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Prevalence of secondary health conditions and mental status in persons with long-term spinal cord injury in South Africa: Comparison between public and private healthcare sectors
(South African Medical Journal, 2023)Background: Spinal cord injuries typically result in a range of negative health outcomes and health states, which impacts overall functioning, health and well-being. It remains important to establish the prevalence (burden) ... -
The role of environmental factors on health conditions, general health and quality of life in persons with spinal cord injuries in South Africa
(MDPI, 2023)The objective was to describe the individual items of the environmental factors and to investigate the relationship between the environmental factors to health conditions, general health and quality of life in people ... -
Characteristics and outcomes of gunshot-acquired spinal cord injury in South Africa
(South African Medical Association, 2017)Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) caused by assault present a unique challenge facing the healthcare system, in that very little is known about how these injuries manifest compared with other causes of injury. Understanding the ... -
Towards an interprofessional competency-based model in South Africa: A Delphi study
(PubMed, 2022)Background: The overall objective of any health professional curriculum is to ensure that the knowledge, skills and attitudes of the students are influenced by the curriculum and to instil these attributes into the students, ... -
Adapting the learning environment of a first year interprofessional module towards collaborative-ready graduates
(Nurse Education Today, 2022)Background: There has been a global call for a more collaborative workforce to combat the complex healthcare challenges experienced in societies. As a result, health professions education has amended their curricula to ... -
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 ... -
Institutional policies, practices and initiatives impacting research productivity: The strengthening of collaboration, leadership and professionalism in research management in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and European Union (EU) higher education institutions (storm)
(Society of Research Administrators International, 2022)Research productivity and research excellence are elements essential to the creation of a conducive research environment, in which research publications, research dissemination, and research utilization, are key in ... -
Factors influencing employment among people with spinal cord injury in South Africa
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2022)Theunemploymentratepostspinalcordinjury(SCI)in SouthAfricais highwithlimitedknow-ledgeof environmentalfactorsoutsidethehealthservices,especiallyin an unevenlydevelopedresourcesettinglikeSouthAfrica,affectingtheemploymentratein ... -
Using video to learn practical techniques in physiotherapy education
(South African Medical Association, 2020)The traditional approach to developing practical skills in physiotherapy education presents several challenges. Because of larger class sizes, it is difficult for all students to see clearly what is being demonstrated, ... -
What clinical competencies do we expect from physiotherapy students at the University of the Western Cape?
(Aosis, 1998)The purpose o f this study is to identify the clinical competencies that are expected o f physiotherapy students at the University o f the Western Cape. A list o fte n categories o f clinical competencies was first ... -
Scoping review of acute stroke care management and rehabilitation in low and middle-income countries
(BMC, 2019)Stroke is a major public health concern, affecting millions of people worldwide. Care of the condition however, remain inconsistent in developing countries. The purpose of this scoping review was to document evidence of ... -
Knowledge about modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases adults living with HIV in Rwanda
(African health science, 2019)Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are of international public health concern. Of more concern are people living with HIV (PLHIV), who have the increased risk of developing NCDs, such as hypertension, stroke and diabetes. ... -
Knowledge about modifiable risk factors for non-communicable diseases adults living with HIV in Rwanda
(African journals online (AJOL), 2019)Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are of international public health concern. Of more concern are people living with HIV (PLHIV), who have the increased risk of developing NCDs, such as hypertension, stroke and diabetes. -
The structure, processes, and outcomes of stroke rehabilitation in Ghana: A study protocol
(Frontiers Media, 2022)Conventional and complementary treatments are often used in rehabilitation for persons with stroke. The conventional treatment makes use of medications, physiotherapy, occupational, speech, and diet therapies, while the ... -
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 ... -
Challenges experienced by community health workers and their motivation to attend a self-management programme
(AOSIS, 2022)Community health workers (CHWs) are change agents expected to assist in decreasing the global burden of disease in the communities they serve. However, they themselves have health risk behaviours, which predispose them ... -
Institutional culture and academic career progression: Perceptions and experiences of academic staf
(AOSIS (pty) Ltd, 2021-09-17)Orientation: The South African higher education system is highly dependent on institutional cultures to enable the progression of academics with the aim to unlock the research potential of the country. Institutional cultures ... -
Perceptions, attitudes and understanding of health professionals of interprofessional practice at a selected community health centre
(AOSIS, 2021)Despite being identified as a solution to the challenges related to healthcare service delivery, the incorporation of interprofessional practice (IPP) into clinical practice has been limited. To implement an interprofessional ... -
Assessment of risk factors for Non-Communicable diseases among a cohort of community health workers in Western Cape, South Africa
(The College of Medicine and the Medical Association of Malawi, 2021-09)Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been identified as the key health professionals to drive the agenda of the prevention of health risk behaviours, linked to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in South Africa. They ... -
Stroke in Africa: Profile, progress, prospects and priorities
(Spring Nature Limited, 2021)Stroke is a leading cause of disability, dementia, and death worldwide. Approximately 70% of deaths from stroke and 87% of stroke-related disabilities occur in low-income and middle-income countries. At the turn of the ...
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