Browsing Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Physiotherapy) by Title
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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 ... -
Blended learning in physiotherapy education: designing and evaluating a technology-integrated approach
(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 ... -
Building a health-promoting schools conceptual framework model as a strategy to address barriers to learning and to promote healthy development of school-aged children
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)After suffering almost total collapse. Rwanda has made impressive post-genocide progress. Many children of school going age are now attending school, but regrettably, only half complete primary school. High numbers of ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Contextualization of a physiotherapy clinical practice guideline for stroke rehabilitation in Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Stroke is the third leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Eighty five per cent of strokes occur in developing countries, and it is estimated that the prevalence will increase in future. Evidence based rehabilitation ... -
The correlation of the self-reported Leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and signs score, clinical neurological examination findings and magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients with Lumbo-sacral radiculopathy
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Lumbo-sacral radiculopathy (LSR) is clinically defined as low back and referred leg symptoms accompanied by an objective sensory and/or motor deficit due to nerve root compromise. LSR is a common condition encountered by ... -
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 ... -
Designing and determining the effectiveness of a health promotion programme for clients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from an urban South African community
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Diabetes mellitus, an international pandemic, is one of the greatest threats to global public health. It is estimated that 70% of patients with diabetes are living in developing countries. Since the inception of the Primary ... -
Determining the feasibility of a prehabilitative injury prevention programme for netball players in South Africa
(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 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 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 ... -
Development of a policy brief to facilitate the implementation of the physical activity/sports policy in Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The importance of health enhancing physical activity participation (HEPA) has always been emphasized globally, as one of the means to reduce the risk of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) occurrence. In Africa, it is more ... -
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 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 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 ... -
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 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, ... -
Development, implementation and evaluation of youth development programmes to address health risk behaviour among grade 8 to grade 10 learners in selected schools in the Paarl area.
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Background: There is consensus internationally and among South African researchers that engagement in health risk behaviours amongst the youth is a concern from a public health perspective. It is evident that much health ... -
The effect of a sports-based HIVv prevention programme on HIV risk related behaviours among high school learners
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Background: The Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has become a global public health challenge amid the growing concern of adolescent risky sexual behaviour, influenced by biological and psycho-social factors. There is an ...
