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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 ...
Systematic review of health data quality management and best practices at community and district levels in low and middle income countries
(Sage, 2013)
Research findings have reported lack of reliable health data and poor management for district health information systems in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). This paper aims to review the literature on problems with ...
Resource tiered reviews – a provisional reporting checklist
(Elsevier, 2014)
AFJEM is committed to publishing review articles that will benefit acute care providers, independent of the resources available to them. As a result we have compiled a checklist aimed specifically at best evidence in the ...
Role analysis of the nurse/midwives in the health services in Sub-Saharan Africa.
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013)
AIM : The aim of this paper is to describe the actual current roles and tasks of nurses in Sub-
Saharan African health services. BACKGROUND:
The current roles of nurses and midwives in the African region of the World ...
Student evaluation of a Clinical Self-Study Laboratory
(Elsevier, 2007)
INTRODUCTION: Being clinically competent is an essential component of any nursing
curricula to ensure that on completion the nursing graduates are able to practice
safely and effectively as a nurse. Clinical Self-Study ...
Research in lower middle income countries – recommendations for a national mental health research agenda in South Africa.
(2012)
In the current mental health environment in South Africa, the development of a relevant mental health research agenda poses several challenges. This paper provides a brief overview of the current state of published research ...
Informal mobile learning in nurse education and practice in remote areas-a case study from rural South Africa
(Elsevier, 2014)
BACKGROUND: With the proliferation of portable digital technology, mobile learning is becoming increasingly popular in nursing education and practice. Most of the research in this field has been concentrated on small-scale ...