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Pathways from witnessing community violence to mental health problems among South African adolescents
(SAMA, 2020)
The intersection of violence exposure and mental health problems is a public health crisis for South African (SA) adolescents. Understanding the impact of community violence on adolescent mental health can inform future ...
Knowledge, beliefs and mental treatment seeking practices of Black African and Indian outpatients in Durban, South Africa
(African Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2015)
Mental illness is a major contributor to the global burden of disease in the world. Patients’ knowledge of mental illness and their treatment options play an important role in the effectiveness of service delivery and ...
Practice guidelines for videoconference-based telepsychiatry in South Africa
(OMICS Publishing Group, 2012)
Telepsychiatry, the practice of psychiatry over distance using information and communication technologies is, after teleradiology, the most practiced form of telemedicine in the world. As with any new technology, clinical ...
Developing telepsychiatry services in KwaZulu-Natal - an action research study
(OMICS Publishing Group, 2012)
OBJECTIVE: In 2009, the Departments of Psychiatry and Telehealth of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) initiated a three year project to develop telepsychiatry services in KwaZulu-Natal. This paper describes the ...
A survey of university students' perceptions of learning management systems in a low-resource setting using a technology acceptance model
(Wolters Kluwer Health Inc, 2015)
Learning management systems have been widely advocated for the support of distance learning. In low-resource settings, the uptake of these systems by students has been mixed. This study aimed to identify, through the use ...
Reflecting on some of the challenges facing postgraduate nursing education in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2010)
Considering the dearth of professional nurses in South Africa today, and the fact that postgraduate nursing education can contribute towards enhancing the competences of those in the profession, I shall examine some of the ...
Screening a heterogeneous elderly South African population for cognitive impairment: the utility and performance of the Mini-Mental State Examination, Six Item Screener, Subjective Memory Rating Scale and Deterioration Cognitive Observee
(OMICS Publishing Group, 2013)
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to report on the prevalence of cognitive impairment, and to assess the performance and utility of subjective, objective and informant screening tools in a heterogeneous community ...
Mild cognitive impairment and dementia in a heterogeneous elderly population: prevalence and risk profile
(OMICS Publishing Group, 2013)
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the demographic, clinical and risk profile of Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementia in a sample of elderly South Africans within a residential setting.
METHOD:
One hundred and forty participants ...
Readiness of health-care institutions in KwaZulu-Natal to implement telespsychiatry
(2012)
We assessed the preparedness of health districts and designated hospitals in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province for proposed telepsychiatry services. An e-health readiness questionnaire for developing countries was administered ...
Effectiveness and feasibility of telepsychiatry in resource constrained environments? A systematic review of the evidence
(OMICS Publishing Group, 2012)
OBJECTIVE: A review of systematic reviews of the effectiveness and feasibility of videoconference-based telepsychiatry services for resource constrained environments was conducted. Specifically with the aim of producing ...