Browsing by Author "Aziato, Lydia"
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Community leaders’ perspectives on facilitators and inhibitors of health promotion among the youth in rural South Africa
Aziato, Lydia; Majee, Wilson; Jooste, Karien; Teti, Michelle (Elsevier, 2017)INTRODUCTION: There are a number of factors that influence health promotion activities among the youth. This study sought to gain a comprehensive understanding of the facilitators and inhibitors of health promotion among ... -
Determinants of nurses’ knowledge gap on pain management in Ghana
Adejumo, Oluyinka; Aziato, Lydia (Elsevier, 2014)There are concerns about adequacy of nurses’ knowledge and skill in effective pain management since effective pain management promotes early recovery after surgery. This study explores factors that accounted for Ghanaian ... -
An ethnographic exploration of postoperative pain experiences among Ghanaian surgical patients
Adejumo, Oluyinka; Aziato, Lydia (SAGE Publications, 2014)The experience of pain associated with surgery has been a challenge for health care professionals for many years, and culture is said to influence pain. Purpose: This study focused on patients’ experiences of postoperative ... -
The Ghanaian surgical nurse and postoperative pain management: a clinical ethnographic insight
Aziato, Lydia; Adejumo, Oluyinka (PubMed Commons, 2014)This study aimed at illuminating the perceptions and responses of Ghanaian surgical nurses regarding their patients’ POP. It also identified the factors that influenced nurses’ pain responses. A focused ethnography ... -
The graying of rural America: Community engagement and health promotion challenges
Majee, Wilson; Aziato, Lydia; Jooste, Karien (SAGE, 2018)Background. Although social participation has been linked to positive physical and mental health outcomes, elderly people in rural areas remain highly disengaged. Also, few studies have examined community residents’ ... -
An insight into the preoperative experiences of Ghanaian general surgical patients
Aziato, Lydia; Adejumo, Oluyinka (SAGE Publications, 2014)The unknown outcome of surgery has always been a source of anxiety for patients and their relatives. However, the experiences of Ghanaian surgical patients have not been adequately explored. This study sought to have ... -
Perspectives of the surgeons, anaesthetists, and pharmacists on post-operative pain management roles in the Ghanaian context
Aziato, Lydia; Adejumo, Oluyinka (AFAHPER-SD, 2013)Post-operative pain is best managed by a multi-disciplinary team approach. An extensive review of the literature indicated that little is known about the roles of surgeons, anaesthetists, and pharmacists regarding ... -
Psychosocial factors influencing Ghanaian family caregivers in the post-operative care of their hospitalised patients
Adejumo, Oluyinka; Aziato, Lydia (Unisa Press, 2014)This study explored the psychosocial factors influencing family caregivers during the care of patients who had undergone surgery and were in pain. Family caregivers play key roles in the care of post-surgical patients in ...