Atsuro Tsutsumi, Takashi Izutsu, Akramul Md. Islam, A. N. Maksuda et al.
The present study aims to determine the quality of life (QOL) and general mental health of leprosy patients compared with the general population, and evaluate contributing factors such as socio-economic characteristics and perceived stigma. A total of 189 patients (160 outpatients, 29 inpatients) an...
Atsuro Tsutsumi, Takashi Izutsu, Md Daharul Islam, Jalal Uddin Amed et al.
Stigmatization by the general population and their negative attitudes towards leprosy negatively impacts on patients' mental health, and so too does patients' perception of that stigma. The objective of this present study is to assess the depressive status of leprosy patients, the patient perception...
Takashi Izutsu, Atsuro Tsutsumi, Akramul Md. Islam, Seika Kato et al.
This study aims to clarify the quality of life (QOL), mental health, and nutritional status of adolescents in Dhaka city, Bangladesh by comparing non-slum areas and slums, and to find the factors associated with their mental health problems. A sample of 187 boys and 137 girls from non-slum areas, an...
Takashi Izutsu, Atsuro Tsutsumi, Md. Akramul Islam, Yusuke Matsuo et al.
The objectives of this study were to develop a Bangla version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), and assess its reliability and validity on an adolescent population in Bangladesh. In total, 187 boys (mean age 14.6 years +/- SD 2.1) and 137 girls (15.2 +/- S...
Atsuro Tsutsumi, Takashi Izutsu, Seika Kato, Md. Akramul Islam et al.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Bangla version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) in an adult population in Bangladesh. Approximately 200 adults in the Dhaka district were interviewed using a questionnaire con...
Takashi Izutsu, Atsuro Tsutsumi, Akramul Islam, A.H. Mohammad Firoz et al.
The objectives of this study were to develop the Bangladesh version of the Youth Self-Report (YSR), and assess its reliability and validity in an adolescent population in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. One-hundred-and-eighty-seven boys (mean age: 14.6 years, SD: 2.1) and 137 girls (mean age: 15.2 years, SD...