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Mental healthcare providers’ attitudes towards the adoption of evidence-based practice in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in South Africa
(SAGE Publications, 2016)South African society is characterised by a high prevalence of exposure to traumatic events that can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder. In treating post-traumatic stress disorder, mental healthcare providers are tasked ... -
Mentoring and coaching in promoting publications in the Department of Physiotherapy at a local university in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2010)A growing shift towards research and evidence based practice in academia is associated with requirements to disseminate research results in the form of publication in peer reviewed journals. Mentoring has been identified ... -
Methodological challenges in researching activism in action: civil society engagement towards health for all
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Civil society engagement around health care and population health improvement is an important driver towards Health for All. Research can improve the effectiveness of health activism by examining the resources, structures ... -
Methodological gaps and opportunities for studying multisectoral collaboration for health in low- and middle-income countries
(Oxford Academic, 2019)The current body of research into multisectoral collaborations (MSCs) for health raises more questions than it answers, both in terms of how to implement MSCs and how to study them. This article reflects on current ... -
Mild cognitive impairment and dementia in a heterogeneous elderly population: prevalence and risk profile
(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 ... -
Mindfulness in nursing students: The five facet mindfulness questionnaire in samples of nursing students in China, the Philippines, and South Africa
(Wiley, 2017)Mindfulness as a clinical strategy for helping manage physical and psychological symptoms is gathering an impressive evidence base. It is also being embraced widely for personal and professional development. As a therapeutic ... -
Missed opportunities for participation in prevention of mother to child transmission programmes: Simplicity of nevirapine does not necessarily lead to optimal uptake, a qualitative study
(BioMed Central, 2007)Background: The objective of this study was to examine missed opportunities for participation in a prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme in three sites in South Africa. A rapid anthropological ... -
Missing medical records: an obstacle to archival survey-research in a rural community in South Africa
(Unisa Press, 2013)Keeping good quality medical records is an essential yet often neglected part of a health-care practitioner’s workload. In South Africa, by law all health care facilities are required to retain medical records for a ... -
Mission hospital responses to challenges and implications for their future role in India's health system
(Health for All Nations, 2020)India's health system is currently experiencing rapid change. Achieving India's aspirations for improved population health and universal health coverage will require the contribution of all health providers; public, ... -
Mistreatment of newborns after childbirth in health facilities in Nepal: Results from a prospective cohort observational study
(Public Library of Science, 2021)Background Patient experience of care reflects the quality of health care in health facilities. While there are multiple studies documenting abuse and disrespect to women during childbirth, there is limited evidence on the ... -
A mixed methods evaluation of the largescale implementation of a school- and community-based parenting program to reduce violence against children in Tanzania: a study protocol
(Springer Nature, 2021)Despite the rapid dissemination of parenting programs aiming to reduce and prevent violence against children (VAC) worldwide, there is limited knowledge about and evidence of the implementation of these programs at scale. ... -
A mobile school-based HCT service – is it youth friendly?
(Taylor & Francis Open, 2016)BACKGROUND: Despite an increase in HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT), few young people have been tested. It has been suggested that they do not test because formal health services (where HCT is provided) are often not ... -
A model for community physiotherapy from the perspective of newly graduated physiotherapists as a guide to curriculum revision
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2013)Background. Limitations in physiotherapy curricula have been reported. Work-based experiences, especially during compulsory community service, could inform curricula. Objective. To develop a model of community service ... -
A Model for Telepsychiatry for South Africa
(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 ... -
A model of emotional support for student nurses working in mental health settings in the Western Cape, South Africa : a methodological perspective
(UNISA Press, 2015)The mental health care environment is a stressful environment, especially among student nurses. The purpose of the study was to develop a model of emotional support for student nurses working in the mental health ... -
A model of emotional support for student nurses working in mental health settings in the Western Cape, South Africa: A methodological perspective
(UNISA Press, 2015)The mental health care environment is a stressful environment, especially among student nurses. The purpose of the study was to develop a model of emotional support for student nurses working in the mental health care ... -
A model to understand HIV-related stigma and the psychosocial well-being of children orphaned by AIDS: a theory generative approach
(Taylor & Francis Open Access, 2021)HIV-related stigma has negatively impacted the psychosocial well-being of children who have been orphaned by AIDS-related causes. Response to reducing stigma and ensuring child wellbeing is hindered by the limited ... -
A modified Delphi study towards developing a guideline to inform policy on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in South Africa: a study protocol
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018)INTRODUCTION Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy can result in mental and physical birth defects in individuals. These birth defects are usually described as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). With ... -
The modular socket system in a rural setting in Indonesia
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2018)Background: Prosthetic services are inaccessible to people living in rural areas. Systems like the modular socket system have the potential to be fabricated outside of the prosthetic workshop. Objectives: This study ... -
Monitoring and benchmarking government policies and actions to improve the healthiness of food environment Policy Index
(John Wiley & Sons, 2013)Government action is essential to increase the healthiness of food environments and reduce obesity, diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and their related inequalities. This paper proposes a monitoring framework ...