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Sylvia Phaphali Adzitey, PhDc, MPH, RN

Cardiovascular Diseaes. Hypertension. Self-Management Support. Nurse-Led Care Model

Research Schema


My PhD Research Overview

Publications

 1. Adzitey, S. P., Akimanimpaye, F., & Crowley, T. (2026).  Nurses’ knowledge of hypertension care and associated factors in the Northern Region of Ghana. Health SA Gesondheid, 31(0), a3307. https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v31i0.3307

2.  Adzitey, S. P., Akimanimpaye, F., & Crowley, T. (2026).   Effectiveness of nurse-led hypertension self-management interventions: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 3(2), 217–225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2026.02.016

3.  Adzitey, S. P., Mogre, V., & Abdul-Mumin, A. (2024). Disease Burden and Outcome of Neonatal Admissions at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A Prospective Study: Neonatal Disease Burden in the Tamale Teaching Hospital. Postgraduate Medical Journal of Ghana, 13(2), 64–70. https://doi.org/10.60014/pmjg.v13i2.377

4.  SP Adzitey, M Wombeogo, AH Mumin, F Adzitey (2017). Knowledge and attitude of nurses in the Tamale Metropolis toward kangaroo mother care (KMC)Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, 7(6).

5. Phaphali Adzitey S., Adzitey F. & Suuk L. 2013. Teenage Pregnancy in the Builsa District: A Focus Study in Fumbisi. J. Life Sci. Biomed. 3(3): 185- 188 

Conferences/Abstract Presentations

Oral Presentations

1. SP Adzitey, A-W Chiemina, J Abugah, L. Ridwan, A-G Issahaku, A-S Yakubu. Improving Accurate Blood Pressure Measurement in Outpatient Department Settings: A Human-Centred Design Approach. 8th Annual General Scientific Meeting of the Ghanaian Society of Cardiology, Kumasi, Ghana. February 2026.

2. Adzitey, SP., Akimanimpaye, F., Crowley, T. Developing Best Practice Guidelines for Nurses to Provide Self-Management in Ghana. 3rd Ghanaian Diaspora Nursing Alliance Conference, Accra, Ghana. January 2026.

3. Adzitey, SP., Akimanimpaye, F., Crowley. Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Interventions for Hypertension Self-Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. UWC Research Week 2025, Cape Town, South Africa, September 2025.

4. Adzitey, SP., Akimanimpaye, F., Crowley. Nurse-Led Interventions for Hypertension Self-Management: A Systematic Review. Pre-eclampsia Scientific Symposium, Cape Coast, Ghana, May 2025.

5. Adzitey, S. P., Commodore-Mensah, Y., Crowley, T., Yakubu, A-S., Azumah, M. M. Improving Nurses' Knowledge in Hypertension Management: A Capacity Building Project in the Northern Region, Ghana. 7th Annual General Scientific Meeting of the Ghanaian Society of Cardiology, Tamale, Ghana. February 2025.

6. Adzitey, S.P., Abdul-Mumin, A. and Mogre, V. (2021). Pattern of Diseases and Determinants of Neonatal Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. 14th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala, September 2021.

Poster presentations

1. Adzitey, S. P., Crowley, Talitha, Akimanimpaye, Furaha. Effectiveness of Nurse-led Interventions for Hypertension Self-management: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review. 3rd Ghanaian Diaspora Nursing Alliance Conference, Accra, Ghana. January 2026.

2. Adzitey, S. P., Commodore-Mensah, Y., Crowley, T., Yakubu, A-S., Azumah, M. M. Strengthening Hypertension Management Skills among Nurses: A Capacity Building Project in the Northern Region, Ghana. 2nd Ghanaian Diaspora Nursing Alliance Conference, Accra, Ghana. January 2025.

3. Adzitey, S.P., Abdul-Mumin, A. and Mogre, V. (2021). Pattern of Diseases and Outcomes Among Neonates Admitted in Tamale Teaching Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Study. 1st

Effectiveness of nurse-facilitated hypertension self-management interventions: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis


S.P. Adzitey, F. Akimanimpaye, T. Crowley

International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2026


Knowledge and attitude of nurses in the tamale Metropolis toward kangaroo mother care (KMC)


S.P. Adzitey, M. Wombeogo, A. Abdul-Mumin, F. Adzitey

Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research , 7 (6), 2017


Teenage pregnancy in the Builsa District: a focus study in Fumbisi


S.P. Adzitey, F. Adzitey, L. Suuk

J. Life Sci. Biomed. , vol. 3(3 ), 2013, pp. 185-188

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