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Changing the game — can a sport-based youth development programme generate a positive social return on investment?
(UNISA Press, 2017)
This study examines a sport for development and peace intervention initiated by grassroot Soccer South Africa that promotes youth employability and leadership. A results-based management approach and a social return on ...
Accuracy of clinical neurological examination in diagnosing lumbo-sacral radiculopathy: a systematic literature review
(BMC, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Lumbar radiculopathy remains a clinical challenge among primary care clinicians in both assessment
and diagnosis. This often leads to misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment of patients resulting in poor ...
A qualitative study of the challenges of providing pre-prosthetic rehabilitation in rural South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2017)
BACKGROUND: There is a known shortage of rehabilitation staff in rural settings and a sharp increase in the number of lower limb amputations being performed. A lack of adequate pre-prosthetic rehabilitation will result in ...
How should universities play the game? Role of the academic sector in sport for development and peace in South Africa
(North-West University, 2017)
Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) refers to the use of sport to promote varied outcomes on and beyond the playing field. It encompasses a range of initiatives and stakeholders including multilateral agencies, governments ...
Structured feedback on students’ concept maps: the proverbial path to learning?
(BMC, 2017)
BACKGROUND: Good conceptual knowledge is an essential requirement for health professions students, in that they
are required to apply concepts learned in the classroom to a variety of different contexts. However, the use ...
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 ...
Ownership and attitudes towards technology use in physiotherapy students from seven countries
(Elsevier, 2017)
PURPOSE: To assess differences in prerequisites to blended learning such as technology use and Internet access in an international sample of physiotherapy students from Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Luxembourg, Sudan, ...
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 ...
Incidence, aetiology and injury characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury in Stockholm, Sweden: a prospective, population-based update
(Foundation for Rehabilitation Information, 2017)
OBJECTIVES: To update the incidence rate, aetiology
and injury characteristics of acutely-injured adults
with traumatic spinal cord injury in Stockholm, Sweden,
using international standards of reporting.
Study design: ...
Rehabilitation model to promote interprofessional practice at primary health care level in the Western Cape of South Africa
(AFAHPER-SD, 2017)
Rehabilitation services at primary health care level in South Africa are considered as essential
services for the disabled community. Currently there are challenges with implementation of
rehabilitation services at ...