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Collaborative competency in physiotherapy students: Implications for interprofessional education
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
BACKGROUND. It has been suggested that improved collaborative competency in multidisciplinary teams may help understand how health professionals
can address problems that no single-disciplinary expert can manage ...
Understanding the current discourse of rehabilitation: With reference to disability models and rehabilitation policies for evaluation research in the South African setting
(AOSIS Publishing, 2013)
Evaluation of rehabilitation programmes is essential in order to monitor its effectiveness and relevance. There is however a need to consider policies when conducting evaluation research in rehabilitation. The aim of this ...
Translation and validation of a patient satisfaction survey: The isiXhosa version
(2013)
Background: Although the use of surveys has been supported for assessing understanding of health care service quality, it could also be argued that their main function is to quantify perceptions. The importance of assessing ...
Functional outcomes of stroke patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2013)
Individuals with stroke often experience functional limitations such as the inability to walk independently. There are several factors that are associated with functional outcome post stroke. The aim of the study was ...
Technology-mediated learning in physiotherapy education: the social construction of practice knowledge.
(Aosis Publishing, 2013)
Clinical practice is complex, requiring practitioners to interpret a diverse range of inter-related variables in order to make clinical decisions as part of patient management. This process is often intuitive and therefore ...
Injuries among female Rwandan soccer players: Return-to-play decisions
(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 ...
Prevalence and incidence rate of injuries in runners at a local athletic club in Cape Town
(2013)
Abstract: People across the world are running on a daily basis to improve their health status. However, running can predispose an individual to injury to the back and lower limb. Baseline data on prevalence, incidence rate ...
Integrating research into teaching: needs assessment for staff development
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2014)
Background: The scholarship of teaching involves the integration of research into teaching activities, critical reflection of practice, and communication, and dissemination of the practice of one’s subject. However, it is ...
Staff development strategies for publication in the Faculty of Community and Health Science at UWC: A short report
(Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2010-01-31)
INTRODUCTION:
Strategies for improving the publication output of academics are an essential component of research directives at
tertiary institutions. The aim of this report was to highlight the effects of a writing ...
Exploring the key performance areas and assessment criteria for the evaluation of students' clinical performance: a Delphi study
(AOSIS Publishing, 2011)
BACKGROUND: Evaluating students’ clinical performance is an
integral part of the quality assurance in a physiotherapy curriculum, however,
the objectivity during clinical examination have been questioned on numerous ...