Lola Kola
Biographic Data
| ID | 113581 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lola Kola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lola |
| FAMILY NAME | Kola |
| SIGNATURE | KOLA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ibadan |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0678-796X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A qualitative evaluation of digital mental health integration within spiritual healing practices in Ghana
Digital innovations, primarily enabled by mobile network access, are emerging as valuable tools for reducing the large mental health treatment gap in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Digital mental health tools are being introduced in West Africa, where strong links between mental health and spiritual practice lead many people to seek care from traditional/faith healers. The intersection of technology and traditional healing may offer a n…
Facilitating use of mobile health in mental health care
Mobile health (mHealth) interventions offer promising ways to enhance access and continuity of mental health services in low-resource settings. However, little is known about the perspective of end users in routine primary care in Nigeria regarding the role of mHealth in mental health care. This qualitative study explored the perspectives of patients, caregivers and healthcare providers on the use of mHealth tools to support access to and continu…
Bullying victimization among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone
Adolescent bullying victimization is recognized as a public health and mental health problem in many countries. However, data on bullying victimization’s prevalence and risk factors is scarce in sub-Saharan Africa Sierra Leone. This research aimed to determine bullying victimization prevalence and its associated factors among Sierra Leonean school-going adolescents. The Sierra Leone 2017 Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS) dataset was analyz…
Explanatory models, illness, and treatment experiences of patients with psychosis using the services of traditional and faith healers in three African countries
As part of formative studies to design a program of collaborative care for persons with psychosis, we explored personal experience and lay attributions of illness as well as treatment among persons who had recently received care at traditional and faith healers' (TFHs) facilities in three cultural groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. A purposive sample of 85 individuals in Ibadan (Nigeria), Kumasi (Ghana), and Nairobi (Kenya) were interviewed. Data was …
Covid-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries
Exploring Differences Between Adolescents and Adults With Perinatal Depression—Data From the Expanding Care for Perinatal Women With Depression Trial in Nigeria
Background: Depression is common among women in the perinatal period. Although pregnancy and motherhood among adolescents are global public health issues, little is known about how adolescents differ from adults in the occurrence and correlates of perinatal depression. Methods: Data were derived from a cluster randomized controlled trial of psychosocial interventions for perinatal depression in primary maternal care in Nigeria (the Expanding Care…
Collaboration Between Biomedical and Complementary and Alternative Care Providers
We examined the scope of collaborative care for persons with mental illness as implemented by traditional healers, faith healers, and biomedical care providers. We conducted semistructured focus group discussions in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria with traditional healers, faith healers, biomedical care providers, patients, and their caregivers. Transcribed data were thematically analyzed. A barrier to collaboration was distrust, influenced by factiona…
Mental health system governance in Nigeria
The identified strategies provide a template for the subsequent activities of the Emerald Programme (and other interventions), towards strengthening the mental health system of Nigeria
Community study of knowledge of and attitude to mental illness in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The improvement of community tolerance of people with mental illness is important for their integration. Little is known about the knowledge of and attitude to mental illness in sub-Saharan Africa. AIMS: To determine the knowledge and attitudes of a representative community sample in Nigeria. METHOD: A multistage, clustered sample of household respondents was studied in three states in the Yoruba-speaking parts of Nigeria (representin…
Collaboration Between Biomedical and Complementary and Alternative Care Providers
We examined the scope of collaborative care for persons with mental illness as implemented by traditional healers, faith healers, and biomedical care providers. We conducted semistructured focus group discussions in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria with traditional healers, faith healers, biomedical care providers, patients, and their caregivers. Transcribed data were thematically analyzed. A barrier to collaboration was distrust, influenced by factiona…
Explanatory models, illness, and treatment experiences of patients with psychosis using the services of traditional and faith healers in three African countries
As part of formative studies to design a program of collaborative care for persons with psychosis, we explored personal experience and lay attributions of illness as well as treatment among persons who had recently received care at traditional and faith healers' (TFHs) facilities in three cultural groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. A purposive sample of 85 individuals in Ibadan (Nigeria), Kumasi (Ghana), and Nairobi (Kenya) were interviewed. Data was …
Community study of knowledge of and attitude to mental illness in Nigeria
BACKGROUND: The improvement of community tolerance of people with mental illness is important for their integration. Little is known about the knowledge of and attitude to mental illness in sub-Saharan Africa. AIMS: To determine the knowledge and attitudes of a representative community sample in Nigeria. METHOD: A multistage, clustered sample of household respondents was studied in three states in the Yoruba-speaking parts of Nigeria (representin…
Mental health system governance in Nigeria
The identified strategies provide a template for the subsequent activities of the Emerald Programme (and other interventions), towards strengthening the mental health system of Nigeria
Collaboration Between Biomedical and Complementary and Alternative Care Providers
We examined the scope of collaborative care for persons with mental illness as implemented by traditional healers, faith healers, and biomedical care providers. We conducted semistructured focus group discussions in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria with traditional healers, faith healers, biomedical care providers, patients, and their caregivers. Transcribed data were thematically analyzed. A barrier to collaboration was distrust, influenced by factiona…
Exploring Differences Between Adolescents and Adults With Perinatal Depression—Data From the Expanding Care for Perinatal Women With Depression Trial in Nigeria
Background: Depression is common among women in the perinatal period. Although pregnancy and motherhood among adolescents are global public health issues, little is known about how adolescents differ from adults in the occurrence and correlates of perinatal depression. Methods: Data were derived from a cluster randomized controlled trial of psychosocial interventions for perinatal depression in primary maternal care in Nigeria (the Expanding Care…
Covid-19 mental health impact and responses in low-income and middle-income countries
Bullying victimization among in-school adolescents in Sierra Leone
Adolescent bullying victimization is recognized as a public health and mental health problem in many countries. However, data on bullying victimization’s prevalence and risk factors is scarce in sub-Saharan Africa Sierra Leone. This research aimed to determine bullying victimization prevalence and its associated factors among Sierra Leonean school-going adolescents. The Sierra Leone 2017 Global School-based Health Survey (GSHS) dataset was analyz…
Explanatory models, illness, and treatment experiences of patients with psychosis using the services of traditional and faith healers in three African countries
As part of formative studies to design a program of collaborative care for persons with psychosis, we explored personal experience and lay attributions of illness as well as treatment among persons who had recently received care at traditional and faith healers' (TFHs) facilities in three cultural groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. A purposive sample of 85 individuals in Ibadan (Nigeria), Kumasi (Ghana), and Nairobi (Kenya) were interviewed. Data was …
A qualitative evaluation of digital mental health integration within spiritual healing practices in Ghana
Digital innovations, primarily enabled by mobile network access, are emerging as valuable tools for reducing the large mental health treatment gap in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Digital mental health tools are being introduced in West Africa, where strong links between mental health and spiritual practice lead many people to seek care from traditional/faith healers. The intersection of technology and traditional healing may offer a n…
Facilitating use of mobile health in mental health care
Mobile health (mHealth) interventions offer promising ways to enhance access and continuity of mental health services in low-resource settings. However, little is known about the perspective of end users in routine primary care in Nigeria regarding the role of mHealth in mental health care. This qualitative study explored the perspectives of patients, caregivers and healthcare providers on the use of mHealth tools to support access to and continu…
Mental Health Treatment and Access (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Psychological intervention (4 works) · Digital Mental Health Interventions (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)