Contextualization of psychological treatments for government health systems in low-resource settings: group interpersonal psychotherapy for caregivers of children with nodding syndrome in Uganda

• Published in: Implementation science : IS Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 90
• Main Authors: Mutamba, Byamah B, Kohrt, Brandon A, Okello, James, Nakigudde, Janet, Opar, Bernard, Musisi, Seggane, Bazeyo, William, de Jong, Joop
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 28.06.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adaptation; Adult; AIDS; Analysis; Care and treatment; Caregivers; Caregivers - psychology; Child; Child & adolescent mental health; Child psychopathology; Child soldiers; Children & youth; Clinical trials; Content analysis; Contextualization; Culture; Delivery of Health Care; Government; Health services; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Implementation; Intervention; Lay community health workers; Mental depression; Mental health; Methodology; Middle Aged; Nervous system diseases; Nodding Syndrome - therapy; Practice; Primary care; Psychiatry; Psychotherapy; Psychotherapy, Group - methods; Public health system; Retrospective Studies; Uganda; Workers; Uganda; Sub-Saharan Africa; Caregivers; Lay community health workers; Public health system; Nodding syndrome; Contextualization; Group interpersonal psychotherapy; Implementation; Adaptation

Evidence for the effectiveness of psychological treatments in low- and middle-income countries is increasing. However, there is a lack of systematic approaches to guide implementation in government health systems. The objective of this study was to address this gap by employing the Replicating Effec...