Search Results - "Donat Shamba"
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A systematic review of influences on implementation of peer support work for adults with mental health problems
Published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (01-03-2020)“…Purpose The evidence base for peer support work in mental health is established, yet implementation remains a challenge. The aim of this systematic review was…”
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Typology of modifications to peer support work for adults with mental health problems: systematic review
Published in British journal of psychiatry (01-06-2020)“…Peer support work roles are being implemented internationally, and increasingly in lower-resource settings. However, there is no framework to inform what types…”
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Development of the UPSIDES global mental health training programme for peer support workers: Perspectives from stakeholders in low, middle and high-income countries
Published in PloS one (26-02-2024)“…Peer support in mental health is a low-threshold intervention with increasing evidence for enhancing personal recovery and empowerment of persons living with…”
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Using Peer Support in Developing Empowering Mental Health Services (UPSIDES): Background, Rationale and Methodology
Published in Annals of global health (05-04-2019)“…Peers are people with lived experience of mental illness. Peer support is an established intervention in which peers offer support to others with mental…”
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Examining priorities and investments made through the Global Financing Facility for maternal and newborn health: a sub-analysis on quality
Published in Global health action (31-12-2024)“…Improving quality of care could avert most of the 4.5 million maternal and neonatal deaths and stillbirths that occur each year. The Global Financing Facility…”
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Implementation of peer support for people with severe mental health conditions in high-, middle- and low-income-countries: a theory of change approach
Published in BMC health services research (18-04-2024)“…Stakeholder engagement is essential to the design, implementation and evaluation of complex mental health interventions like peer support. Theory of Change…”
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The role of social accountability in changing service users' values, attitudes, and interactions with the health services: a pre-post study
Published in BMC health services research (06-09-2023)“…This study evaluated the effects of community engagement through social accountability on service users' values, attitudes and interactions. We conducted a…”
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Measuring fidelity to manualised peer support for people with severe mental health conditions: development and psychometric evaluation of the UPSIDES fidelity scale
Published in BMC psychiatry (11-10-2024)“…Peer support workers provide support for people experiencing mental health conditions based on their own lived experience of mental health problems. Assessing…”
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Mental health workers’ perspectives on peer support in high-, middle- and low income settings: a focus group study
Published in BMC psychiatry (10-09-2022)“…Background Peer support is increasingly acknowledged as an integral part of mental health services around the world. However, most research on peer support…”
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Effect of home-based counselling on newborn care practices in southern Tanzania one year after implementation: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Published in BMC pediatrics (22-07-2014)“…In Sub-Saharan Africa over one million newborns die annually. We developed a sustainable and scalable home-based counselling intervention for delivery by…”
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Societal and organisational influences on implementation of mental health peer support work in low-income and high-income settings: a qualitative focus group study
Published in BMJ open (23-08-2023)“…ObjectivesDespite the established evidence base for mental health peer support work, widespread implementation remains a challenge. This study aimed to explore…”
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Peer support for people with severe mental illness versus usual care in high-, middle- and low-income countries: study protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT)
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (01-05-2020)“…Peer support is an established intervention involving a person recovering from mental illness supporting others with mental illness. Peer support is an…”
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Investment case for small and sick newborn care in Tanzania: systematic analyses
Published in BMC pediatrics (14-12-2023)“…Small and sick newborn care (SSNC) is critical for national neonatal mortality reduction targets by 2030. Investment cases could inform implementation planning…”
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Effectiveness of a Home-Based Counselling Strategy on Neonatal Care and Survival: A Cluster-Randomised Trial in Six Districts of Rural Southern Tanzania
Published in PLoS medicine (01-09-2015)“…We report a cluster-randomised trial of a home-based counselling strategy, designed for large-scale implementation, in a population of 1.2 million people in…”
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Challenges to peer support in low- and middle-income countries during COVID-19
Published in Globalization and health (25-09-2020)“…A recent editorial urged those working in global mental health to "change the conversation" on coronavirus disease (Covid-19) by putting more focus on the…”
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Delayed illness recognition and multiple referrals: a qualitative study exploring care-seeking trajectories contributing to maternal and newborn illnesses and death in southern Tanzania
Published in BMC health services research (11-04-2019)“…Maternal and neonatal mortality remain high in southern Tanzania despite an increasing number of births occurring in health facilities. In search for reasons…”
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Protecting small and sick newborn care in the COVID-19 pandemic: multi-stakeholder qualitative data from four African countries with NEST360
Published in BMC pediatrics (16-11-2023)“…Background Health system shocks are increasing. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in global disruptions to health systems, including maternal and newborn…”
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Impact of community and provider-driven social accountability interventions on contraceptive uptake in Ghana and Tanzania
Published in International journal for equity in health (28-09-2022)“…Social accountability, which is defined as a collective process for holding duty bearers and service providers to account for their actions, has shown positive…”
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The impact of community and provider-driven social accountability interventions on contraceptive use: findings from a cohort study of new users in Ghana and Tanzania
Published in International journal for equity in health (28-08-2023)“…Although contraceptive use has increased over 15 years, discontinuation rates remain high. Contraceptive use is becoming more important when addressing unmet…”
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Devices and furniture for small and sick newborn care: systematic development of a planning and costing tool
Published in BMC pediatrics (15-11-2023)“…High-quality neonatal care requires sufficient functional medical devices, furniture, fixtures, and use by trained healthcare workers, however there is lack of…”
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