Aging and the rising burden of noncommunicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and other low-and middle-income countries: a call for holistic action

RM Gyasi, DR Phillips - The Gerontologist, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a prevalent and growing burden among older
cohorts in sub-Saharan Africa and other low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) as in …

Financial inclusion and the financial and economic development: review of the literature, evidence gaps and the road ahead

M Naili, I Jabbouri, I Helmi - Qualitative Market Research: An …, 2023 - emerald.com
Financial inclusion and the financial and economic development: review of the literature,
evidence gaps and the road ahead | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert …

Social support networks and psychological wellbeing in community-dwelling older Ghanaian cohorts

RM Gyasi, DR Phillips, K Abass - International psychogeriatrics, 2019 - cambridge.org
Background: Social support networks for older persons have been related to health
outcomes including differences in psychological wellbeing (PWB). However, the specifics of …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of financial inclusion on mental health

JB Ajefu, A Demir, H Haghpanahan - SSM-population Health, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper examines the impact of financial inclusion on the mental health of heads of
household in Nigeria. The study employed data from the 2015/2016 Nigerian General …

Multidimensional social support and health services utilization among noninstitutionalized older persons in Ghana

RM Gyasi, DR Phillips… - Journal of Aging and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: This study examines multidimensional social supports as predictors of health
services utilization among community-dwelling older Ghanaians. Method: Using data from a …

The role of financial inclusion in improving household well‐being

C Sakyi‐Nyarko, AH Ahmad… - Journal of International …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Using a nationally representative household survey data collected from Ghana, this paper
investigates the relationship between financial inclusion and household well‐being. The …

Financial inclusion, Health-Seeking behavior, and health outcomes among older adults in Ghana

RM Gyasi, AM Adam, DR Phillips - Research on aging, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose: This study examines the associations between financial inclusion, health-seeking
behavior, and health-related outcomes in older persons in Ghana. Method: Employing data …

Social support, physical activity and psychological distress among community-dwelling older Ghanaians

RM Gyasi - Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Physical activity (PA) has often been linked with improved mental health outcomes
among older people but the subject has received limited attention in sub-Saharan African …

Neighborhood, social isolation and mental health outcome among older people in Ghana

RM Gyasi, AA Yeboah, CM Mensah… - Journal of Affective …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Loneliness and living alone have been strongly related to mental health but
limited empirical evidence of these relationships exists among older people in Ghana. We …

Risk of psychological distress among community-dwelling older adults experiencing spousal loss in Ghana

RM Gyasi, DR Phillips - The Gerontologist, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Spousal loss, common in older age, has been linked to negative mental health
outcomes and well-being, yet the mechanisms linking spousal loss and mental health are …