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Professional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observation units
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)Professional quality of life amongst nurses in psychiatric observations units may be affected by working conditions such as an overflow of mental health care users (MHCUs), a shortage of nurses, lack of specialised staff ... -
Professionalism – A case for medical education to honour the societal contract
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)BACKGROUND: This study explores the concept of professionalism from the vantage point of a cohort of students as well as professionally qualified and practising occupational therapists. With the changes health care delivery ... -
Profile of coronary heart disease risk factors in first-year university students
(LAM Publications Limited, 2013)There is substantial evidence that coronary heart disease risk factors are present in people of all ages. The extent to which the problem exists in university students in South Africa has not been confirmed in the literature ... -
A profile of social isolation and the influence of demographics in older persons living in residential care, Durban, South Africa
(International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 2020-12-02)Introduction: Residential care settings have shown high social isolation rates with incumbent risks necessitating measurement to formulate health promotion policies. Objective: To measure social isolation levels in older ... -
Profiles of adolescent leisure motivation and substance use in the HealthWise South Africa research trial: a person-centered approach
(Routledge, 2018)Engaging in intrinsically motivated behaviors, both within and outside of the leisure context, is associated with well-being. However, individuals can be driven by multiple types of motivation simultaneously, and the ... -
Program assessment of efforts to improve the quality of postpartum counselling in health centers in Morogoro region, Tanzania
(BioMed Central, 2018)BACKGROUND: The postpartum period represents a critical window where many maternal and child deaths occur. We assess the quality of postpartum care (PPC) as well as efforts to improve service delivery through additional training ... -
Program sustainability post PEPFAR direct service support in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2021)Public health practitioners have little guidance around how to plan for the sustainability of donor sponsored programs after the donor withdraws. The literature is broad and provides no consensus on a definition of ... -
Progress in the establishment of ward based outreach teams: experiences in the North West Province
(Health Systems Trust, 2013)This chapter briefly describes the implementation of the Ward-based Outreach Teams (WBOTs) in the North West Province. The authors then highlight some of the findings of a rapid assessment of provincial and district ... -
Project Last Mile and the development of the Girl Champ brand in eSwatini: Engaging the private sector to promote uptake of health services among adolescent girls and young women
(Taylor & Francis Open Access, 2021)In eSwatini and across sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are at significantly higher risk of HIV infection and poorer sexual and reproductive health (SRH) than their male counterparts. AGYW ... -
Promoters and inhibitors of treatment adherence among HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in Ghana: Narratives from an underserved population
(Public Library of Science, 2020)Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is essential to achieving an improved cluster of differentiation-4 (CD4) count, viral load, and quality of life while preventing drug resistance. Medication adherence among people ... -
Promoting awareness of the role of the district clinical specialist team in the Amathole District, South Africa: A valuable specialty in improving healthcare access and quality
(Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022)Introduction: This study explored the understanding of healthcare professionals on the role of the District Clinical Specialist Team (DCST) and how the team works together with the district personnel at different management ... -
Promoting Physical Activity and Exercise in Daily Practice: Current Practices, Barriers, and Training Needs of Physiotherapists in Eastern Nigeria
(University of Toronto Press, 2015)PURPOSE: To investigate current practices, barriers, and training needs for the promotion of physical activity (PA) in physiotherapy practices in eastern Nigeria. METHODS: A total of 141 fully licensed physiotherapists in ... -
Promoting well-being in the face of a pandemic: The role of sense of coherence and ego-resilience in the relationship between psychological distress and life satisfaction
(SAGE Publications, 2022)COVID-19 has impacted negatively on the lives and academic activities of university students. This has contributed to increasing levels of psychological distress among this population group. Intrinsic and contextual ... -
Promoting well-being in the face of a pandemic: The role of sense of coherence and ego-resilience in the relationship between psychological distress and life satisfaction
(SAGE Publications, 2023)COVID-19 has impacted negatively on the lives and academic activities of university students. This has contributed to increasing levels of psychological distress among this population group. Intrinsic and contextual ... -
Promoting well-being in the face of a pandemic: the role of sense of coherence and ego-resilience in the relationship between psychological distress and life satisfaction
(SAGE Publications Inc, 2023)COVID-19 has impacted negatively on the lives and academic activities of university students. This has contributed to increasing levels of psychological distress among this population group. Intrinsic and contextual factors ... -
Promotion of healthy nutrition in clinical practice: A cross-sectional survey of practices and barriers among physiotherapists in southeast Nigeria
(Hong Kong Physiotherapy, 2016)BACKGROUND: Healthy diet counselling is an important concept in health promotion. Physiotherapists are well positioned to initiate or support healthy nutrition in addition to physical activity counselling, in routine ... -
A proposed approach to monitor private-sector policies and practices related to food environments, obesity and non-communicable disease prevention
(Wiley, 2013)Private-sector organizations play a critical role in shaping the food environments of individuals and populations. However, there is currently very limited independent monitoring of private-sector actions related to food ... -
Prospective associations between bullying victimisation, internalised stigma, and mental health in South African adolescents living with HIV
(Elsevier, 2020)Background: Adolescents living with HIV may be at elevated risk of psychological problems, which are correlated with negative health outcomes. In cross-sectional research with HIV-affected adolescents, bullying victimisation ... -
Prospective associations between bullying victimisation, internalised stigma, and mental health in South African adolescents living with HIV
(Journal of Affective Disorders, 2020)Adolescents living with HIV may be at elevated risk of psychological problems, which are correlated with negative health outcomes. In cross-sectional research with HIV-affected adolescents, bullying victimisation and ... -
A prospective study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of vitamin E and levocarnitine prophylaxis against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in adult breast cancer patients
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2023)Background: Doxorubicin induces acute and chronic cardiotoxicity. This study is aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of vitamin E and levocarnitine (EL) as cardioprotective agents against acute doxorubicin cardiotoxicity ...