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A study of the effects of exercise therapy on the comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD).
(2019)Background: The literature suggests a high prevalence of comorbid ADHD and DCD in South Africa and worldwide. Specific figures of the suspected high prevalence are not available and the link between the two conditions are ... -
Rehabilitation service in the northern KwaZulu-Natal, uThungulu and service providers’ knowledge and attitudes towards public private partnerships.
(2018)Rehabilitation assists persons with disabilities attain physical independence and self-determination. In South Africa, the distribution of rehabilitation services is largely poor. Rehabilitation services in uThungulu ... -
“Consensus on an infant massage programme for high risk infants from resource constrained contexts: a Delphi Study with Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.”
(2017)The attachment of the mother to her infant is one which aims to provide the foundation for the infant’s well-being and adaptation (Bowlby, 1958; Carter, et al., 2005 in Atzil, Hendler, & Feldman, 2011 p.1). However, it is ... -
Assessment of factors affecting adherence to chronic medicines among stable patients registered onto the Centralized Chronic Medicines Dispensing and Distribution (CCMDD) programme: the case of eThekwini Metropolitan Health District, South Africa.
(2018)Abstract Background Globally more deaths are due to chronic disease compared to infectious disease. In South Africa, the number of patients has been increasing over the years for those who have been diagnosed with ... -
Reducing vision impairment in children through health system assessment and strengthening approach in Papua New Guinea.
(2018)ABSTRACT A strong and efficient integrated health system is able to contribute to the reduction of vision impairment among children by ensuring preventive measures are implemented and timely access to care is done in case ... -
Acute care in occupational therapy a package of care and the essential therapeutic equipment needed.
(2017)ABSTRACT Introduction: Occupational therapy, together other clinical services are required by government to describe and outline their services so that minimum standards can be set, to ensure that quality care is delivered ... -
Paediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome related neurological illnesses: the multidisciplinary perspective in an acute quaternary.
(2017)ABSTRACT Introduction: The HIV/AIDS pandemic has adverse medical and psychosocial effects on affected children, caregivers and imposes significant challenges on health care professionals. The prevalence of Paediatric ... -
Long-term outpatient therapy: perspectives from acquired brain injury survivors, their caregivers and the therapy team: a KwaZulu-Natal study.
(2018)ABSTRACT Introduction: Acquired brain injuries often result in persistent residual impairments which negatively impact the individual for years after the injury, contributing to difficulty in the acquired brain injury ... -
Client perceptions of social skills development occupational therapy intervention groups in an acute psychiatry setting.
(2017)Pre-amble: This document is written in the format of a “Masters by manuscript”, as per the requirements of the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s research office. The transition away from “Masters by dissertation” has been ... -
Home-based rehabilitation for people living with HIV in a resource-poor setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2016)This PhD thesis centres on a home-based rehabilitation intervention (HBR) for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in a resource-poor setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. South Africa has the highest number of people infected ... -
The role of the occupational therapist in case management in South Africa.
(2017)ABSTRACT Case Management has evolved as an important strategy in managing healthcare to ensure quality and cost effectiveness. Various health professionals utilise case management in numerous practice settings and the ... -
Evaluating the impact of Single Exit Pricing (SEP) on medicine product withdrawal from the private health care market in South Africa.
(2019)ABSTRACT / SUMMARY Introduction The introduction of medicine pricing policies in South Africa in the form of Single Exit Pricing (SEP), provided a mechanism to improve medicine price transparency and reduce both medicine ... -
Direct treatment costs of invasive candidiasis in Haematology patients at a South African private hospital.
(2019)ABSTRACT Background: Haematology patients are at a high risk of developing invasive candidiasis (IC). Fluconazole has been the mainstay of prophylaxis and treatment but recently a newer class of therapeutic options, the ... -
A study to determine the physiotherapy management of children with cerebral palsy in public hospitals of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)Background: Medical advances have resulted in the survival of infants born prematurely, placing them at risk and escalating the number of children diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (CP). CP is a permanent yet changing condition ... -
Perceptions of physiotherapists on disability: awareness and health promotion.
(2017)Background: The lack of effective accommodation and integration of people living with disabilities in the community raises the need for rehabilitation professionals such as physiotherapists to deliver disability awareness ... -
Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of novel 2,4-dihydro-3h-pyrazol-3-one hybrids: a new class of antibiotics.
(2019)ABSTRACT The rise in multidrug resistance (MDR) pathogenic microbes has emerged as a critical global health burden. To address this problem, the scientific community and Pharmaceutical industries worldwide are focused ... -
Comparative chemistry of COA® herbal medicine and herbal extracts of azadirachta indica and carica papaya.
(2019)Natural products have indeed endowed man with a variety of efficacious benefit combinations which can be dated to origin of the universe. The essence of herbs in the mitigation of human indisposition cannot be overstressed. ... -
The professional knowledge development of community service audiologists in KwaZulu-Natal- a phenomenographic study.
(2019)The Department of Health implemented the community service programme in the year 2003 in allied health professions. This allowed for service provision in underserved communities while facilitating skills development in new ...