Browsing Faculty of Community and Health Sciences by Author "Frantz, Jose"
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Blended learning in physiotherapy education: designing and evaluating a technology-integrated approach
Rowe, Michael (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Background: Practice knowledge exists as a complex relationship between questions and answers in a context of meaning that is often intuitive and hidden from the novice practitioner. Physiotherapy education, which aims to ... -
Defining and clarifying the role of clinical supervision according to physiotherapists at a higher education institution
Voges, Taryn-Lee Warner (University of the Western Cape, 2017)The roles of doctors and nurses in clinical supervision and clinical education are well defined in literature. However, the role of the physiotherapist in clinical education has not been clearly defined. This could be ... -
Determining the feasibility of a prehabilitative injury prevention programme for netball players in South Africa
Pillay, Tanushree (University of the Western Cape, 2013)Background: The South African government has taken a stance to prioritise sporting codes within South Africa that report high participation and is inclusive of the population demographic of South Africa. Netball has been ... -
The development of a model that examines parental HIV-related stigma and psychosocial well being of children orphaned by AIDS
Yassin, Zeenat (University of the Western Cape, 2020)The growing interest in the well-being of children who have been orphaned due to HIV/AIDS is widely reflected in the emerging body of research. Children orphaned by AIDS-related causes are identified as a vulnerable ... -
The effect of a knowledge-based ergonomic intervention amongst administrators at AGA Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
Wanyonyi, Nancy Eileen Nekoye (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Lack of adherence to the correct working conditions exposes workers to ergonomics-related hazards and eventually work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) which are estimated at 160 million per year globally. Literature ... -
Health policy brief: Towards prevention of risk factors for non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV infection in Rwanda
Biraguma, Juvenal (University of the Western Cape, 2017)People living with the HIV infection (PLWHI) can now live longer due to the availability and effective use of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Eastern and Southern Africa remains the region affected by HIV. ... -
HIV/AIDS : knowledge, attitudes and occupational risk perceptions of physiotherapists in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Cupido, Rudy Angus (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a major public health problem. Globally, the number of new HIV infections is decreasing but the total number of people living with the ... -
Implementation of health education programme relating to risk factors for chronic diseases of lifestyle among high school learners in the Amajuba district, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Chutergon, Serena (University of the Western Cape, 2010)Currently, chronic diseases are a growing cause of death and disability in South Africa. This study was an experimental study using a pretest-posttest control group design. The study population was made up of two conveniently ... -
Physical activity levels and health promotion strategies among physiotherapists in Rwanda
Ngarambe, Robert (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Physical inactivity has become a global health concern and is among the 10 leading causes of death and disability. This has led to increased concern for chronic diseases of lifestyle (CDL). Studies have revealed that regular ... -
The relationship between physical activity and low back pain among nurses in Kanombe Military Hospital
Lela, Mukaruzima (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The aim of the current study was to determine the relationship between low back pain and physical activity levels among nurses in Kanombe Military Hospital (KMH), as well as other confounding factors leading to low back ...