Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Physiotherapy)
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The development of a health care decision-making model to improve survival of persons with traumatic spinal cord injuries (tSCI)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)A scarcity of data exists regarding the processes of care and its effects on mortality and the functioning of patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries (tSCI). To improve survival rates of these patients, one will need ... -
The development of guidelines that incorporate interprofessional practice principles into rehabilitation services at a primary health care facility
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)There has been a global shift to an interprofessional model of care as interprofessional practice (IPP) has been highlighted as an innovative way to fight the challenges faced in the health system. The implementation of ... -
Development of an evidence-based physiotherapy treatment protocol for acute non-specific neck pain in Ethiopia
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Although neck pain is increasingly being considered as an important public health problem in Ethiopia, there is no treatment protocol guiding physiotherapy practice for acute non-specific neck pain (NSNP) in this setting. ... -
The development of design principles to guide the development of clinical reasoning in physiotherapy education
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Clinical reasoning is enigmatic; however, students need to learn how to do it, educators need to be able to develop it, and experts need to explain how they do it. Health professions educators have described clinical ... -
Empowering community health workers to improve their health behaviours using a self-management approach
(University of Western Cape, 2021)South Africa and the Western Cape Province are under severe strain with an increasing quadruple burden of disease, and a deficit in the number of professionally trained healthcare workers available to meet the health needs ... -
The development of an instrument to assess return-to-work among post-stroke survivors
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Return-to-work (RTW) after an injury or illness is influenced by physical, psychological and social factors. Therefore, a need exists to develop a contextualized multi-perspective and objective measure for the assessment ... -
The development of a multidimensional instrument to assess the severity, functional limitation and psychosocial restriction in individuals with chronic headache
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)Headache disorders constitute a public-health problem which impacts on individuals and society. The functional limitation and psychosocial restriction, caused by chronic headache, may be a more reliable indication of the ... -
Toxicological and antifertility investigations of oleanolic acid in male vervet monkeys (chlorocebus aethiops)
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)Introduction: Plant extracts and herbal preparations are often marketed as natural and safe alternatives to conventional medicines for the prevention and treatment of a variety of ailments, without proof of efficacy and ... -
Paradox of risk: sexuality and HIV/AIDS among young people with physical disabilities in Nyanga, South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)There is also assumption, that physically disabled young people do not experience challenges in expressing their sexuality and accessing HIV/AIDS prevention services, to the same extent as other disability groups such as ... -
Health risk behaviours among black adolescent females in the Strand: A mixed- method investigation
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)In South Africa there are currently 44.8 million people under the age of 20 years accounting for approximately 44% of the total South African population. Literature has indicated a number of lifestyle behaviors which account ... -
Exploration of needs, problems and living experiences of older persons in Uganda: implications for policy and decision making
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)The purpose of the study was to explore the needs, problems and living experiences of the older persons in Uganda and their implications for decision making and policy. The study was an exploratory descriptive cross-sectional ... -
A conceptual and organisational framework for internationalisation at a selected South African university
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Internationalisation is an important worldwide phenomenon, and amongst others, presents as a major trend in higher education and continues to be on the agenda of higher education providers worldwide. It is significant for ... -
The effectiveness of diabetes self-management education training among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus in rural Nigeria
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) constitutes the highest percentage of diabetes cases. It has become a serious global problem due to rapid cultural and social changes, ageing, increasing urbanisation, dietary changes, reduced ... -
Development of standards for undergraduate occupational health in a physiotherapy curriculum: A case in Kenya
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Occupational health (OH) in physiotherapy is well known for addressing workrelated musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs), which are high in number according to the available statistics (Fingerhut, Concha, Punnet, Steenland, ... -
Contextual model for in-patient stroke care and rehabilitation in Malawi
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Stroke is a known health challenge for the public as it is both incapacitating and fatal to many people world over. Malawi, one of the developing countries has stroke as the fourth leading cause of death, and is fast ... -
Evaluating the feasibility of the expansion of community based rehabilitation into the physiotherapy curriculum in Ahfad University for women Sudan
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) is used internationally, to address the lack of access of People with Disabilities (PwD) to rehabilitation services. Physiotherapy is one of the rehabilitation services offered to PwDs ... -
Behavioural and protective factors contributing to the risk and vulnerability to HIV/AIDS among individuals with spinal cord injuries in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)HIV/AIDS has made a huge impact on human development and sexual reproductive habits in this century in the world and especially in sub-Saharan Africa. It has only recently been acknowledged that HIV/AIDS has an equal if ... -
Medical students’ response-ability to unjust practices in obstetrics: A relational perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This study is located in the fourth-year obstetrics curriculum that undergraduate medical students at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, traverse, and in which they are initiated into the knowledge and skills of ... -
The risk for cardiovascular disease following traumatic spinal cord injuries in the Cape Metropolitan in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Given the devastating and debilitating impact of spinal cord injuries (SCI) globally and the effects on any population, its impact extends far beyond just the victim to people and institutions surrounding them and supporting ... -
Designing a community reintegration programme for individuals with a traumatic spinal cord injury in the Cape Metropolitan area
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition often affecting young and healthy individuals around the world. This debilitating condition not only creates enormous physical and emotional suffering to individuals but ...
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