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Using the COM-B model and behaviour change wheel to develop a theory and evidence-based intervention for women with gestational diabetes (IINDIAGO)
(BMC Public Health, 2023)
Background: In South Africa, the prevalence of gestational diabetes (GDM) is growing, concomitant with the dramatically increasing prevalence of overweight/obesity among women. There is an urgent need to develop tailored ...
Prevalence of secondary health conditions and mental status in persons with long-term spinal cord injury in South Africa: Comparison between public and private healthcare sectors
(South African Medical Journal, 2023)
Background: Spinal cord injuries typically result in a range of negative health outcomes and health states, which impacts overall functioning, health and well-being. It remains important to establish the prevalence (burden) ...
Research on high quality health care needs to move beyond what to how
(The Lancet Global Health, 2023)
Background: Health system quality has received much attention since The Lancet Global Health Commission on high quality health systems in 2018, which proposed new ways to define, measure, and improve the performance of ...
Policymakers’ perspectives towards developing a guideline to inform policy on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A qualitative study
(MDPI, 2019)
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) has a high prevalence in South Africa, especially
among the poor socioeconomic communities. However, there is no specific policy to address FASD.
Using a qualitative study design, ...
An evaluation of a low-intensity cognitive behavioral therapy mhealth-supported intervention to reduce loneliness in older people
(MDPI, 2019)
There is a high prevalence of loneliness among older people, especially in residential care
settings. Loneliness is often accompanied by maladaptive cognitions which can a ect the maintenance
and establishment of meaningful ...
Comparative analysis of essential medicines for cardiovascular diseases in countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
(World Health Organization, 2018)
Adequate access to essential medicines for cardiovascular disease is necessary to address the high
cardiovascular disease burden in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). ...
Championing mental health at work: Emerging practice from innovative projects in the UK
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
This paper examines the value of participatory approaches
within interventions aimed at promoting mental health
and wellbeing in the workplace. Specifically the paper
explores data from the thematic evaluation of the ...
Validity and utility of instruments for screening of depression in women attending antenatal clinics in Blantyre district in Malawi
(AOSIS, 2018)
Screening instruments should be brief, valid and easy to use if they are to be useful in a busy antenatal clinic in
low-resource settings. A short instrument can be used in a busy antenatal clinic in combination with a ...
Towards universal health coverage: What are the system requirements for effective large-scale community health worker programmes?
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)
Against the background of efforts to strengthen health
systems for universal health coverage and health equity,
many African countries have been relying on lay members
of the community, often referred to as community ...
Protective effects of asiatic acid in a spontaneous type 2 diabetic mouse model
(Spandidos Publications, 2017)
Asiatic acid (AA) has been demonstrated to exhibit anti‑diabetic activity. However, the mechanisms and underlying signaling pathways remain to be elucidated. The present study was performed to confirm the protective effect ...