The Care of Older People With Depression in Nigeria: Qualitative Exploration of the Experience of Lay Providers in Primary Care Settings
PHCWs perceived that patients' poor cognitive performance, expectations to prescribe sedatives, analgesics and vitamins, as well as non-existence of community-based services were existing barriers to providing evidenced based continued care for older people with depression in the study settings.
Authors
- Yvonne Feeney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0026-907X)
- Oye Gureje (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0094-5947)
- Stephanie Daley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5842-0492)
- Akin Ojagbemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7612-8017)
Institutions
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School (GB)
- University of Ibadan (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.6147
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.29
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care