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Physical activity and health promotion strategies among Physiotherapists in Rwanda
(African Health Sciences, 2013)
BACKGROUND: Physical inactivity has become a global health concern and is among the 10 leading causes of death and disability. Physiotherapists are in a position to combat inactivity and effectively promote physical activity ...
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 ...
Caregivers' satisfaction with physiotherapy services at a cerebral palsy clinic in Kampala, Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
INTRODUCTION: The evaluation of satisfaction with health care service provision is important when trying to
provide quality care. Satisfaction with service provision has been found to be related to the expectations prior ...
Common physical problems among the elderly in the Livingstone district in Zambia: opportunities for physiotherapists
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
INTRODUCTION: The study identified prevalent physical problems with regard to physiotherapy needs in elderly
people in the Livingstone District in Zambia.
OBJECTIVES: To identify the physiotherapy needs of common physical ...
Promoting Physical Activity and Exercise in Daily Practice: Current Practices, Barriers, and Training Needs of Physiotherapists in Eastern Nigeria
(University of Toronto Press, 2015)
PURPOSE: To investigate current practices, barriers, and training needs for the promotion of physical activity (PA) in physiotherapy practices in eastern Nigeria. METHODS: A total of 141 fully licensed physiotherapists in ...
Process of physiotherapy services of stroke patients treated at Ruhengeri Hospital in Rwanda: A four-year document review
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
BACKGROUND: Physiotherapy plays a major role in the rehabilitation of patients with stroke. The process of
physiotherapy management could influence the patient outcomes.
AIM: This study aimed to describe the process of ...
Knowledge of undergraduate physiotherapy students in the Western Cape regarding the correct administration of bronchodilators via metered dose inhalers
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
BACKGROUND: International studies have shown that there is a lack of practical and theoretical knowledge amongst
various health professionals regarding the correct administration of bronchodilators via metered dose inhalers ...
Barriers to utilisation of physiotherapy services among the elderly in the Livingstone district, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
AIM: The purpose of this study was to identify the barriers to utilisation of physiotherapy services among elderly people
in Zambia.
METHODS: By means of a convenience sampling technique, 200 elderly people, both males ...
Knowledge and attitudes of physiotherapy students towards obesity
(AOSIS, 2009)
Obesity has been recognised as a risk factor for non-communicable diseases, with more than one billion adults worldwide who are overweight, of which approximately 300 million are obese. Obesity puts an individual in danger ...
Injury surveillance in Taekwondo and Judo during physiotherapy coverage of the seventh All Africa Games
(AOSIS, 2001)
OBJECTIVE: To obtain data relating to the incidence of injuries s stained during taekwondo and judo competitions at the 7th All Africa Games.
Methods: Prospective recording of injuries sustained by athletes who sought ...