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A psychosocial perspective of medication side effects, experiences, coping approaches and implications for adherence in hypertension management.

Clinical hypertension

Kretchy IA, Owusu-Daaku FT, Danquah SA, Asampong E.
PMID: 26893929
Clin Hypertens. 2015 Sep 17;21:19. doi: 10.1186/s40885-015-0028-3. eCollection 2015.

INTRODUCTION: This study examined whether psychosocial variables influenced patients' perception and experience of side effects of their medicines, how they coped with these experiences and the impact on medication adherence behaviour.METHODS: A hospital-based mixed methods study using quantitative and...

The contribution of Ghanaian pharmacists to mental healthcare: current practice and barriers.

International journal of mental health systems

Owusu-Daaku FT, Marfo AF, Boateng EA.
PMID: 20550668
Int J Ment Health Syst. 2010 Jun 15;4:14. doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-4-14.

BACKGROUND: There is scant knowledge of the involvement of developing country pharmacists in mental healthcare. The objectives of this study were: to examine the existing role of Ghanaian community and hospital pharmacists in the management of mental illness, and...

Exploring the extended role of the community pharmacist in improving blood pressure control among hypertensive patients in a developing setting.

Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice

Marfo AFA, Owusu-Daaku FT.
PMID: 29299319
J Pharm Policy Pract. 2017 Dec 21;10:39. doi: 10.1186/s40545-017-0127-5. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: In most developing countries including Ghana, there is scant literature on the involvement of the community pharmacist in the care of patients with chronic conditions such as hypertension and blood pressure control. The objective of the study was...

Using community pharmacies to expand access to screening for noncommunicable diseases in suburban Ghana-A facility-based survey on client needs and acceptability.

Health science reports

Akutey R, Der R, Owusu-Daaku F, Baiden F.
PMID: 30623102
Health Sci Rep. 2018 Jul 30;1(9):e79. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.79. eCollection 2018 Sep.

BACKGROUND: Many of the 28 million deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries each year could be prevented through early detection and intervention. The introduction of screening for NCDs in community pharmacies (CPs) in Ghana could...

Spiritual and religious beliefs: do they matter in the medication adherence behaviour of hypertensive patients?.

BioPsychoSocial medicine

Kretchy I, Owusu-Daaku F, Danquah S.
PMID: 24138844
Biopsychosoc Med. 2013 Oct 18;7(1):15. doi: 10.1186/1751-0759-7-15.

BACKGROUND: Medication non-adherence is often a predominant problem in the management of hypertension and other chronic conditions. In explaining health behaviours, social determinants like spirituality and religiosity are increasingly identified to impact health and treatment. Although a number of...

Mental health in hypertension: assessing symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress on anti-hypertensive medication adherence.

International journal of mental health systems

Kretchy IA, Owusu-Daaku FT, Danquah SA.
PMID: 24987456
Int J Ment Health Syst. 2014 Jun 21;8:25. doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-8-25. eCollection 2014.

BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic conditions like hypertension may experience many negative emotions which increase their risk for the development of mental health disorders particularly anxiety and depression. For Ghanaian patients with hypertension, the interaction between hypertension and symptoms of...

Blood Pressure Control, Accessibility, and Adherence to Antihypertensive Medications: Patients Seeking Care in Two Hospitals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

International journal of hypertension

Adomako NO, Marfo AFA, Opare-Addo MNA, Nyamekye N, Owusu-Daaku FT.
PMID: 34327016
Int J Hypertens. 2021 Jul 15;2021:9637760. doi: 10.1155/2021/9637760. eCollection 2021.

Hypertension is the second leading cause of death in Ghana, partly accounting for two-thirds of all medical admissions and more than 50% of deaths. This study aimed to comparatively evaluate adherence and accessibility to antihypertensive medications at two different...

Patient knowledge of medicines dispensed from Ghanaian community pharmacies.

Pharmacy practice

Marfo AF, Owusu-Daaku FT, Kyerewaa-Akromah E.
PMID: 24155852
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2013 Apr;11(2):66-70. doi: 10.4321/s1886-36552013000200002. Epub 2013 Jun 30.

BACKGROUND: One vital requirement for patient adherence to medicines is good patient knowledge of the medicines dispensed and this will invariably be linked to good labelling and counselling.OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of...

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