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Peripheral neuropathy and quality of life of adults living with HIV/AIDS in the Rulindo district of Rwanda
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)
Although the life expectancy of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) has increased in the past years, they could experience secondary
illness such as peripheral neuropathy (PN). Therefore, they need to adapt to chronic ...
Sports for learners with physical disabilities in ordinary public primary schools in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation,Sport and Dance/LAM Publications Limited, 2011)
In the Western Cape, learners with physical disabilities are accepted into ordinary schools (a school that is not a special school) as a part of the inclusive education initiative. This article reports on a survey designed ...
The use of assisted performance within an online social network to develop reflective reasoning in undergraduate physiotherapy students
(Informa Healthcare, 2012)
Background: The development of practice knowledge is an important component of clinical education and reflective reasoning is known to play a role in its development. Online social networks may have some potential for ...
The use of a wiki to facilitate collaborative learning in a South African physiotherapy department
(South African Society of Physiotherapy, 2012)
The dominant form of teaching in higher education remains the lecture, even though evidence suggests that it alone is inadequate to facilitate the development of the higher order thinking skills required in clinical practice. ...
The influence of cultural beliefs on the utilisation of rehabilitation services in a rural South African context: therapists’ perspective
(AOSIS, 2015)
South Africa has a population of 51.8 million people of which 7.5% over the age of five has a disability according to the latest census data (Statistics South Africa 2014). This statistic on the national prevalence of ...
Facilitating community-based interprofessional education and collaborative practice in a health sciences faculty: student perceptions and experiences
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
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 ...
Using Google Drive to facilitate a blended approach to authentic learning
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013)
While technology has the potential to create opportunities for transformative learning in higher education, it is often used to merely reinforce didactic teaching that aims to control access to expert knowledge. Instead, ...
Beyond the lecture: Teaching for professional development
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
BACKGROUND. Clinical educators are being challenged to graduate students who can adapt to complex situations. Evidence suggests that one must go
beyond teaching students what to know and what to do, and help them learn ...
Randomised controlled trials in educational research: Ontological and epistemological limitations
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are a valued research method in evidence-based practice in medical and clinical settings because they are
associated with a particular ontological and epistemological perspective that ...
Barriers experienced by service providers and caregivers in clubfoot management in Kenya
(SAGE Publications, 2015)
Disability in childhood remains a challenge globally. Linked to this disability is an apparent increase in the prevalence of infants born with congenital clubfoot. Clubfoot can, however, be effectively managed but this ...