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District facility managers’ perspectives of mental health information processing and utilisation at primary care level in the Western Cape
(AFAHPER-SD, 2014)
District health facility managers play a significant role in provision of primary health care (PHC) services, particularly in integration of mental health services into the PHC level and developing a district health ...
Lessons from the evaluation of a public out-patient substance abuse treatment programme in the Western Cape
(Dept. of Social Work, Stellenbosch University, 2013)
Substance abuse is widely regarded as a major health and social problem in South Africa, and particularly in the Western Cape (Corrigall, Ward, Stinson, Struthers, Frantz, Lund, Flisher & Joska, 2007; Myers, Fakier & Louw, ...
Prevention of hypertension and diabetes in an urban setting in South Africa: Participatory action research with community health workers
(International Society on Hypertension in Blacks, 2007)
The project aimed to identify factors that contribute to hypertension and diabetes and to
design and implement appropriate local interventions
to prevent these non-communicable
diseases and promote healthy lifestyles.
This ...
A service user perspective informing the role of occupational therapy in school transition practice for high school learners with TBI
(Wiley/Hindawi, 2019-08)
Background. In the South African context, there are no specific guidelines regarding how to prepare and support adolescents for the transition from a health care to a high school setting post TBI. This raises questions ...
Socio-technical approach to community health: designing and developing a mobile care data application for home-based healthcare, in South Africa
(CCIRDT, 2013)
The aim of this report is to describe the design and development considerations related to a mobile home-based healthcare application for care givers in a community in the Western Cape, South Africa. In order to do this ...
Intimate partner violence amongst undergraduate nursing students
(Unisa press, 2014)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is reported to be rife among the student population at
tertiary institutions and the general population. Yet the abuse is under diagnosed by nurses
in health care settings. Research ...
Emerging from the Shadows: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Facing Community Health Workers in Western Cape, South Africa
(MDPI, 2020)
Community health workers (CHWs) have been identified as a key component of the health workforce in South Africa. However, the efficacy of CHW programs continues to be limited by a poor understanding of facilitators and ...
Satisfaction with quality of healthcare at primary healthcare settings: Perspectives of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)
Measuring client satisfaction is part of the quality assurance process and has
become an integral part of healthcare management strategies globally. It is essential for
improvement of amenities in healthcare facilities
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 ...
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 ...