Sarah Urasa
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6181843 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Sarah Urasa |
| PRENOMES | Sarah |
| SOBRENOME | Urasa |
| ASSINATURA | URASA S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2590-7082 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 4 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2014 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
A cross-cultural investigation of the conceptualisation of frailty in northern Tanzania
Frailty prevalence is higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with high-income countries when measured by biomedical frailty models, the most widely used being the frailty phenotype. Frailty in older people is becoming of global public health interest as a means of promoting health in old age in LMICs. As yet, little work has been done to establish to what extent the concept of frailty, as conceived according to ‘western’ biom…
Multimorbidity and its socio-economic associations in community-dwelling older adults in rural Tanzania; a cross-sectional study
Multimorbidity is prevalent in this rural lower-income African setting and is associated with evidence of household financial strain. Multimorbidity prevalence is higher when not reliant on self-reported methods, revealing that many conditions are underdiagnosed and undertreated
Screening for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (Hand) in Adults Aged 50 and Over Attending a Government HIV Clinic in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Comparison of the International HIV Dementia Scale (I…
Validated screening tools for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are lacking for the newly emergent ageing population of people living with HIV (PLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We aimed to validate and compare diagnostic accuracy of two cognitive screening tools, the International HIV dementia scale (IHDS), and the Identification and Interventions for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) screen, for identification of HAND in older P…
Development and community-based validation of the Idea study Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (Idea-Iadl) questionnaire
BACKGROUND: The dementia diagnosis gap in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is large, partly due to difficulties in assessing function, an essential step in diagnosis. OBJECTIVES: As part of the Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) study, to develop, pilot, and validate an Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) questionnaire for use in a rural Tanzanian population to assist in the identification of people with de…
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Development and community-based validation of the Idea study Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (Idea-Iadl) questionnaire
BACKGROUND: The dementia diagnosis gap in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is large, partly due to difficulties in assessing function, an essential step in diagnosis. OBJECTIVES: As part of the Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) study, to develop, pilot, and validate an Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) questionnaire for use in a rural Tanzanian population to assist in the identification of people with de…
Screening for HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (Hand) in Adults Aged 50 and Over Attending a Government HIV Clinic in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Comparison of the International HIV Dementia Scale (I…
Validated screening tools for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) are lacking for the newly emergent ageing population of people living with HIV (PLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We aimed to validate and compare diagnostic accuracy of two cognitive screening tools, the International HIV dementia scale (IHDS), and the Identification and Interventions for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) screen, for identification of HAND in older P…
Multimorbidity and its socio-economic associations in community-dwelling older adults in rural Tanzania; a cross-sectional study
Multimorbidity is prevalent in this rural lower-income African setting and is associated with evidence of household financial strain. Multimorbidity prevalence is higher when not reliant on self-reported methods, revealing that many conditions are underdiagnosed and undertreated
A cross-cultural investigation of the conceptualisation of frailty in northern Tanzania
Frailty prevalence is higher in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with high-income countries when measured by biomedical frailty models, the most widely used being the frailty phenotype. Frailty in older people is becoming of global public health interest as a means of promoting health in old age in LMICs. As yet, little work has been done to establish to what extent the concept of frailty, as conceived according to ‘western’ biom…
Gerontology (4 obras) · Medicine (4 obras) · Tanzania (4 obras) · Environmental health (3 obras) · Dementia (2 obras) · Disease (2 obras) · Population (2 obras) · Psychiatry (2 obras) · Socioeconomics (2 obras) · Activities of daily living (1 obras)