IRB Faculty
The Medical &
Scientific Research Directorate
Dr. Kwadwo Ameyaw Korsah
PhD, MPhil, BA.
Senior Lecturer/Head, Department of Adult Health
kakorsah@ug.edu.gh | +233 (0)243547317 |
Education
- B.A, Nursing with Psychology: University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana (1994)
- MPhil, Nursing: University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana (2006)
- PhD in Nursing: De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom (2015)
- State Registered Nurse (1996) · Fellow, West Africa College of Nurses (2006)
Board Certifications
- Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana
Research Interest
My research is encapsulated under Chronicity of Diseases, including Diabetes Care and Coping as well as cultural diversity and sensitivity in nursing care. I am grounded in qualitative research with most of my work centred on individuals’ living with diabetes, social meanings attached to diabetes mellitus, patients’ reactions following diagnosis of diabetes and resolution, challenges living with diabetes and coping experiences of diabetes patients as well as supporting people with chronic diseases in general. I have research interest also in nursing communication, specifically hovering around nurse-patient interactions.
Current projects
1. Development of a Care Model for Diabetes Patients with Associated Stigmatization/Coping with Chronicity of Diseases in General.
2. Exploring social meanings attached to diabetes mellitus: lay perceptions of patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
3. Healthcare provision for diabetes patients in Ghana: challenges and the way forward.
4. Building social capital through volunteerism: an exploration of the extent and role of student volunteering in the undergraduate student population: a pilot project. (To compare the extent and role of volunteering among undergraduate nursing students at Middlesex University and the University of Ghana).
5. The relationship between HbA1c level, symptoms and self-rated health in type 2 diabetes patients in three hospitals in the Greater Accra Region.
6. Chronicity of Diseases/Coping experiences of persons living with diabetes mellitus: policy implications for patient care.
7. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) - Experiences of pregnant women, midwives, and obstetricians and extent of screening in Ghana.
Current projects
1. Development of a Care Model for Diabetes Patients with Associated Stigmatization/Coping with Chronicity of Diseases in General.
2. Exploring social meanings attached to diabetes mellitus: lay perceptions of patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
3. Healthcare provision for diabetes patients in Ghana: challenges and the way forward.
4. Building social capital through volunteerism: an exploration of the extent and role of student volunteering in the undergraduate student population: a pilot project. (To compare the extent and role of volunteering among undergraduate nursing students at Middlesex University and the University of Ghana).
5. The relationship between HbA1c level, symptoms and self-rated health in type 2 diabetes patients in three hospitals in the Greater Accra Region.
6. Chronicity of Diseases/Coping experiences of persons living with diabetes mellitus: policy implications for patient care.
7. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) - Experiences of pregnant women, midwives, and obstetricians and extent of screening in Ghana.
Selected Publications
REFEREED JOURNAL PAPERS
1. Anthony, D., Alosaimi, D., Dyson, S., Korsah, K. A. and Saleh, M. (2020). Development of nurse education in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Ghana: From undergraduate to doctoral programme. Nurse Education in Practice, 47 (2020).
2. Joana Agyeman-Yeboah, J. and Korsah, K. A. (2018). Non-application of the nursing process at a hospital in Accra, Ghana: lessons from descriptive research. BMC Nursing201817:45.
3. Agyeman-Yeboah, J. and Korsah, K. A. (2017). Factors that influence the clinical utilization of the nursing process at a hospital in Accra, Ghana. MC Nursing, BMC series, 201716:30.
4. Korsah, K. A., Yajalin, C. and Adagblenya, H. E. (2017). ‘Why this, why now, why me’: reactions of patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a hospital in Ghana. Best:International Journal of Humanities, Arts, Medicine and Sciences (Best: IJHAMS),Vol. 5, Issue 03, 19-36.
5. Korsah, K. A. (2017). Considerations for care of persons living with type 2 diabetes in a Ghanaian hospital: Lessons from Hermeneutic Phenomenological Enquiry. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017, 31-52.
6. Korsah, K. A., Agyeman-Yeboah, J. and Okrah, J. (2017). Professional nurses’ views on the use of the nursing process at the 37 Military Hospital, Accra. International Journal of General Medicine and Pharmacy, Vol. 6, Issue 2, Feb - Mar 2017; 1-10.
7. Donkor, S. E. and Korsah, K. A. (2017). Nurse-patient interaction: considerations for care. Best: International Journal of Humanities, Arts, Medicine and Sciences (Best: IJHAMS), Vol.5, Issue 02, 181-188.
8. Konlan, K. D., Kombat, M. S., Korsah, K. A., Yeboah, P. A. and Konlan, K. D. (2017). Knowledge of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and diabetes mellitus II (DM II) among undergraduate students: A crossectional study among University of Ghana students. Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR),Vol-3, Issue-2, 2017.
9. Agyeman-Yeboah, J. and Korsah, K. A. (2016). Determinants of clinical utilizations of the nursing process by nurses: a study at the 37 Military Hospital, Accra. International Journal of General Medicine and Pharmacy, Vol. 5, Issue 6, 53-64.
10. Korsah, K. A. (2011). Nurses’ stories about their interactions with patients at the Holy Family Hospital, Techiman, Ghana. Open Journal of Nursing,2011, 1, 1-9.
RESEARCH PAPER IN PRESS
1. Korsah, K. A. and Domfeh, K. A. (2020). Religious coping experiences of patients living with diabetes mellitus: Implications for policy formulation in Ghana.
BOOKS CHAPTERS
1. Korsah, K. A. (2019). Development of Nurse Education in Africa in Sue Dyson and Margaret McAllister (2019) Routledge International Handbook of Nurse Education, Published December 11, 2019 by Routledge, 398 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations, ISBN 9780815358862
2. Korsah, K. A. (2013). Trends in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus: Nurses’ Perspectives. In Aziato et al ed. Footprints of the Nursing Profession: Current Trend and Emerging Issues In Ghana. Pp154 -171. Sub-Saharan Publishers, Accra.
3. Aziato, L. and Korsah, K. A. (2013). Nursing Research: A focus on qualitative and quantitative orientation and applications. In Aziato et al ed. Footprints of the Nursing Profession: Current Trend and Emerging Issues In Ghana. Pp193 -209. Sub-Saharan Publishers, Accra.
EDITED BOOK
1. Aziato, L., Kwashie, A., Korsah, K. A. and Nab, F. (ed.) (2014) Footprints of the Nursing Profession: Current Trend and Emerging Issues In Ghana (2013). Sub-Saharan Publishers, Accra. (School of Nursing Reader)
1. Anthony, D., Alosaimi, D., Dyson, S., Korsah, K. A. and Saleh, M. (2020). Development of nurse education in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Ghana: From undergraduate to doctoral programme. Nurse Education in Practice, 47 (2020).
2. Joana Agyeman-Yeboah, J. and Korsah, K. A. (2018). Non-application of the nursing process at a hospital in Accra, Ghana: lessons from descriptive research. BMC Nursing201817:45.
3. Agyeman-Yeboah, J. and Korsah, K. A. (2017). Factors that influence the clinical utilization of the nursing process at a hospital in Accra, Ghana. MC Nursing, BMC series, 201716:30.
4. Korsah, K. A., Yajalin, C. and Adagblenya, H. E. (2017). ‘Why this, why now, why me’: reactions of patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus at a hospital in Ghana. Best:International Journal of Humanities, Arts, Medicine and Sciences (Best: IJHAMS),Vol. 5, Issue 03, 19-36.
5. Korsah, K. A. (2017). Considerations for care of persons living with type 2 diabetes in a Ghanaian hospital: Lessons from Hermeneutic Phenomenological Enquiry. International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017, 31-52.
6. Korsah, K. A., Agyeman-Yeboah, J. and Okrah, J. (2017). Professional nurses’ views on the use of the nursing process at the 37 Military Hospital, Accra. International Journal of General Medicine and Pharmacy, Vol. 6, Issue 2, Feb - Mar 2017; 1-10.
7. Donkor, S. E. and Korsah, K. A. (2017). Nurse-patient interaction: considerations for care. Best: International Journal of Humanities, Arts, Medicine and Sciences (Best: IJHAMS), Vol.5, Issue 02, 181-188.
8. Konlan, K. D., Kombat, M. S., Korsah, K. A., Yeboah, P. A. and Konlan, K. D. (2017). Knowledge of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and diabetes mellitus II (DM II) among undergraduate students: A crossectional study among University of Ghana students. Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (IJIR),Vol-3, Issue-2, 2017.
9. Agyeman-Yeboah, J. and Korsah, K. A. (2016). Determinants of clinical utilizations of the nursing process by nurses: a study at the 37 Military Hospital, Accra. International Journal of General Medicine and Pharmacy, Vol. 5, Issue 6, 53-64.
10. Korsah, K. A. (2011). Nurses’ stories about their interactions with patients at the Holy Family Hospital, Techiman, Ghana. Open Journal of Nursing,2011, 1, 1-9.
RESEARCH PAPER IN PRESS
1. Korsah, K. A. and Domfeh, K. A. (2020). Religious coping experiences of patients living with diabetes mellitus: Implications for policy formulation in Ghana.
BOOKS CHAPTERS
1. Korsah, K. A. (2019). Development of Nurse Education in Africa in Sue Dyson and Margaret McAllister (2019) Routledge International Handbook of Nurse Education, Published December 11, 2019 by Routledge, 398 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations, ISBN 9780815358862
2. Korsah, K. A. (2013). Trends in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus: Nurses’ Perspectives. In Aziato et al ed. Footprints of the Nursing Profession: Current Trend and Emerging Issues In Ghana. Pp154 -171. Sub-Saharan Publishers, Accra.
3. Aziato, L. and Korsah, K. A. (2013). Nursing Research: A focus on qualitative and quantitative orientation and applications. In Aziato et al ed. Footprints of the Nursing Profession: Current Trend and Emerging Issues In Ghana. Pp193 -209. Sub-Saharan Publishers, Accra.
EDITED BOOK
1. Aziato, L., Kwashie, A., Korsah, K. A. and Nab, F. (ed.) (2014) Footprints of the Nursing Profession: Current Trend and Emerging Issues In Ghana (2013). Sub-Saharan Publishers, Accra. (School of Nursing Reader)