Faith Martins
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3800638 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Faith Martins |
| NOMBRES | Faith |
| APELLIDO | Martins |
| FIRMA | MARTINS F |
| AFILIACIONES | Coventry University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0141-1210 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 10 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2009 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Culturally and structurally embedded pathways to youth self-harm in Rwanda
Findings extend existing psychological theories by evidencing culturally embedded pathways to youth self-harm, where distress is produced and sustained through a mixture of individual experience, structural hardship, social exclusion, and cultural belief systems. Effective prevention requires cross-sectoral strategies addressing poverty, education, family support, and community mental health. Community-based approaches fostering emotional express…
A conceptualization and psychometric evaluation of positive psychological outcome measures used in adolescents and young adults living with HIV
Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa bears the greatest burden of HIV, with comorbid mental conditions highly prevalent in people living with HIV. It is important to evaluate the mental health of adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYALHIV) comprehensively by measuring both negative and positive psychological constructs. There has been a proliferation of interest in positive psychological outcome measures, but the evidence of their psychomet…
Exploring the extent of mental health practice
There is an urgent need for greater provision of mental health services to people living with HIV. HIV testing and counselling (HTC) sessions diagnose HIV and offer appropriate psychosocial support and behavioural messages to support people to link into HIV care. It is not known to what extent HTC currently addresses mental health. We examined transcriptions of 116 audio-recorded HTC sessions delivered in Uganda against a checklist of mental heal…
Parent-carer experiences using a peer support network
PM was perceived to be beneficial as a multi-component peer support service which increases parenting self-efficacy and empowerment, reduces isolation, improves access to services, and is tailored to individual needs. Parent-carers reported benefits in parenting and wellbeing practices. The development of a refined logic model will inform a future study of the effectiveness of PM on parent-carer outcomes
A Qualitative Content Analysis of Online Public Mental Health Resources for Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has far reaching potential public mental health impacts and is linked to higher levels of depression and anxiety. To address these in part, online information resources acted as mass interventions. It is vital to explore the content of these interventions, to consider the framing of the pandemic and to examine the extent to which their content is relevant. In March 2020, a qualitative content analysis was undertaken of 39 ea…
Adjustment as process and outcome
Adjustment' in health refers to both processes and outcomes. Its measurement and conceptualisation in African cultures is limited. In total, 263 people living with HIV and receiving anti-retroviral therapy in clinics in Uganda completed a translated Mental Adjustment to HIV Scale, depression items from the Hopkins checklist and demographic questions. Factor analysis revealed four Mental Adjustment to HIV factors of active coping, cognitive-social…
Perceptions of quality of life among Ugandan patients living with HIV
Individuals living with HIV receiving treatment or in care experienced an improved quality of life in this setting, although the situation for many remains precarious
Processes of Self‐Management in Chronic Illness
Purpose: Self‐management is a dynamic process in which individuals actively manage a chronic illness. Self‐management models are limited in their specification of the processes of self‐management. The purpose of this article is to delineate processes of self‐management in order to help direct interventions and improve health outcomes for individuals with a chronic illness. Design: Qualitative metasynthesis techniques were used to analyze 101 stud…
Perceptions of Links Between Quality of Life Areas
Validation of the WeDQoL-Goals-Thailand Measure
Validation of the WeDQoL-Goals-Thailand Measure
Processes of Self‐Management in Chronic Illness
Purpose: Self‐management is a dynamic process in which individuals actively manage a chronic illness. Self‐management models are limited in their specification of the processes of self‐management. The purpose of this article is to delineate processes of self‐management in order to help direct interventions and improve health outcomes for individuals with a chronic illness. Design: Qualitative metasynthesis techniques were used to analyze 101 stud…
Perceptions of Links Between Quality of Life Areas
Perceptions of quality of life among Ugandan patients living with HIV
Individuals living with HIV receiving treatment or in care experienced an improved quality of life in this setting, although the situation for many remains precarious
Adjustment as process and outcome
Adjustment' in health refers to both processes and outcomes. Its measurement and conceptualisation in African cultures is limited. In total, 263 people living with HIV and receiving anti-retroviral therapy in clinics in Uganda completed a translated Mental Adjustment to HIV Scale, depression items from the Hopkins checklist and demographic questions. Factor analysis revealed four Mental Adjustment to HIV factors of active coping, cognitive-social…
A Qualitative Content Analysis of Online Public Mental Health Resources for Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has far reaching potential public mental health impacts and is linked to higher levels of depression and anxiety. To address these in part, online information resources acted as mass interventions. It is vital to explore the content of these interventions, to consider the framing of the pandemic and to examine the extent to which their content is relevant. In March 2020, a qualitative content analysis was undertaken of 39 ea…
Exploring the extent of mental health practice
There is an urgent need for greater provision of mental health services to people living with HIV. HIV testing and counselling (HTC) sessions diagnose HIV and offer appropriate psychosocial support and behavioural messages to support people to link into HIV care. It is not known to what extent HTC currently addresses mental health. We examined transcriptions of 116 audio-recorded HTC sessions delivered in Uganda against a checklist of mental heal…
Parent-carer experiences using a peer support network
PM was perceived to be beneficial as a multi-component peer support service which increases parenting self-efficacy and empowerment, reduces isolation, improves access to services, and is tailored to individual needs. Parent-carers reported benefits in parenting and wellbeing practices. The development of a refined logic model will inform a future study of the effectiveness of PM on parent-carer outcomes
A conceptualization and psychometric evaluation of positive psychological outcome measures used in adolescents and young adults living with HIV
Introduction Sub-Saharan Africa bears the greatest burden of HIV, with comorbid mental conditions highly prevalent in people living with HIV. It is important to evaluate the mental health of adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYALHIV) comprehensively by measuring both negative and positive psychological constructs. There has been a proliferation of interest in positive psychological outcome measures, but the evidence of their psychomet…
Culturally and structurally embedded pathways to youth self-harm in Rwanda
Findings extend existing psychological theories by evidencing culturally embedded pathways to youth self-harm, where distress is produced and sustained through a mixture of individual experience, structural hardship, social exclusion, and cultural belief systems. Effective prevention requires cross-sectoral strategies addressing poverty, education, family support, and community mental health. Community-based approaches fostering emotional express…
Medicine (8 obras) · Psychology (8 obras) · Mental health (6 obras) · Nursing (6 obras) · Psychiatry (6 obras) · Psychological intervention (5 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 obras) · Public health (4 obras) · Checklist (3 obras) · Clinical Psychology (3 obras)