Perceptions about mental healthcare for people with epilepsy in Africa
dc.contributor.author | Gilkinson, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Kinney, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Olaniyan, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Murtala, B | |
dc.contributor.author | Sipilon, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Malunga, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Joof, SM | |
dc.contributor.author | Shankar, Rohit | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-23T12:41:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-12-23T12:41:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-02 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1525-5050 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1525-5069 | |
dc.identifier.other | 108504 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/18489 | |
dc.description.abstract |
BACKGROUND: Mental illness is commonly comorbid with epilepsy. In sub-Saharan Africa there exists limited access to neurological and psychiatric services predisposing to a "treatment gap" in epilepsy and mental healthcare. AIMS: To understand healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes, and management practices toward epilepsy and comorbid mental illness in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: A cross-sectional online survey following the STROBE guidance was conducted among healthcare providers in sub-Saharan Africa. Eleven questions looking to ascertain clinician demographics, knowledge of epilepsy, and comorbid mental illness as well as management practices were developed. FINDINGS: Of 203 responses most (92%) respondents recognized a bi-directional relationship between mental health and epilepsy. However, mental illness screening in people newly diagnosed with epilepsy was infrequently performed (14%). Only 1 in 7 (16%) respondents had high confidence in their clinical competence at managing psychiatric comorbidities. Most would value further training (74%) and improvements to be made in current management practices within their local healthcare settings (94%). CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study highlights the need to improve the awareness of management of mental disorders in populations with epilepsy within sub-Saharan Africa in health providers there. | |
dc.format.extent | 108504-108504 | |
dc.format.medium | Print-Electronic | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Seizures | |
dc.subject | Mental disorders | |
dc.subject | Low-income countries | |
dc.subject | Education | |
dc.subject | Neurology | |
dc.subject | COy | |
dc.title | Perceptions about mental healthcare for people with epilepsy in Africa | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
plymouth.author-url | https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000740708500008&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=11bb513d99f797142bcfeffcc58ea008 | |
plymouth.volume | 127 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | Epilepsy & Behavior | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108504 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Health | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Faculty of Health/Peninsula Medical School | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
dc.publisher.place | United States | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-12-08 | |
dc.rights.embargodate | 9999-12-31 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1525-5069 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108504 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2022-02 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |