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The association between perceived stress, coping styles and personality traits in a sample of Psychology Honours students
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Literature identified Psychology students to be vulnerable to the stress associated with
professional postgraduate studies and the nature of multiple processes. Less research has been
conducted on Honours students as a ...
Assessing the attitude of nursing staff working at a community health centre towards the mental health care user
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The South African health care system shifted the focus of treating psychiatric disorders from institutional care level mental health services to facilitate this process of integration into the Primary Health Care (PHC) ...
Guidelines for nurse managers to promote the competence levels of professional nurses in utilising the electronic system for staffing of agency nurses, in public hospitals in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2018)
In 2011, a structured electronic system for the staffing of agency nurses was implemented in the Western Cape as part of the Nursing Information Management System (NIMS). This electronic system was developed to ensure a ...
Assessment of job satisfaction amongst physicians working in Public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Introduction
The Human Resource Strategic Plan of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health lists current health workforce problems as a high attrition rate among public service physicians, poor human resource management, non-conducive ...
Development of an interprofessional education model that aims to instil the core competencies of interprofessional collaborative practice in allied health students curriculum
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Health Professions Education has not prepared graduates to address the health challenges of
the twenty first century, largely due to fragmented, outdated and static curricula.
Interprofessional education (IPE) is a leading ...
Exploring the experiences and perceptions of individuals with schizophrenia about the use of the model of occupational self-efficacy in enhancing work skills
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Globally, high unemployment rates exist amongst individuals with schizophrenia. Evidence
suggests that these individuals have a desire to return to work (RTW), however, they
experience difficulty in finding as well as ...
The role of practitioners in early childhood development centres in shaping behaviour of children
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Early childhood centres play a profound role in shaping the behaviour of children. Research
indicates that early childhood centres contribute to the holistic development of children,
encompassing their motor, congnitive ...
An investigation into the correlates of family resilience in an impoverished rural community in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Families in South Africa are faced with manifold hardships that negatively impact the
family as a unit. However, there are a variety of protective factors that have been identified
as meaningful resources that facilitates ...
Experiences of parents regarding rehabilitation of their children with cerebral palsy in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2017)
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a disorder that affects movement and posture and lasts throughout one's
life span. It is often accompanied by disturbances of sensation, perception, cognition, and
communication behaviours as well ...
Experiences of early antiretroviral therapy (art) initiation among people living with HIV in Livingstone district in Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Being healthy (‘feeling fine’) and health deterioration (‘getting sick’) were key health concerns among PLHIV prior to ART initiation. PLHIV often referred living with HIV as ‘being sick’ and experiencing poor health when ...