ABSTRACT Background: Diabetes mellitus has been inconsistently associated with reduced level of pulmonary function. Inadequate glycemic control, a longer duration of the disease, obesity and markers of microangiopathy may be associated with decreased lung function in the Ghanaian with type 2 Diabetes mellitus. General Aim: To study pulmonary function as assessed by spirometry and factors that influence lung function in a population of Ghanaian type 2 Diabetes mellitus subjects. Methodology: O...
ABSTRACT The current study used an interpretative phenomenological approach to explore how victims of sexual abuse and their caregivers experienced either the court or non-court processes of adjudication in Ghana. A psycho-socio-legal ecological framework was used to understand the multi-faceted layers by which the phenomenon of the abuse and the justice process were experienced. For both victims and caregivers in either the court or non-court processes, the research sought to answer question...
ABSTRACT This research investigated the role of risk and protective factors in how disaster victims adapt to the impacts of the adversity. This adaptation was examined at two levels: posttraumatic distress (PTD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG). Four risk factors and five protective factors were examined. The concurrent nexted mixed methods approach with 336 sample from the population of 3rd June 2015 flood/fire disaster victims in Accra was used; 13 of which participated in both quantitative a...
ABSTRACT This study took a phenomenological look at how students from marginalised categories effectively outsmarted marginalisation in a neo-colonial setting, Ghana, West Africa. In-depth, semi-structured interviews and observations were conducted with ten University of Education – Winneba (UEW) students. The participants were first-generation students, and they represented various categories of people who were different and were often marginalised by general society. The categories repres...
ABSTRACT The changing nature of work these days has brought about issues of psychological wellbeing of employees affected by organizational restructuring. In this regard, the present study investigated the mediating effects of pay satisfaction and employability on the relationship between perceived change management and employee wellbeing among some 274 employees of a recently integrated/merged revenue agencies into the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). A multi-stage quota and convenience sampli...
ABSTRACT The present study explored Ghanaian socio-cultural values about work and work ethic beliefs of twenty-six employees of state owned organisations. Ghanaian socio-cultural values were investigated by examining societal beliefs about work and employee work goals/values. Work ethic beliefs examined in this study include employees’ success orientation and beliefs about self-reliance and teamwork. Data was collected through in-depth interviews and analysed using the Braun and Clark appro...
ABSTRACT The study examined the influence of personality factors (conscientiousness and locus of control) and organizational factor (organizational support and organizational openness to change) on perceived training transfer among 109 employees selected from Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) in Ghana. The study also determined the influence of trainer’s reputation and training content validity on perceived training transfer. The moderating role of personality factors (co...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out in three (3) colleges of education in northern Ghana.The purpose of the study was to investigate the provision of guidance and counselling services and the perceived benefits of these services. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. Questionnaires and interviews were the tools used to gather data for the study. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select a sample of four hundred (400) students from the three sampled colleges. Purposive ...
ABSTRACT It has been shown that disclosure of status to children living with HIV has a beneficial effect on health outcomes in children living with HIV. In most sub-Saharan African nations, however, the prevalence of disclosure remains low, leading to poor compliance or adherence and adverse psychological results in these children. This study explored the disclosure experiences among caregivers of children living with HIV and the influence of disclosure on health outcomes in both children and...
ABSTRACT The present research examines hostile work environment (gender harassment, abusive supervision, ethnic discrimination and religious harassment) and interpersonal conflict in predicting counterproductive work behaviour among wholesale and retail shop workers in Accra and Kumasi. The survey method was used to collect data from a diverse sample of 318 workers from different wholesale and retail shops in Accra and Kumasi. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to analyze the hypothese...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the influence of organizational culture, self-esteem, self-efficacy and selfregulation on indulgence in procrastination. It utilized a correlational survey design involving two hundred andforty two sampled male (1l4) andfemale (128) civil servants in lbadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Data were collected from the sample using five scales. All the scales were re-validated. Four hypotheses were tested. The results of correlation analyses showed both age and marital stat...
Abstract Background—Little is known about factors that determine the QoL of elderly persons living in developing societies undergoing rapid social changes. Method—A representative sample of elderly Nigerians, aged 65 years and over (n= 2152), was assessed for QoL using the World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument (WHOQoLBref). Other than sociodemographic factors, respondents were also evaluated for major depressive disorder, physical conditions as well as for social network,...
ABSTRACT Young schizophrenic patients (n = 43), manic controls (n = 32), both groups diagnosed according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria and on remission from acute illness, and 53 normal subjects were given a battery of neuropsychologic tests selected to assess different functional areas in the brain. Compared with normal controls, patient groups showed evidence of impaired functioning of many cortical areas but with the schizophrenics having the worst performance. In addition, schizophr...
ABSTRACT Fear of HIV infection and its consequences may affect the willingness and capacity of health care workers to provide good quality care for people with HIV/AIDS (PWHAs). The study was founded on the proposition that self-efficacy may mediate the attitudinal disposition of health care workers related to provision of care to PWHAs. Two hundred and ten physicians (n = 103) and nurses (n = 107) sampled from the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, responded (48% response rate) to...
ABSTRACT In response to the rapid and unplanned growth that has led to the colocation of residential communities with refuse dumpsites in Lagos, Nigeria, we conducted a cross-sectional investigation of individuals living within the Olusosun community near a refuse dumpsite. Participants were 479 persons (>18 years of age, 52.6% male) who lived within 1 km of a refuse dumpsite. We examined the relationships between perceived quality of life and predictor variables, self-esteem, learned helple...