How easy it feels to get mental health care in Nigeria
Developing and Evaluating a Perceived Access Metric for Global Mental Health
This project will create a short questionnaire to understand how people with depression or anxiety in Ibadan, Nigeria experience getting mental health care.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Washington NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Seattle, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11166417 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would be invited to take part in interviews and answer questions about the barriers you face when trying to get mental health care. Researchers will use those interviews to build a clear, simple measure of perceived access that fits local needs. The measure will be tested with more patients, caregivers, and clinicians in Ibadan to make sure the questions work well. The project also trains early-career researchers in Nigeria to carry out this kind of work in the future.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adults in Ibadan, Nigeria with symptoms of depression and/or anxiety (and their caregivers or clinicians) who can take part in interviews and questionnaires are ideal participants.
Not a fit: People without depression or anxiety, those living far from Ibadan, or those unable to participate in interviews are unlikely to benefit directly from participating.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the tool could help health systems and governments understand and fix the biggest problems stopping people from getting mental health care.
How similar studies have performed: Researchers have successfully developed similar patient-reported measures in other health areas and countries, but rigorous, locally tested access measures for mental health in Nigeria are limited.
Where this research is happening
Seattle, United States
- University of Washington — Seattle, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Fortney, John C. — University of Washington
- Study coordinator: Fortney, John C.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.