Psychosocial challenges facing patients with diabetes (and other chronic diseases) in resource-limited settings. Health disparities and health psychology.
Hometown/Country
Kumasi, Ghana
Undergraduate Education
BSc Nursing – Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology, Ghana – 2014
Graduate Education
MRes Clinical Research – King’s College London, UK – 2020
Research Intersets
Psychosocial challenges facing patients with diabetes (and other chronic diseases) in resource-limited settings. Health disparities and health psychology.
Publications and Presentations
Publications
Akyirem, S., Salifu, Y., Bayuo, J., Duodu, P. A., Bossman, I. F., & Abboah-Offei, M. (2022). An integrative review of the use of the concept of reassurance in clinical practice. Nursing Open, 9(3), 1515–1535. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1102
Hadfield, K., Akyirem, S., Sartori, L., Abdul-Latif, A.-M., Akaateba, D., Bayrampour, H., Daly, A., Hadfield, K., & Abiiro, G. A. (2022). Measurement of pregnancy-related anxiety worldwide: A systematic review. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22(1), 331. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04661-8
Akyirem, S., Forbes, A., Wad, J. L., & Due-Christensen, M. (2021). Psychosocial interventions for adults with newly diagnosed chronic disease: A systematic review. Journal of Health Psychology, 1359105321995916. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105321995916
Akyirem, S., Bossman I., (2021) “Is tepid sponging more effective than paracetamol at relieving fever in hot tropical climates? A mini-review” Ghana Medical Journal, 55(1), 23-35. https://doi.org/10.4314/gmj.v55i1.9
Aduse-Poku, L., & Akyirem, S. (2020). Association between birthweight and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in children, a systematic review. Open Science Journal, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.23954/osj.v5i3.2413
Presentations
Whitehouse, C. R., Akyirem, S., Petoskey, C., Huang, S., Wischik, D. L., Batten, J., & Whittemore, R. (2022). Food Insecurity Interventions for Persons Living With Diabetes: A Systematic Review Using the RE-AIM Framework. SCIENCE OF DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT AND CARE, 48(4), 292–292. Presented at the Association of diabetes care and education specialists, Baltimore, MD
Awards
Commonwealth Shared Scholarship (Jointly funded by King’s College London and the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission) – provided full funding for my masters study in the UK