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Technology-assisted communication in older persons in a residential care facility in South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2017)
Relocation to residential care facilities by older persons (60þ) can decrease their social connectedness with their primary networks. The purpose of the study was to identify the use and acceptance of technology-assisted ...
Learning styles among nursing students, the implications for higher education institutions: A systematic review
(Unisa Press, 2014)
Understanding the learning styles of nursing students has been highlighted as an area in
the scholarship of teaching that needs attention. The aim of this review was to determine
the common learning styles of nursing ...
Effects of strength-training trials for children and adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy: a systematic review
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the effects of strength-training on lower limb muscles and motor activity among children and
adolescents with spastic Cerebral Palsy.
METHODS:
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The use of low-cost simulation in a resource-constrained teaching environment
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2017)
BACKGROUND. To improve the management of chest trauma at the University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana, we incorporated simulation into a theorybased
chest trauma module by developing procedural guides, checklists and ...
An exploration of the family resilience needs of a rural community in South Africa: a sequential explanatory mixed methodological study design
(Springer Verlag, 2017)
The aim of the study is to identify and explore
family resilience needs in a rural community in the West
Coast region of South Africa. An explanatory mixed methodological
sequential design was implemented. Firstly, ...
Healthcare workers’ beliefs, motivations and behaviours affecting adequate provision of sexual and reproductive healthcare services to adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative study
(BioMed Central, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Adolescents’ sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) needs have been prioritized globally, and they
have the rights to access and utilize SRH services for their needs. However, adolescents under-utilize SRH ...
The effect of occupationally-related low back pain on functional activities among male manual workers in a construction company in Cape Town, South Africa
(The South African Society of Occupational Medicine, 2012)
This study determined the prevalence as well as the effect of occupationally-related low back pain on the functional
activities of workers in a construction company in Cape Town. A cross-sectional, descriptive survey ...
Students’ views of learning about an interprofessional world café method
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
BACKGROUND. Interprofessional education (IPE) and practice were conceived as a means to improve quality of care by bringing together the health and
social professions to learn and work collaboratively in teams. This ...
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 ...
Preadolescent psychological well-being: determining the association with maternal psychological control and family environment
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
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The family and parents could either provide protective factors or initiate vulnerability for children who are
exposed to a high-risk environment such as crime in a ...