Hello my name is Mary from Ghana in West Africa. I obtained a Bsc in Nursing from the University of Ghana. As part of my training in Ghana, I worked on general and specialist wards. I also worked as a nursing officer on a surgical unit at the main Korle-bu Teaching Hospital. I completed a MPhil in Health Promotion at the University of Bergen in Norway which provided me with both qualitative and quantitative research skills. As part of my research, I had to analyse a large data set using SPSS. My MPhil thesis was on Social determinants and immunisation which was supervised by Professor Torill Bull. I have also worked as an Associate Practitioner on a surgical ward for a large NHS Trust in Kent, where improving patient experience and safety are key values. After completing a PhD in Dementia Care, I worked as a Research Associate in Staffordshire University and as an Assistant Lecturer at Arden University.
Mary Duah-Owusu White, Fiona Kelly “A narrative review of staff views about dementia care
in hospital through the lens of a systems framework.” Journal of Research in Nursing (2023)
28.2: 120-140.
Mary Duah-Owusu White, Fiona Kelly, Michael Vassallo, Samuel Nyman “Two factors that
can increase the length of hospital stay of patients with dementia.” Revista Espanola de
Geriatria y Gerontologia (2022) 57.6: 298-302.
Mary Duah-Owusu White, Fiona Kelly, Michael Vassallo, Samuel Nyman “Using a systems
perspective to understand hospital falls among patients with dementia.” Aging and Health
Research (2022) 2.4: 1-7
Mary Duah-Owusu White, Michael Vassallo, Fiona Kelly, Samuel Nyman “Can a systems
approach reduce adverse outcomes in patients with dementia in acute settings? (innovative
practice)” Dementia (2020)19.4:1280-1286
Torill Bull, Mary Duah-Owusu and Crystal Autry Andvik. “My happiest moment is when I have
food in stock’: Poor women in northern Ghana talking about their happiness.” International
Journal of Mental Health Promotion (2010)12.2: 24-31.
Mary Duah-Owusu White, Fiona Kelly, Michael Vassallo, Samuel Nyman “Understanding the
hospital discharge planning process for medical patients with dementia.” Contemporary
Nurse (2023) 59:4-5, 323-333
