Browsing Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Physiotherapy) by Title
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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 ... -
Effectiveness of a Structured Circuit Class therapy model in stroke rehabilitation: A single blind randomized controlled trial
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Stroke is a debilitating medical and neurological condition. It is the leading cause of adult disability worldwide. Disability from stroke covers the three key classifications of the WHO-ICF framework on human function ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The evaluation of processes of care at selected rehabilitation centres in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)Following the introduction of the Health Act of 1995, the Primary Healthcare Package for South Africa, a set of norms and standards was developed in 2000, to ensure good quality of care and to act as a guide to provide ... -
Evidence to inform the development of physiotherapy guidelines for HIV-infected and HIV non-infected women following obstetric and gynaecological surgery
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Methods to improve women’s health have become an urgent global priority. Development of clinical guidelines is viewed as a way of improving the quality of health care in South Africa. At present there are no physiotherapy ... -
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 ... -
Functioning, disability and health in people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The study aimed to explore the need for and nature of care that PLWH living in Rwanda receive from their health care providers using a bio-psychosocial framework. A further aim was to determine if the Kinyawanda version ... -
Health policy brief: Towards prevention of risk factors for non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV infection in Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)People living with the HIV infection (PLWHI) can now live longer due to the availability and effective use of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Eastern and Southern Africa remains the region affected by HIV. ... -
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 ... -
A home-based physical activity programme in combination with massage therapy to improve motor and cognitive development in HIV positive children on antiretroviral therapy: A randomised controlled trial
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The aim of this study was to prospectively, evaluate the effectiveness of an individually designed home-based physical activity programme in combination with massage therapy, on motor and cognitive development in children ... -
Impact of a lifestyle physical activity intervention on school going children's physical activity participation
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Associated with physical inactivity and obesity are numerous other health risks which have become a major health concern. A steady decrease in the levels of physical activity during childhood and adolescents have been noted ... -
An intervention programme for management of overweight and obese Nigerians in Lagos State, Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Over the past decades there has been a global increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity. The increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity leads to surging of associated co-morbidities of overweight and ... -
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 ... -
A model development for an interdisciplinary approach to patient care: a case for curriculum development
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The complexity of human health and its determinants has been developing gradually and the means to attend to them has gone beyond the scope of a specific health discipline. Advocacy is underway by health stakeholders such ... -
The need for physiotherapy support for teachers in inclusive education for the inclusion of learners with physical disabilities in selected schools in Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The purpose of the study was to explore the need for physiotherapy support for teachers in selected inclusive schools in Zambia. The study aimed to determine teachers skills and teachers attitudes as they included learners ... -
The Outcomes and Impact of a Postgraduate Physiotherapy Master's Programme on Research and Clinical Practice in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The past decade has seen a growth in Physiotherapy schools offering postgraduate programmes in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa assists other African countries like Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia in ... -
Paradox of risk: sexuality and HIV/AIDS among young people with physical disabilities in Nyanga, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The current study aimed to describe the paradox of risk through an exploration of the experiences and perceptions of sexuality and HIV/AIDS among physically disabled young people in Nyanga, South Africa. This is against ... -
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 ...
