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Diabetes mellitus and functional limitations among older adults: Evidence from a large, representative Ghanaian aging study
CONCLUSIONS: In this representative study, older adults with DM showed higher odds for FL, and this association was partially explained by physical activity and health variables. Investing in a holistic management approach might be helpful for public health planning efforts to address DM-induced FL in old age.PMID:37677886 | DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111481
Source: Pain Physician - September 7, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Razak M Gyasi Julius Odei Mohammed Gazali Hambali Nelson Gyasi-Boadu Bernard Obeng Moses Asori Andr é Hajek Louis Jacob Yvonne Ami Dodzi Adjakloe Jones Opoku-Ware Lee Smith Ai Koyanagi Source Type: research
Promise of Physiological Profiling to Prevent Stroke in People of African Ancestry: Prototyping Ghana
AbstractPurpose of ReviewWorldwide, compared to other racial/ethnic groups, individuals of African ancestry have an excessively higher burden of hypertension-related morbidities, especially stroke. Identifying modifiable biological targets that contribute to these disparities could improve global stroke outcomes. In this scoping review, we discuss how pathological perturbations in the renin –angiotensin–aldosterone pathways could be harnessed via physiological profiling for the purposes of improving blood pressure control for stroke prevention among people of African ancestry.Recent FindingsTranscontinental comparative...
Source: Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports - October 1, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
Computed tomography patterns of intracranial infarcts in a Ghanaian tertiary facility
CONCLUSION: Apart from the loss of grey-white matter differentiation, there was no significant association between the other CT scan features and sex. Generally, most of the risk factors and the CT scan features were significantly associated with increasing age.FUNDING: None declared.PMID:35919779 | PMC:PMC9334949 | DOI:10.4314/gmj.v56i1.5
Source: Ghana Medical Journal - August 3, 2022 Category: African Health Authors: Emmanuel K M Edzie Klenam Dzefi-Tettey Philip N Gorleku Edmund K Brakohiapa Peter Appiah-Thompson Kwasi Agyen-Mensah Michael K Amedi Frank Quarshie Evans Boadi Joshua M Kpobi Richard A Edzie Abdul R Asemah Source Type: research
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension among Women in Southern Ghana: Evidence from 2014 GDHS
CONCLUSION: This study has revealed the prevalence of hypertension among women in southern Ghana. The associated factors include age, parity, region, and occupation. As a result, existing interventions need to be appraised in the light of these factors. Of essence is the need for Ghana Health Service to implement wide-embracing health promotion initiatives that accommodate the nutritional, exercise, and lifestyle needs of women in southern Ghana. Having more children is associated with higher propensity of hypertension and consequently, women need to limit childbearing to reduce their chances of being hypertensive. It will...
Source: International Journal of Hypertension - June 30, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Cyprian Issahaku Dorgbetor Kwamena Sekyi Dickson Edward Kwabena Ameyaw Kenneth Setorwu Adde Source Type: research
Feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of a mobile health stroke intervention among Ghanaian health workers
mHealth interventions can improve care delivery in settings with limited resources. The Phone-based Interventions under Nurse Guidance after Stroke (PINGS) is a nurse-led, mHealth-centered approach to blood pressure (BP) control among recent stroke survivors with hypertension in Ghana. It has 4 key components: (1) home blood pressure monitoring, (2) nurse-coordinated mhealth consults, (3) phone alerts as medication reminders, and (4) patient motivational messages delivered as interactive voice recordings.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - June 3, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: JohnH. Amuasi, Melvin K. Agbogbatey, Fred S. Sarfo, Alexis Beyuo, Kwaku Duah, Patrick Agasiya, Agnes Arthur, Lambert Appiah, Samuel B. Nguah, Ansumana Bockarie, Nana K. Ayisi-Boateng, Kwadwo Gyebi Agyenim Boateng, Nathaniel Adusei-Mensah, Albert Akpalu, B Source Type: research
Blood pressure profile, prevalence of hypertension and associated familial factors in school children in Accra, Ghana
Conclusion: Urgent positive lifestyle transformations, which should start from school to reduce the incidence of hypertension in children.
Source: Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice - April 19, 2022 Category: Rural Health Authors: TJ Afaa NA H Seneadza E Ameyaw OP Rodrigues Source Type: research
Apparent Treatment-Resistant Hypertension Among Stroke Survivors: A Transcontinental Study assessing impact of race and geography
CONCLUSIONS: Future studies are needed to investigate the contribution of socioeconomic disparities in the prevalence aTRH in those with African Ancestry to explore the long-term impact, and evaluate effective therapeutic interventions in this subpopulation.PMID:35366323 | DOI:10.1093/ajh/hpac046
Source: American Journal of Hypertension - April 2, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Fred Stephen Sarfo Esther Olasoji Grant P Banfill Bruce Ovbiagele Alexis N Simpkins Source Type: research
