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Clients' perceptions of an occupational therapy intervention at a substance use rehabilitation centre in the Western Cape
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa (OTASA), 2015)Substance use among adolescents is a significant health and social problem and affects occupational performance. While occupational therapy interventions are available at substance use rehabilitation centres in the Western ... -
Forced sexual experiences and sexual situation self-efficacy among South African youth
(Wiley, 2015)Nearly 20% of South African youth experience forced or coerced sexual intercourse. Understanding the factors associated with forced sex is important for informing prevention programs aimed at reducing sexual violence and ... -
Not STRAIGHT forward for homosexuals: A look at the lived experiences of homosexual men, living in Cape Town, with regard to their worker roles.
(IOS, 2015)The South African constitution protects the rights of gays; however in the workplace gays experience discrimination and marginalization. As a result of marginalization they struggle to reach their potential regarding career ... -
The use of Danielson’s framework in developing a new fieldwork training setting for 3rd year occupational therapy students from the University of the Western Cape
(The Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2015)Charlotte Danielson developed a framework for teaching to assist novice educators. Her framework considers four domains, namely Planning and Preparation, The Classroom Environment, Instruction and finally Professional ... -
Exploring occupational therapy graduates’ conceptualisations of occupational justice in practice: Curriculum implications
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)BACKGROUND. The concept of occupational justice was derived from a social justice perspective in response to a renewed commitment by the occupational therapy profession to address the occupational needs of individuals, ... -
An exploratory factor analysis into the applicability of the Spirituality Care-Giving Scale, the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale and the Spirituality in Occupational Therapy Scale to the South African context
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2016)Spirituality and spiritual care are both considered as important elements of health sciences education; however, limited research has been conducted with occupational therapy students using spirituality scales. Therefore, ... -
Teaching spirituality and spiritual care in health sciences education: A systematic review
(AFAHPER-SD, 2016)Teaching spirituality and spiritual care in health sciences education has been identified as a need to enhance holistic care. However, educators seemed to be unprepared and have insufficient knowledge about how to include ... -
A cross-sectional descriptive study of occupational therapy students’ perceptions and attitudes towards spirituality and spiritual care in occupational therapy education
(Springer, 2016)Spirituality and spiritual care both have received increased attention over the course of this past decade from different disciplines. However, for many years, in the occupational therapy profession, the importance of ... -
Perceived parental control, restructuring ability, and leisure motivation: A cross-cultural comparison
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Leisure is viewedworldwide as an important developmental context for adolescents. As leisure research and programs are shared across nations, it is crucial to examine the cultural equivalence of leisure-related constructs and ... -
The state of methamphetamine ('tik') use among youth in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2016)BACKGROUND Methamphetamine use among youth in the Western Cape Province of South Africa has increased at alarming rates over the past decade. Although current estimates of youth use exist, they range from 2% to 12%. OBJECTIVES ... -
Meaning and purpose in the occupations of gang-involved young men in Cape Town
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa (OTASA), 2016)INTRODUCTION: Involvement in gangs negatively influences the lives of many young men living in Cape Town, South Africa. There is a need to better understand young men's motives and reasons for belonging to gangs as efforts ... -
Trajectories of adolescent substance use development and the influence of healthy leisure: a growth mixture modeling approach
(Elsevier, 2016)Considerable heterogeneity exists in adolescent substance use development. To most effectively prevent use, distinct trajectories of use must be identified as well as differential associations with predictors of use, ... -
Validity and reliability of the South African health promoting schools monitoring questionnaire
(Oxford University Press, 2016)Health promoting schools, as conceptualised by the World Health Organisation, have been developed in many countries to facilitate the health-education link. In 1994, the concept of health promoting schools was introduced ... -
Client confidentiality: Perspectives of students in a healthcare training programme
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2016)BACKGROUND. Confidentiality is an important ethical principle for all health professionals and also has a legal bearing on duty. One of the most difficult issues health professionals face in their daily fieldwork practice ... -
Perceived parental control, restructuring ability, and leisure motivation: a cross-cultural comparison
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Leisure is viewed worldwide as an important developmental context for adolescents. As leisure research and programs are shared across nations, it is crucial to examine the cultural equivalence of leisure-related constructs ... -
Predicting secondary school dropout among South African adolescents: A survival analysis approach
(Education Association of South Africa, 2017)Education is one of the strongest predictors of health worldwide. In South Africa, school dropout is a crisis where by Grade 12, only 52% of the age appropriate population remain enrolled. Survival analysis was used to ... -
The use of the Model of Occupational Self Efficacy in improving the cognitive functioning of individuals with brain injury: A pre- and post-intervention study
(IOS Press, 2017)BACKGROUND: Individuals diagnosed with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) often experience major limitations in returning to work despite participating in rehabilitation programmes. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to ... -
“The pen is a powerful weapon; it can make you change”: The value of using reflective writing with adolescents
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)INTRODUCTION: Adolescent programmes have been criticised for implementing activities but not allowing opportunities for reflection. One way that reflection can be facilitated is through writing. This paper describes the ... -
Occupational therapy graduates’ reflections on their ability to cope with primary healthcare and rural practice during community service
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)BACKGROUND: Occupational therapy graduates are expected to deliver service in public health facilities using a primary healthcare approach (PHC) during their community service year. There is limited literature available ... -
Occupation-based practice in a tertiary hospital setting: occupational therapists’ perceptions and experiences
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2017)Occupation-based practice is an important feature of occupational therapy. There is however limited research regarding occupational therapists’ experiences with occupation-based practice. This study aimed to explore ...