Semira Defar
Biographic Data
| ID | 7957280 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Semira Defar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Semira |
| FAMILY NAME | Defar |
| SIGNATURE | DEFAR S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hawassa University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8992-9032 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Health related quality of life among people with mental illness: The role of socio-clinical characteristics and level of functional disability
Background People with mental illness (PWMI) have declining health related quality of life (HRQoL), which is frequently equivalent to or greater than that of medical disorders. Although, HRQoL is rapidly being recognized as an essential treatment outcome indicator in modern psychiatry, research on the identification and significance of factors impacting QoL in PWMI is still in its early stages. Objective The aim of this study was to identify pred…
Insomnia and common mental disorder among patients with pre-existing chronic non-communicable diseases in southern Ethiopia: A survey during Covid-19 pandemic
Our study suggests that substantially high prevalence of CMD and insomnia. Significant association between CMD and occupation, diagnosis, comorbidity, social support, insomnia, and QOL were found. We also revealed that having CVDs, CMD, and poor QOL were significantly associated with insomnia symptoms. Therefore, dealing with the mental health problems of patients with chronic NCDs is an essential component of public health intervention during th…
Quality of life among patients with chronic non-communicable diseases during Covid-19 pandemic in Southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional analytical study
In general, the findings confirmed that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on patients with chronic NCDs QOL. The QOL was significantly influenced by age, gender, educational status, residence area, duration of illness, alcohol use, CMD, and insomnia during COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, this study suggests that addressing insomnia, co-morbidities of mental disorders, and alcohol use has the potential effect to improve the QOL of patients with…
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Its Predictors Among Healthcare Workers Following Covid-19 Pandemic in Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background: COVID-19 causes immense psychological pressure on communities in addition to physical misery. There is currently a scarcity of data on the psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on Ethiopian healthcare workers (HCWs). Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and its predictors following COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers (HCWs) in southern Ethiopia. Methods: A hospital…
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Quality of life among patients with chronic non-communicable diseases during Covid-19 pandemic in Southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional analytical study
In general, the findings confirmed that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on patients with chronic NCDs QOL. The QOL was significantly influenced by age, gender, educational status, residence area, duration of illness, alcohol use, CMD, and insomnia during COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, this study suggests that addressing insomnia, co-morbidities of mental disorders, and alcohol use has the potential effect to improve the QOL of patients with…
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Its Predictors Among Healthcare Workers Following Covid-19 Pandemic in Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background: COVID-19 causes immense psychological pressure on communities in addition to physical misery. There is currently a scarcity of data on the psychological impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on Ethiopian healthcare workers (HCWs). Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and its predictors following COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers (HCWs) in southern Ethiopia. Methods: A hospital…
Health related quality of life among people with mental illness: The role of socio-clinical characteristics and level of functional disability
Background People with mental illness (PWMI) have declining health related quality of life (HRQoL), which is frequently equivalent to or greater than that of medical disorders. Although, HRQoL is rapidly being recognized as an essential treatment outcome indicator in modern psychiatry, research on the identification and significance of factors impacting QoL in PWMI is still in its early stages. Objective The aim of this study was to identify pred…
Insomnia and common mental disorder among patients with pre-existing chronic non-communicable diseases in southern Ethiopia: A survey during Covid-19 pandemic
Our study suggests that substantially high prevalence of CMD and insomnia. Significant association between CMD and occupation, diagnosis, comorbidity, social support, insomnia, and QOL were found. We also revealed that having CVDs, CMD, and poor QOL were significantly associated with insomnia symptoms. Therefore, dealing with the mental health problems of patients with chronic NCDs is an essential component of public health intervention during th…
Internal Medicine (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Confidence interval (3 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (3 works) · Cross-sectional study (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Disease (2 works)