Saira Abdulla
Biographic Data
| ID | 4599105 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saira Abdulla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saira |
| FAMILY NAME | Abdulla |
| SIGNATURE | ABDULLA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1457-1069 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Community-based Collaborative Care for Serious Mental Illness
Community-based collaborative care (CBCC) is an effective approach for addressing the needs of people with mental health conditions. However, even with the established components of CBCC in place, CBCCs effectiveness for serious mental illnesses (SMIs) remains unknown. This review aims to synthesize qualitative evidence of health care providers’ experiences of CBCC in order to identify key factors that facilitate or hinder collaboration in the sp…
Healthcare providers’ experiences of community-based collaborative care for serious mental illness
Community-based collaborative care (CBCC) is an internationally recognised model of integrated care that emphasises multidisciplinary teamwork and care coordination. In South Africa, community psychiatry has been integrated into some primary healthcare (PHC) facilities. This study examines healthcare providers’ perceptions of collaboration and its challenges in various integrated care settings. Three main components of CBCC (multidisciplinary tea…
Do Integrated Community Psychiatry Services in Primary Health Care Settings Improve Continuity of Care? A Mixed-methods Study of Health Care Users’ Experiences in South Africa
Coordination and continuity of care were constrained in both clinics, regardless of the organisational integration approaches used. As low- and middle-income countries work towards integrating mental health care into PHC, the implementation of organisational integration approaches should consider physical space, caseload, HCU need, and the inclusion of dedicated providers to coordinate care
Service Users’ and Providers’ Experiences and Perceptions of Mental Health Accommodation Services
Background . There is a high prevalence of homeless people with psychotic disorders and supported housing is often required. However, there is little evidence about supported housing services, especially in low‐middle income countries. This rapid review synthesizes evidence about the experiences of users and providers of community‐based accommodation services for people living with serious mental illness internationally to understand priorities f…
Are women more likely to self-test? A short report from an acceptability study of the HIV self-testing kit in South Africa
This study assessed the acceptability of, as well as the facilitators of and barriers to the HIV self-testing kit in the Gauteng province, South Africa. An exploratory qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted using focus group discussions (FGDs) among a sample of 118 respondents selected from the Braamfontein and Soweto areas of Johannesburg. Sixteen FGDs were conducted in order to assess the acceptability of the HIV self-testing kit. Resp…
Community-based Collaborative Care for Serious Mental Illness
Community-based collaborative care (CBCC) is an effective approach for addressing the needs of people with mental health conditions. However, even with the established components of CBCC in place, CBCCs effectiveness for serious mental illnesses (SMIs) remains unknown. This review aims to synthesize qualitative evidence of health care providers’ experiences of CBCC in order to identify key factors that facilitate or hinder collaboration in the sp…
Do Integrated Community Psychiatry Services in Primary Health Care Settings Improve Continuity of Care? A Mixed-methods Study of Health Care Users’ Experiences in South Africa
Coordination and continuity of care were constrained in both clinics, regardless of the organisational integration approaches used. As low- and middle-income countries work towards integrating mental health care into PHC, the implementation of organisational integration approaches should consider physical space, caseload, HCU need, and the inclusion of dedicated providers to coordinate care
Service Users’ and Providers’ Experiences and Perceptions of Mental Health Accommodation Services
Background . There is a high prevalence of homeless people with psychotic disorders and supported housing is often required. However, there is little evidence about supported housing services, especially in low‐middle income countries. This rapid review synthesizes evidence about the experiences of users and providers of community‐based accommodation services for people living with serious mental illness internationally to understand priorities f…
Are women more likely to self-test? A short report from an acceptability study of the HIV self-testing kit in South Africa
This study assessed the acceptability of, as well as the facilitators of and barriers to the HIV self-testing kit in the Gauteng province, South Africa. An exploratory qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted using focus group discussions (FGDs) among a sample of 118 respondents selected from the Braamfontein and Soweto areas of Johannesburg. Sixteen FGDs were conducted in order to assess the acceptability of the HIV self-testing kit. Resp…
Do Integrated Community Psychiatry Services in Primary Health Care Settings Improve Continuity of Care? A Mixed-methods Study of Health Care Users’ Experiences in South Africa
Coordination and continuity of care were constrained in both clinics, regardless of the organisational integration approaches used. As low- and middle-income countries work towards integrating mental health care into PHC, the implementation of organisational integration approaches should consider physical space, caseload, HCU need, and the inclusion of dedicated providers to coordinate care
Service Users’ and Providers’ Experiences and Perceptions of Mental Health Accommodation Services
Background . There is a high prevalence of homeless people with psychotic disorders and supported housing is often required. However, there is little evidence about supported housing services, especially in low‐middle income countries. This rapid review synthesizes evidence about the experiences of users and providers of community‐based accommodation services for people living with serious mental illness internationally to understand priorities f…
Community-based Collaborative Care for Serious Mental Illness
Community-based collaborative care (CBCC) is an effective approach for addressing the needs of people with mental health conditions. However, even with the established components of CBCC in place, CBCCs effectiveness for serious mental illnesses (SMIs) remains unknown. This review aims to synthesize qualitative evidence of health care providers’ experiences of CBCC in order to identify key factors that facilitate or hinder collaboration in the sp…
Healthcare providers’ experiences of community-based collaborative care for serious mental illness
Community-based collaborative care (CBCC) is an internationally recognised model of integrated care that emphasises multidisciplinary teamwork and care coordination. In South Africa, community psychiatry has been integrated into some primary healthcare (PHC) facilities. This study examines healthcare providers’ perceptions of collaboration and its challenges in various integrated care settings. Three main components of CBCC (multidisciplinary tea…
Medicine (5 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Collaborative Care (2 works) · Confidentiality (2 works) · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works)