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Emerging from the shadows: Intrinsic and extrinsic factors facing community health workers in Western Cape, South Africa
(MDPI, 2020)Community health workers (CHWs) have been identified as a key component of the health workforce in South Africa. However, the efficacy of CHW programs continues to be limited by a poor understanding of facilitators and ... -
Employees' modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease: the case of an African university
(AFAHPER-SD, 2015)The importance of determining the prevalence of modifiable health risk behaviours among specific populations for effective preventive and therapeutic measures has been emphasized in literature. Worksites have been identified ... -
Enabling appropriate personnel skill-mix for progressive realization of equitable access to assistive technology
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Background and Methods: This paper reviews the current capacity of personnel in enabling access to assistive technology (AT) as well as the systems and processes within which they work, and was reviewed, discussed, and ... -
Epidemiology of soccer-related injuries among male high school players in Kigali, Rwanda
(LAM Publications Limited, 2012)Soccer in Rwandan high schools can expose players to the risk of injury warranting prevention programmes. The aim of this study was to determine the type, causes, severity and management of injuries among high school soccer ... -
Establishing accelerometer cut-points to classify walking speed in people post stroke
(MDPI, 2022)While accelerometers could be used to monitor important domains of walking in daily living (e.g., walking speed), the interpretation of accelerometer data often relies on validation studies performed with healthy ... -
Ethical considerations in using student data in an era of ‘big data’
(2015)Learning with technology enables the collection of data on students at a level unprecedented in face-to-face tuition and paper-based academic administration. Universities see the advantage in tracking students’ engagement ... -
Evaluation of a new clinical performance assessment tool: a reliability study
(AOSIS publishing, 2012)Clinical practice is an essential requirement of any graduate physiotherapy programme. For this purpose, valid and reliable assessment tools are paramount for the measurement of key competencies in the real-world setting. ... -
Exercise therapy education enriched through interprofessional teaching
(Wiley, 2021)Biokineticist and physiotherapy professional scopes of practice are explicit that they are both exercise therapists, meaning that they use exercise as a treatment modality. Despite these well-defined scopes of the ... -
Experiences of caregivers of stroke patients in Lusaka, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)INTRODUCTION: Stroke is a major cause of death and most survivors are left with residual disability and are dependent on others for essential care. OBJECTIVES: The objective of the present study was to determine the ... -
Experiences of lower limb prosthetic users in a rural setting in the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2018)BACKGROUND: Ambulation with a prosthesis is the ultimate goal of rehabilitation for a person with a major lower limb amputation. Due to challenges with prosthetic service delivery in rural settings, many patients with ... -
Experiences of persons with physical disabilities regarding rehabilitation services: a systematic review
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Rehabilitation has been found to improve the integration of persons with disabilities into the society. For rehabilitation to be effective, there is a need to seek patients' perceptions of the services rendered to ... -
An exploration of Learning styles amongst social work students.
(2017)Social work educators are faced with the challenge of ensuring that students from diverse backgrounds are fully equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills. However, to be effective social work educators, the educator ... -
Exploration of the experiences of persons in the traumatic spinal cord injury population in relation to chronic pain management
(MDPI, 2023)Chronic pain amongst individuals with traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) has high prevalence rates, with severe impact on the activities of daily living, mood, sleep and quality of life. This study aimed ... -
Exploring and curbing the effects of HIV/AIDS on elderly people in Uganda
(Faculty of Community and Health Sciences, University of the Western Cape, 2009)Introduction: This paper presents HIV/AIDS experiences of elderly persons in Uganda as revealed by an ongoing descriptive cross-sectional study covering eight districts, namely: Pallisa, Kampala, Jinja, Lira, Nebbi, Ntungamo, ... -
Exploring the characteristics of capable healthcare professionals
(South African Society of Physiotherapy, 2015)BACKGROUND: In order to negotiate complex clinical environments successfully, healthcare professionals must be more than competent – they must demonstrate an ability to adapt to dynamic situations and continually improve ... -
Exploring the key performance areas and assessment criteria for the evaluation of students' clinical performance: a Delphi study
(AOSIS Publishing, 2011)BACKGROUND: Evaluating students’ clinical performance is an integral part of the quality assurance in a physiotherapy curriculum, however, the objectivity during clinical examination have been questioned on numerous ... -
Exploring the subjective experiences of allied health professionals in their transition from clinical educators to academia: barriers and facilitators to successful transition
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013)Background: Currently, clinicians who move into academia may not have the necessary skills for this transition. Given that most health professionals are socialised into their professional roles as clinicians, the shift to ... -
Facilitating community-based interprofessional education and collaborative practice in a health sciences faculty: Student perceptions and experiences
(African Journal of Health Professions Education, 2016-08-01)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 ... -
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 ... -
Factors associated with injuries among first-division Rwandan female soccer players
(Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University, 2013)Background: Female soccer has grown tremendously in the last decade. Studies have suggested that female soccer players are more susceptible to injuries than their male counterparts, and their vulnerability is due mainly ...