Browsing Physiotherapy by Author "Phillips, Julie"
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Actual and perceived substance use of health science students at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa
Steyl, Tania; Phillips, Julie (Makerere Medical School, Uganda, 2011)Background: Substance use among youth is a worldwide epidemic that impacts negatively on the health sector as well as the family and society. Early student life is a time of tremendously high motivation to conform to the ... -
Alcohol use among black female adolescents in a South African community: A mixed methods investigation
Phillips, Julie (Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2008)Background: According to the World Health Organization global alcohol consumption has increased in recent decades, with most of this increase occurring in developing countries. Added to this is the concern of the increased ... -
Client perspectives on reclaiming participation after a traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa
Joseph, Conran; Wahman, Kerstin; Phillips, Julie; Wikmar, Lena Nilsson (Oxford University Press, 2016)BACKGROUND. The development of rehabilitation services promoting participation in people living with a traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is of major concern for physical therapists. What the client sees as effective ... -
Coaching for publication in higher education: views of the coach
Frantz, Jose M.; Phillips, Julie; Rhoda, Anthea (Nova Southeastern University, 2011)Purpose: Mentoring is a professional development approach that can be effectively used in improving publication outputs among academics. The challenge to develop academics in the area of publication is essential. This study ... -
Concerns about physical inactivity among adolescents in the Strand, South Africa
Phillips, Julie (University of the Western Cape, 2006)INTRODUCTION: Strong evidence exist to support the assumption that regular physical activity is one of the most cost effective interventions for the prevention and management of chronic diseases of lifestyle, and should ... -
Drinking, binge drinking, and substance use among health professional students
Phillips, Julie; Steyl, Tania (LAM Publications Limited, 2008)Alcohol abuse is a major concern on college and university campuses. Heavy episodic drinking or binge drinking has also become a major health hazard. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between binge ... -
Employees' modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease: the case of an African university
Phillips, Julie; Banyangiriki, J. (AFAHPER-SD, 2015)The importance of determining the prevalence of modifiable health risk behaviours among specific populations for effective preventive and therapeutic measures has been emphasized in literature. Worksites have been identified ... -
Exploring and curbing the effects of HIV/AIDS on elderly people in Uganda
Nankwanga, Annet; Phillips, Julie; Neema, Stella (Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2009)Introduction: This paper presents HIV/AIDS experiences of elderly persons in Uganda as revealed by an ongoing descriptive cross-sectional study covering eight districts, namely: Pallisa, Kampala, Jinja, Lira, Nebbi, Ntungamo, ... -
Factors associated with injuries among first-division Rwandan female soccer players
Niyonsenga, J.D.; Phillips, Julie (Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University, 2013)Background: Female soccer has grown tremendously in the last decade. Studies have suggested that female soccer players are more susceptible to injuries than their male counterparts, and their vulnerability is due mainly ... -
Factors associated with physical activity levels among older adults in selected institutions in Rwanda
Kanyoni, Maurice; Phillips, Julie (University of the Western Cape, 2009)BACKGROUND: The size of the elderly population both in numbers and proportions of the whole world is increasing rapidly. The increase in the number of elderly people in the world will exert a big impact on health and ... -
Factors contributing to running injuries: a narrative review
Hendricks, Candice; Phillips, Julie (University of the Western Cape, 2011)The purpose of this paper is to highlight some common extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors associated with running injuries that should be considered in themanagement and prevention of running injuries. Background: Running ... -
Factors influencing physical activity participation among school going children
Figaji, Tamara; Phillips, Julie (Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2010)BACKGROUND: Although the health benefits of physical activity have been proven, many children and adolescents still do not meet the recommended guidelines for sufficient physical activity. The purpose of this investigation ... -
Factors influencing utilisation of postnatal services in Kampala, Uganda
Nankwanga, Annet; Phillips, Julie (University of the Western Cape, 2008)BACKGROUND: Maternal, child-health and health education are three major concerns of public health organizations and researchers throughout the world. Over half a million women encounter complications due to childbirth ... -
High school girls' and violence: a mixed-method investigation
Phillips, Julie; Malcolm, C. (Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, 2010)Violence is a problem of epidemic proportions among the youth both internationally and locally. Women and girls are not immune to the high levels of violence in society. The overall purpose of this study was to gain a ... -
HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and behaviour of FET college students: implications for sexual health promotion
Moodley, Colleen; Phillips, Julie (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance/LAM Publications Limited, 2011)The impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic is mostly felt by adolescents as half of all new HIV/AIDS infections have occurred in people aged 15-24 years. Statistics show that campaigns implemented by the South African government ... -
Incidence and aetiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Cape Town, South Africa: a prospective, population-based study
Conran, Joseph; Delcarme, A.; Vlok, I.; Wahman, K.; Phillips, Julie (Nature Publishing Group, 2015)STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, regional population-based study. Objectives: To provide the incidence, aetiology and injury characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in the City of Cape Town, South Africa. SETTING: ... -
The influence of the social environment on youth physical activity
Phillips, Julie; Awotidebe, Adedapo (AFAHPER-SD, 2015)Research has highlighted the decline of physical activity during the last twenty years and identified adolescence as the age of the greatest decline. Despite the fact that the benefits of physical activity have been proven, ... -
Injuries among female Rwandan soccer players: Return-to-play decisions
Phillips, Julie; Niyonsenga, Jean (2013)Soccer or football is regarded as an increasingly popular sport for women. Several studies highlighted the increased injury rate proportionally to its increased participation. Researchers are of the opinion that some ... -
Injury surveillance in Taekwondo and Judo during physiotherapy coverage of the seventh All Africa Games
Phillips, Julie; Frantz, Jose M.; Amosun, Seyi Ladele; Weitz, W. (AOSIS, 2001)OBJECTIVE: To obtain data relating to the incidence of injuries s stained during taekwondo and judo competitions at the 7th All Africa Games. Methods: Prospective recording of injuries sustained by athletes who sought ... -
Knowledge and attitudes of physiotherapy students towards obesity
Phillips, Julie; Awotidebe, Adedapo (AOSIS, 2009)Obesity has been recognised as a risk factor for non-communicable diseases, with more than one billion adults worldwide who are overweight, of which approximately 300 million are obese. Obesity puts an individual in danger ...