After screening 8395 titles and abstracts followed by 394 full-texts, 84 unique documents and 7 companion reports fulfilled our eligibility criteria. All 84 documents were published in the last 10 years, and half were prepared in North America. The most common type of knowledge synthesis with knowledge user engagement was a systematic review (36%). The knowledge synthesis most commonly addressed an issue at the level of national healthcare system (48%) and focused on health services delivery (17%) in high-income countries (86%). Policy-makers were the most common (64%) knowledge users, followed by healthcare professionals (49%) and government agencies as well as patients and caregivers (34%). Knowledge users were engaged in onceptualization and design (49%), literature search and data collection (52%), data synthesis and interpretation (71%), and knowledge dissemination and application (44%). Knowledge users were most commonly engaged as key informants through meetings and workshops as well as surveys, focus groups, and interviews either in-person or by telephone and emails. Knowledge user content expertise/awareness was a common facilitator (18%), while lack of time or opportunity to participate was a common barrier (12%).
ABSTRACT: Driven by global burden of disease and inequalities in health care, research activities in resource-poor settings have radically increased.
is needed to bridge the gap between research activity and reporting in resource-poor settings.
Assessing the impact of group counseling intervention on depression, post-traumatic stress and function outcomes among adults attending the Peter C. Alderman Foundation (PCAF) trauma clinics in northern Uganda.
The impact of mass trauma on mental health and the treatment of resulting disorders has been a major focus of global mental health work since the inauguration of the field. Descriptive studies in the 1990s provided convincing evidence of the importance of addressing global mental health needs in the aftermath of mass trauma. Nonetheless, despite calls to move ahead with interventional research, few studies have tested the effectiveness of the treatments for survivors of mass trauma. In this study, we use a translational science model to review the status of intervention research for adult survivors of mass trauma with the goal of identifying promising treatments, and presenting a logic model for using available data in a manner that is sensitive to community needs, and integrating with existing systems for capacity building.
A population-based cohort study of all people aged 65 years and older living in urban sites in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela, and rural and urban sites in Peru, Mexico, and China, with ascertainment of incident 10/66 and DSM-IV dementia 3—5 years after cohort inception. The results provide evidence for the cognitive reserve hypothesis, showing that in middle-income countries as in high-income countries, education, literacy, verbal fluency, and motor sequencing confer substantial protection against the onset of dementia.
This article addresses the ethics of conducting research on people in emergencies, illustrating the challenges with examples from the work of International Medical Corps in Iraq.
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This film showcases the work by PRIME, a consortium of research institutions and Ministries of Health in five countries in Asia and Africa in South Africa.
A new film, "Our Stories: Living and Coping with Schizophrenia" describes the CGMH Community care for people with schizophrenia in India (COPSI) project. Funded by the Wellcome Trust and led by CGMH co-director Vikram Patel and staff member Graham Thornicroft, COPSI is a randomized controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost effectiveness of facility based (usual) care and a collaborative community based care intervention for people with schizophrenia in three sites in India. The community intervention is developed by a team comprising the treating Psychiatrist, the Intervention Coordinator and lay community health workers and the majority of the service is delivered in home settings. A package of evidence based treatments has been selected for the community intervention that can be delivered by CHW's with adequate training and close supervision.
The film provides a personal and moving account of people with schizophrenia who are taking part in this project.
The second installment in the Cochrane20 Video Series introduces a range of Cochrane contributors from low- and middle-income countries. This video focuses on the need for, achievements in, and challenges of producing, disseminating, and implementing systematic reviews in resource-challenged settings.
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Introduction: The psychological and social impacts of disasters can undermine the long term well-being of the affected population. Well integrated and community-based mental health / psychosocial support (MHPSS) interventions can improve emotional, social and mental aspects of well-being. Professional understanding of effects of disasters, paired with post-emergency mental health (MH) awareness, can provide opportunity for improving community MH services. Problem statement: This prospective, semi-quantitative study evaluated the effectiveness of a community-based integrated MHPSS intervention by the Dutch international non-governmental organization (INGO) Cordaid in post-earthquake Haiti. Methods: Training on MHPSS issues was delivered to 115 non-specialized healthcare providers and 190 community psychosocial workers. The community-based MHPSS intervention was delivered to 115,191 direct beneficiaries. Data collection methods included quantitative community surveys with well-being, distress and resilience scales; a survey on satisfaction of training participants and multiple-choice knowledge tests. Results: MHPSS training reinforced the knowledge base of community psychosocial workers and non-specialized healthcare providers; a necessary prerequisite to the delivery of the community-based MHPSS intervention. The community-based MHPSS intervention resulted in improved well-being and resilience and reduced distress in targeted communities. Conclusions: The community based and integrated MHPSS intervention in Haiti was a feasible and much appreciated intervention that was relatively effective in a difficult disaster context. The intervention improved access to community MH care; psychosocial services; and general well-being of the affected population. This type of intervention may be reproducible in other post disaster environments, especially resource poor settings with neglected MH sectors.
MQ - Transforming Mental Health is a major new initiative focused on identifying and funding research key to solving global issues in mental health.
Transforming Mental Health is a major new initiative focused on identifying and funding research key to solving global issues in mental health.
The Global Health Network is a collection of websites that are aiming to support research by sharing knowledge and methods. Each has been established to create a subject specific online community of researchers who can build collaborations, develop documents, share resources and exchange information.