The prevalence of cigarette smoking in a Nigerian community

Uwakwe, Richard; Modebe, I

doi:10.4314/tjhc.v15i2.36771

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“…In Nigeria, as it is globally, the majority of older people attending outpatient clinics come accompanied by caregivers who are mostly spouses or adult children. 25 Where, partly due to rapid sociocultural transitions in our country context, children who are carers may not be readily available due to their own work and other personal commitments, 26 spousal carers may be the most reliable source of support. 27,28 Unmarried status in the pres-ent study was mostly due to death of or divorce from a spouse.…”

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Mobile phone intervention to reduce dropout from treatment at an outpatient mental health service for older people in Nigeria

Olufisayo,

Akinsola,

Oye

2023

Afr H. Sci.

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Background: Half of older Africans drop out of treatment after a single contact with biomedical mental health services.Objective: This study examined the effect of introducing a mobile phone reminder intervention delivered by volunteering health staff to reduce dropout from an outpatient mental health service for older people in Nigeria.Methods: 405 patients were studied using a quasi-experimental design: 169 who attended clinic pre-intervention (2016-2017) and 236 who attended during intervention (2018-2019). We estimated annual dropout rates, reasons for dropout and predictors of drop-out.Results: We found a trend for decreasing dropout rates during intervention (p<0.001). The most common reasons for dropout were distance to the clinic (19.5%) and unavailability of a caregiver (47.6%). Current single status (O.R =2.02, 95% C. I=1.02-3.99) and treatment without adjunctive pharmacotherapy (O. R=2.14, 95% CI; 1.07-4.26) predicted dropout.Conclusion: Mobile phone call reminders improved treatment engagement in this population. Findings are important for policy to improve access to mental healthcare in Africa.

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Mobile phone intervention to reduce dropout from treatment at an outpatient mental health service for older people in Nigeria

Olufisayo,

Akinsola,

Oye

2023

Afr H. Sci.

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“…Tobacco use in the form of cigarettes is a main preventable cause of death and disability 8,9 . Annually, about 5 million deaths are attributed to tobacco smoking contributing the second leading cause of mortality among adults worldwide 10,11 . Smoking harms almost every organ of the body.…”

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Sigara İçme ve Alzheimer Hastalığı Arasındaki İlişki

Sharma¹

2014

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Smoking is a practice to burn and inhale the smoke and is primarily a route of administration for recreational drugs. The combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotine and make them available for absorption through the lungs.The most common form of smoking is ciggarate smoking and is associated with life threatening complications like heart diseases, lung cancer, atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosios, immune system dysfunction, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, miscarriage, premature birth and dysfunctions of reproductive system as well. Smoking affet almost every organ of the body however, compared to the volume of research on the cardiovascular, pulmonary and cancer related health consequences of chronic smoking, lesser attention has been devoted to investigation of its effects on human neurocognition and brain neurobiology. In central nervous system, it leads to deficiencies in auditory verbal learning and/or memory, general intellectual abilities, visual search speeds, processing speed, cognitive flexibility, working memory and executive functions across a wide age range. The present work makes an effort to compile the evidence to challenge the notion/myth that smoking may be neuroprotective in cases of Alzheimer's disease. The neuroprotective effects of smoking may be accredited only to nicotinic content of cigarete smoke that too in part, but smoke is a deadly mixture of thousands of chemicals that must have disastrous effect on central nervous system. The various effets of cigarrate smoke and its ingredients on pathological markers of Alzheimer's disease as oxidative stress, senile plaques, tau hyperphosphorylation, neuroinflammation, synapse loss and effects on blood brain barrier are discussed. Key words: Alzheimer's disease, amyloid, blood brain barrier, cigarette smoking, cognition, inflammation. Arşiv Kaynak Tarama Dergisi . Archives Medical Review Journal 2014;23(3):534-561 Sharma 535ÖZET Sigara içme; sigaranın yakımı ve sonrasında nefes çekme işlevi olup zevk veya eğlence için alınan uyuşturucuların başlıca güzergahıdır. Yanma uyuşturucuda ki nikotin gibi maddeleri serbest bırakır ve akciğer boyunca absorbe edilmesine neden olmaktadır. Duman solumanın en yaygın formu sigara içimidir ve üreme sistemi işlevsizliği, premature doğum, düşük yapma, KOAH, hipertansiyon, bağışıklık sistemi işlevsizliği, kemik erimesi, eklem iltihabı, damar tıkanıklığı, akciğer kanseri ve kalp hastalıkları gibi hayatı tehdit eden komplikasyonları ile ilişkilendirilmiştir. Sigara içimi kardiyovasküler, akciğer ve kanser araştırmaları hacmine oranla hemen hemen vücuttaki tüm organları etkilemektedir. Fakat sigaranın beyin nörobiyolojisinde ve insan nörobilişsel sistemlerine etkiside daha az oranda araştırılmaktadır. Sigara, merkezi sinir sisteminde, işitsel sözel öğrenme ve hafızada, genel entelektüel yeneteklerde, görsel arama hızlarında, işlem hızında, bilişsel esneklikte, geniş bir yaş aralığında çalışan bellek ve yürütücü işlevler üzerinde aksamalara neden o...

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“…Consequently, this disruption to the normal functioning of patients and their caregivers can significantly compromise their quality of life [9,10]. The psychological burden of providing care and its correlation with adverse health effects have been extensively studied in caregivers from multiple countries with different cultural backgrounds [11,12]. An increase in caregiving responsibilities and a decline in overall well-being can lead to various complications, including the onset of depressive symptoms.…”

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Assessment of Burden in Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alaryni,

Alrowaie,

Alghamdi

et al. 2024

Cureus

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A caregiver attends to the needs or concerns of someone limited by disease, injury, or disability to enhance the patient's quality of life, which can be assessed in three areas: social, physical, and psychological. This cross-sectional study assessed the extent of burden experienced by the caregivers of patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) therapy in King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Zarit Burden Interview Arabic Abridged version (ZBI-A) was used to assess the level of burden experienced by caregivers. The data was collected and examined by professionals using the SPSS version 23. Based on the data of 50 participants, a mean ZBI-12 score of 12.22 ± 7.2 was reported. According to the ZBI scale, "No to mild burden," "Mild to moderate burden," and "High burden" were reported as 46% (n = 23), 38% (n = 19), and 16% (n = 8) of participants, respectively. The internal consistency of the ZBI-12 scale, assessed using Cronbach's alpha, was 0.664, indicating a satisfactory level of internal consistency. It was determined that caregivers of individuals undergoing PD and HD encounter different degrees of burden, with a significant proportion of caregivers experiencing a substantial burden.

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The prevalence of cigarette smoking in a Nigerian community

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Mobile phone intervention to reduce dropout from treatment at an outpatient mental health service for older people in Nigeria

Mobile phone intervention to reduce dropout from treatment at an outpatient mental health service for older people in Nigeria

Sigara İçme ve Alzheimer Hastalığı Arasındaki İlişki

Assessment of Burden in Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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