ArticleBMC psychiatry2020
The role of patient-provider communication: a qualitative study of patient attitudes regarding co-occurring depression and chronic diseases in Malawi.
Article in BMC psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03711786 (The Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Partnership), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Partnership (SHARP) for Mental Health Capacity Building
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Prevalence of depression in patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative care: a meta-analysis of self-report instruments.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Barriers and potential solutions for effective integration of depression care into non-communicable diseases clinics in Malawi: a qualitative end-point evaluation of the SHARP randomized controlled trial.International journal of mental health systems · 2025Article
- Improving integrated depression and non-communicable disease care in Malawi through engaged leadership and supportive implementation climate.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Evaluating the validity of depression-related stigma measurement among diabetes and hypertension patients receiving depression care in Malawi: A mixed-methods analysis.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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- "Thandi should feel embarrassed": describing the validity and reliability of a tool to measure depression-related stigma among patients with depressive symptoms in Malawi.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- Cancer Survivors in Saint Lucia Deeply Value Social Support: Considerations for Cancer Control in Under-Resourced Communities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Facilitators, barriers and potential solutions to the integration of depression and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) care in Malawi: a qualitative study with service providers.International journal of mental health systems · 2021Article
- Lacking Communication Would Increase General Symptom Index Scores of Medical Team Members During COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally, depression is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality particularly in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are also increasing in LMICs, the conditions frequently co-occur and exacerbate NCD outcomes. Depression interventions alone are not effective at improving NCD outcomes, resulting in wide-reaching calls for integrated services. Integrated services are in a nascent phase in LMICs in general and in Malawi in particular. This manuscript serves to clarify Malawian patients' attitudes and perceptions towards depression integration into routine NCD services.
methodsTen District Hospitals were selected for data collection and 2 participants were interviewed from each site (N = 20). An iterative approach to concept-driven coding was applied to facilitate the formation of similarities, differences, and connections between codes.
resultsWhile patients infrequently described moderate depression as a medical condition, and held various attitudes regarding treatments, they agreed on the appropriateness of integrated services. Patients' respect for their providers led them to support integration. Patients discussed how medical knowledge is highly regarded, revealing a power dynamic with their providers. Patients further acknowledged the importance of a provider's communication in shaping a patient's feelings about depression.
conclusionsTraining and interventions that facilitate providers' abilities to transfer their medical knowledge, use strategies to channel their power, and engage patients in a meaningful and collaborative relationship will be key to successfully integrating depression treatment into Malawian NCD clinics.
trial registrationThis work served as part of formative data collection for National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Trail NCT03711786 registered on 10th October, 2018.
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