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Factors that influence the collection of chronic medication parcels by patients with Type 2 diabetes from a primary health care facility in the Western Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Background: Optimal management of Type 2 diabetes requires that patients have a convenient method of collecting chronic medication. In the Western Cape Province, Type 2 diabetes patients can collect chronic medication from ...
Rehabilitation services of persons with disabilities : experiences of patients and service providers in a rehabilitation centre in the Western Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Rehabilitation is important for persons living with disabilities as it contributes to their sense of autonomy, self-worth, social participation and improving their quality of life. Improving the quality of rehabilitation ...
Perceptions of clinical psychologists working in low income, high violence communities in Cape Town: Exploring the link between infant-caregiver attachment and the development of internalizing problems in children
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Given that numerous research studies have established the important role that attachment plays in the development of internalizing disorders in children, it is important to ensure that the clinical psychologists working ...
An exploratory study of the referral pathway of patients discharged from a tertiary hospital to home-based care in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The purpose of the study will be to explore the discharge referral pathway for patients that have been discharged from hospital to home in the Western Cape Province. A mix of quantitative and qualitative research, using a ...
The development of executive function in children exposed to alcohol in utero: an exploratory study
(2007)
The study made use of cross-sectional design that compared the performance of younger children (6- to 7-year-olds) with that of older children (12- to 13-year-olds) on various measures of executive function. Within this, ...
Investigating approaches to the teaching of writing in english as a second language in senior phase classrooms in the western cape
(2012)
South Africa in the past-apartheid era has undergone a series of curriculum changes that collectively have not yet yielded the desired results. Evidence of this is to be found in the continued low pass rates and poor ...
The experiences of spouses living with clinically depressed partners
(2008)
This study explored the lived experience of spouses living with depressed partners. A qualitative phenomenological, exploratory study design was used to explore the lived experience of the spouses, identifying the coping ...
Determining the socio-economic value of groundwater: Franschhoek case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The Western Cape, a province of South Africa is facing increased pressure to develop new supplies of fresh water to cater for the regions rapidly growing demand. Groundwater is being explored as a possible contributor to ...
A Phenomenological investigation into selected grade seven teachers’ integration of democratic values into their ems lessons
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Schools played an important role during apartheid in shaping the mindsets of learners. In
contemporary South Africa schools can now play a similar role in promoting democratic values
in order to build a more just, humane ...
An investigation into the implementation of outcomes based education in the Western Cape Province
(University of the Western Cape, 2000)