Table 4.
Data extraction form
| Study ID | |
| Study details | |
| Citation | |
| Year of publication(s) | |
| Author(s) | |
| Contact details of lead author | |
| Funder/sponsoring organisation | |
| Publication type | |
| • Journal article • Report (specify) • Case study | |
| Other | |
| Publication source | |
| Methodology (if applicable) | |
| • Study design | |
| • Type of data | |
| • Data collection | |
| • Sampling | |
| • Data analysis | |
| • Participants/No. of studies included | |
| Population | |
| Mental illness | |
| • Please specify type of mental illness? | |
| Age range | |
| Sex | |
| Study setting | |
| Objective of the study | |
| Sector | |
| The paper may focus on one or more sectors, i.e. | |
| • Policy | |
| • Law | |
| • Data (prevalence, incidence) | |
| • Service delivery, i.e. formal, traditional | |
| • Enablers to care | |
| • Barriers to care | |
| • Effectiveness/impact of care | |
| • Other | |
| Policies and laws | Please specify the existing policies and laws on mental health services in Ghana? |
| Potential/effectiveness of policy | Please describe the potential of the existing policies on mental health? |
| Epidemiological and public health data on mental illness | Please specify the existing epidemiological and public health data on mental health in Ghana? |
| Mental health services | Please specify the extent of access and interventions that have been employed to improve access to mental health services for people with mental illness? |
| Intervention | |
| • Preferential treatment | |
| • Exemption to health insurance | |
| • Mental health drugs | |
| • Support care | |
| • Family support | |
| • Referral services | |
| • Training | |
| Other | |
| Please specify the following | |
| • Who implemented the intervention | |
| • Years of intervention | |
| Source of funding | |
| Potential/effectiveness of mental health services | Please describe the effectiveness of the existing mental health services/intervention? |
| Please describe barriers to timely access to mental health services? | |
| Please be specific and concise | |
| Please report any additional information on mental health services in Ghana | |
| Recommendation – methodological gaps and contribution to the specialty | |
| Identifiable references to follow-up | |