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Factors inhibiting equalization of opportunities towards persons with physical disabilities in Uasin-Gishu County, Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Background: Persons with physical disabilities experience unfavorable conditions in health care, education, employment infrastructure and recreational facilities. Persons with physical disabilities have encountered challenges ...
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 ...
Physiotherapy management of spina bifida in Lusaka, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Background: Spina Bifida (SB) is one of the leading causes of disability in children globally. Its management in Sub-Saharan countries is quite challenging and has shown to be an expensive public health problem. A recent ...
The effect of occupational-related low back pain on functional activities among male manual workers in a construction company in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Construction manual workers are at a high risk of suffering from occupational related low back pain because of high-risk activities involved and the nomadic nature of the workforce. Low back pain and its associated disability ...
Attitudes of health science students towards people with disabilities at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Tanzania
(2010)
The effects of disability on the individual not only include physical, psychological and
emotional adjustments but also negative attitudes of able bodied people towards persons with disabilities. The attitudes of healthcare ...
A Survey of perceived disability and contributing risk factors to work-related low back pain amongst nurses in Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Nursing is worldwide regarded as a high risk occupation for the development of work-related low back pain (WRLBP). LBP is one of the most common causes of disability, creating an important socio-economic problem in modern ...
A combination of a physiotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy in the treatment of non-specific chronic lower back pain: A systematic review
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Evidence indicates that the current physiotherapy management of patients with chronic
non-specific LBP only offers moderate benefit. Combined treatment programmes,
addressing body as well as the mind, shows promising ...
Health status and functioning after traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa: Comparison between a private and a public health care funded cohort
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Introduction: A spinal cord injury is the damage to the spinal cord that alters functional
independence. Two different systems of care for the management of health conditions are
available in private and public care in ...
The satisfaction of clients with disabilities regarding services provided at primary health centres in Ndola, Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Client satisfaction is an outcome measure of quality care. Therefore, health care providers (HCP) have a responsibility to provide quality care services in order to satisfy clients' health needs. The aim of this study was ...
The effect of occupational related low back pain on functional activities among male manual workers in a construction company in cape town, South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Construction manual workers are at a high risk of suffering from occupational related low back
pain because of high-risk activities involved and the nomadic nature of the workforce. Low back
pain and its associated ...