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An exploratory factor analysis into the applicability of the Spirituality Care-Giving Scale, the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale and the Spirituality in Occupational Therapy Scale to the South African context
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2016)
Spirituality and spiritual care are both considered as important elements of health sciences education; however, limited research has
been conducted with occupational therapy students using spirituality scales. Therefore, ...
Teaching spirituality and spiritual care in health sciences education: A systematic review
(AFAHPER-SD, 2016)
Teaching spirituality and spiritual care in health sciences education has been identified as a need to enhance holistic care. However, educators seemed to be unprepared and have insufficient knowledge about how to include ...
Association between knowledge of child development and parenting: a systematic review
(Bentham Open, 2016)
BACKGROUND:
Parents who understand early child development are better informed on how to respond to children’s needs. They are also in a better
position to identify developmental delays as opposed to a parent with less ...
Adolescent goals and aspirations in search of psychological well-being: from the perspective of self-determination theory
(SAGE Publications, 2016)
According to self-determination theory, an individual’s goal content and the processes involved in goal setting often represent the status of the individual’s mental health and well-being. When examining the importance ...
Family structure and functioning: Influences on adolescents psychological needs, goals and aspirations in a South African setting
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
This study aimed to determine the effects of family structure and functioning on basic psychological need fulfilment,
life goals and aspirations of adolescents in a South African setting. Participants were 457 adolescent ...
Community-university partnership to enhance wellbeing of families: factors that sustain it
(Unisa Press, 2016)
Universities have a civic responsibility to engage with communities to capacitate and develop for the purpose of health and wellbeing. Although service learning serves part of this purpose, there is an additional requirement ...
Reflection on an interprofessional community-based participatory research project
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
BACKGROUND. A collaborative interprofessional research project that involved community members was beneficial to community development.
OBJECTIVE. To draw upon the experiences of academics relating to their involvement ...
Facilitating community-based interprofessional education and collaborative practice in a health sciences faculty: Student perceptions and experiences
(African Journal of Health Professions Education, 2016-08-01)
BACKGROUND. Interprofessional education (IPE) aims at facilitating the collaborative practice of healthcare professionals. However, students have varied
experiences with IPE and the collaborative practice initiatives ...
Hookah use: Could Families be a risk factor for future addiction?
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
Research indicates that smoking a hookah has health and addiction risks. In substance abuse
research the family is often a protective factor in reducing youth substance use. However, this may not be the case for smoking ...
A cross-sectional descriptive study of occupational therapy students’ perceptions and attitudes towards spirituality and spiritual care in occupational therapy education
(Springer, 2016)
Spirituality and spiritual care both have received increased attention over the course of this past decade from different disciplines. However, for many years, in the occupational therapy profession, the importance of ...