Browsing Research Publications by Author "Chipps, Jennifer"
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Acceptability and feasibility of a screening protocol for antenatal depression (SPADe) in Blantyre District, Malawi
Chorwe‑Sungani, Genesis; Mwagomba, Modesta; Chipps, Jennifer (BMC, 2022)Depression is one of the most common perinatal mental health problems that afect pregnant women. Antenatal depression can adversely afect the well-being of the pregnant woman and her foetus. Depression is rarely detected ... -
Admission rates as an indicator of the prevalence of severe asthma in the community
Jalaludin, Bin; Chey, Tien; Holmwood, Marvin; Chipps, Jennifer; Hanson, Ralph; Corbett, Stephen; Leeder, Stephen (Wiley, 1998)BACKGROUND: A reliable indicator of the prevalence of severe asthma in the community is needed to monitor population-based asthma control strategies. We examined the potential use of asthma admissions to hospital as such ... -
Depression in older adults: prevalence and risk factors in a primary health care sample
Padayachey, U.; Ramlall, Suvira; Chipps, Jennifer (MedPharm Publications, NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited, 2017)BACKGROUND: Depression in the geriatric population has been identified as a significant problem in view of the associated negative outcomes regarding poor functioning, increased perception of poor health and increased ... -
Depressive symptoms in community-dwelling persons aged≥60 years in Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal
Chipps, Jennifer; Narainsamy, Jayalakshmi; Cassim, Bilkish (AOSIS Publishing, 2015)BACKGROUND. Physical and psychological ailments increase with age; while the physical ailments are well documented, mental health issues have received less attention. OBJECTIVE. To determine the prevalence of depressive ... -
Developing telepsychiatry services in KwaZulu-Natal - an action research study
Chipps, Jennifer; Ramlall, Suvira; Madigoe, Thebe; King, Howard; Mars, Maurice (OMICS Publishing Group, 2012)OBJECTIVE: In 2009, the Departments of Psychiatry and Telehealth of the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) initiated a three year project to develop telepsychiatry services in KwaZulu-Natal. This paper describes the ... -
Effectiveness and feasibility of telepsychiatry in resource constrained environments? A systematic review of the evidence
Chipps, Jennifer; Mars, Maurice (OMICS Publishing Group, 2012)OBJECTIVE: A review of systematic reviews of the effectiveness and feasibility of videoconference-based telepsychiatry services for resource constrained environments was conducted. Specifically with the aim of producing ... -
The effectiveness of cultural competence training for health professionals in community based rehabilitation: a systematic review of the literature.
Chipps, Jennifer; Brysiewicz, Petra; Simpson, Barbara (Wiley, 2008)Aims: To find and review studies in which investigators evaluated cultural-competence training in community-based rehabilitation settings; critique study methods, describe clinical outcomes, and make recommendations for ... -
An evaluation of a multidisciplinary patient centred type 2 diabetes self-management education programme in Edo State, Nigeria
Afemikhe, Juliana A.; Chipps, Jennifer (UNISA Press, 2015)Diabetes is on the increase globally, especially in African countries. Nigeria in particular has a high prevalence of diabetes type 2. There is evidence that improved type 2 diabetes outcomes are related to self-management ... -
Factors associated with increased Neonatal deaths at a Regional hospital in Namibia
Hatupopi, Saara K; Bimerew, Million S; Chipps, Jennifer (University of South Africa, 2020)The increased neonatal mortality rate in a regional hospital in Namibia is a concern. According to the 2013 records of the hospital, there were 333 neonatal deaths from 1 January to 31 December 2013. The aim of the study ... -
Fluid use in mountain bikers – self-reported practices.
Rose, S; Chipps, Jennifer; Peters, E (Health medical publishing group (HMPG), 2007)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES. Little is known of the fluid replacement habits of participants in mountain bike (MTB)endurance events. This survey set out to determine the current perceptions and practices of this group of ... -
Global and diverse evidence: challenges in application to lower middle income countries
Chipps, Jennifer; Brysiewicz, Petra (2012) -
Health education needs of first visit pregnant women in antenatal clinics in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Noncungu, Thabani M.; Chipps, Jennifer (Unisa Press, 2020)Health education is a key component of first antenatal visits. The aim of thisstudy was to describe the health education needs of pregnant women ontheir first visit toantenatal clinicsinKhayelitsha, South Africa.A ... -
Informal mobile learning in nurse education and practice in remote areas-a case study from rural South Africa
Pimmer, Christoph; Brysiewicz, Petra; Linxen, Sebastian; Walters, Fiona; Chipps, Jennifer; Gröhbiel, Urs (Elsevier, 2014)BACKGROUND: With the proliferation of portable digital technology, mobile learning is becoming increasingly popular in nursing education and practice. Most of the research in this field has been concentrated on small-scale ... -
Information-seeking in first visit pregnant women in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Noncungu, Thabani M.; Chipps, Jennifer (OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)The quality of the decisions made by women during pregnancy, especially their first visit, depends on their health needs, their health-seeking behaviour and the type of information available to them. Aim: This study describes ... -
Knowledge, beliefs and mental treatment seeking practices of Black African and Indian outpatients in Durban, South Africa
Oosthuizen, F.; Buthelezi, M.B.; Buthelezi, M.M.; Buthelezi, P.F.; Jeewa, S.; Munsami, S.; Simamane, B.C.; Singh, P.; Vaid, B.A.; Ramlall, Suvira; Chipps, Jennifer (African Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2015)Mental illness is a major contributor to the global burden of disease in the world. Patients’ knowledge of mental illness and their treatment options play an important role in the effectiveness of service delivery and ... -
Mapping the field of military nursing research 1990–2013: A bibliometric review
Chipps, Jennifer; Currie, Jane (Elsevier, 2015)BACKGROUND: Over the past 20 years, military forces worldwide have been engaged in a number of conflicts and humanitarian operations and the impact of this on the field of military nursing research is unknown. The aim ... -
Mental health legislation: does it protect the rights of people with mental health problems?
Simpson, Barbara; Chipps, Jennifer (SU LIS, 2012)The International Federation of Social Work places a concern with human rights and social justice at the core of its definition of social work. Social work values are based on “respect for the equality, dignity and worth ... -
The mental health outcomes and assessment training project: creating the foundations for improved quality of care
Chipps, Jennifer; Raphael, Beverley; Coombs, Tim (CSIRO, 2002)The NSW Mental Health Outcomes and Assessment Tools Training Project (MH-OAT) is a collaborative and consumer-centred project that aims to strengthen the assessment skills of the mental health care workforce. MH-OAT does ... -
Mild cognitive impairment and dementia in a heterogeneous elderly population: prevalence and risk profile
Ramlall, Suvira; Chipps, Jennifer; Pillay, Basil; Bhigjee, Ahmed (OMICS Publishing Group, 2013)OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic, clinical and risk profile of Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementia in a sample of elderly South Africans within a residential setting. METHOD: One hundred and forty participants ... -
A Model for Telepsychiatry for South Africa
Chipps, Jennifer; Ramlall, Suvira; Mars, Maurice (2012)The access of rural Mental Health Care Users in South Africa to specialist psychiatrists and quality mental health care is currently sub-optimal. Health professionals and planners working in psychiatry lack a well-defined ...