utilise ART. Women who went through ART treatment services complained of the high cost of the treatment. As a result, some borrowed money from friends, family members, banks and in some instances sold their assets to pay for their treatments. Self-reported health implications such as anxiety, depression and changes in menstrual flows were reported by some women who went through the procedure. Other experiences such as sleeplessness, weight loss, joint pains, whole body pains, breast tenderness and bleeding were also reported. Women who went through the procedure also reported disruption in sexual life and daily routines activities.Conclusion: Undergoing ART treatment for infertility comes with experiences such as hospitalisation, disruption of work and daily activities, high cost, health and other implications. There is the need for patients to go through thorough counselling especially about the entire procedure and perceived implications associated with assisted reproductive technology treatments.

scholarly journals the Phenomenology Study: Post-Flood and Landslide Farmers Resilience Experiences in Klungkung Village, Sukorambi District, Jember Regency

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-59
Author(s):  
FITRIO DEVIANTONY
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Unusual Event ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Family Economy ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

Floods and landslides are disasters that can cause a lot of damage related to the material and of course fatalities, as well as the amount of damage from the environment that occurs, and other impacts will undoubtedly affect the psychology of the communities that changed by the disaster. The psychological effect of this unusual event will undoubtedly lead to trauma or it called posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study aims to explore the experiences of farmers who experience floods and landslides directly, the research design used is a qualitative research design using an interpretative phenomenology approach. The technique of collecting data used in-depth interviews with a semi-structured interview guide involving five participants and analyzed using interpretative analysis of phenomenology. This study produced six themes including disasters that occur due to humans, accepting the existing reality, getting closer to God, having the desire to farm again, recovering the family economy, keeping the environment around and improving themselves. The role of health workers is important because the impact caused by this condition can be worse so that health workers need to provide services so that farmers can understand, live and be able to accept and adapt to the conditions that occur

scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitude among Nyamagana Community Members towards Mental illness, Tanzania

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samson Peter Mvandal ◽  
Kudra Mponzi ◽  
Rosemary Mushi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Knowledge and attitude towards mental illness play major role in the recognition, management, sociocultural factors and health seeking behavior among those with mental disorders. The study aim was to determine the knowledge and attitude among Nyamagana community members towards mental illness, Tanzania; A descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study involving 384 participants from sample population aged 18 years and above who were mentally health and semi-structured questionnaires was used to collect data. The results 110 (28.8%) respondents have good knowledge toward mental illness, about 292(76%) have negative attitude towards mentally ill people, 92(24%) respondents have positive attitude toward people who are mentally ill. More over about 318 (82.9%) respondents agreed that care and support of family and friends, could help people with mental illness to get rehabilitation while 66(17.1%) respondents disagreed on the care and support of the family and friends could help mentally ill people to get rehabilitation; The findings show most have poor knowledge and negative attitudes towards people with mental illness and may impair their social reintegration in the community. There’s need to develop strategies to enlighten the public regarding nature of mental illness so as to foster acceptance of people with mental illness by the community members.

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