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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 ...
Location of community pharmacies and prevalence of oral conditions in the Western Cape Province
(Elsevier, 2013)
Community pharmacists are approached regularly for oral health advice; most commonly for
ulcers which could be indicative of oral cancer, HIV, and various systemic diseases. Community
pharmacists should know how to manage ...
Victimisation in the lives of lesbian-identified women in South Africa: implications for clinical assessment and treatment
(National Inquiry Services Centre, 2013)
Few clinical studies have examined victimisation in the lives of lesbian women in South Africa and whether there are
distinct implications for psychological treatment. This paper presents the assessment and treatment of ...
Perceptions of registered nurses in four state health insititutions on continuing formal education
(OASISOpenJournals, 2010)
This study investigated registered nurses in four selected state health institutions’
perceptions with regard to continuing formal education. The relevance of continuing
formal education is being emphasised globally by ...
Perceived childhood exposure to domestic violence: The risk for adult revictimisation
(UNISA, 2015)
The prevalence of domestic violence is described as pervasive with a majority of victims being
females and perpetrators being males. Often females who experienced domestic violence had
been previously exposed to family ...
An item and construct bias analysis of two language versions of a verbal analogies scale
(SAGE Publications, 2013)
The Woodcock Muñoz Language Survey is a test of cognitive academic language proficiency that has been adapted from English into Xhosa by a South African team of researchers. This study was primarily concerned with the ...
Using mobile phones and social media to facilitate education and support for rural health midwives in South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Empirical studies show the value of mobile phones as effective educational tools to support learning in the nursing profession, predominantly in high income countries.
PROBLEM STATEMENT: The rapidly increasing ...
Social capital and mental wellbeing of older people residing in a residential care facility in Durban, South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)
INTRODUCTION: Global increases in life expectancy are expected to continue, with accompanying physical and mental wellbeing challenges specifically for older people living in residential care settings.
OBJECTIVE: The aim ...
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 ...