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Research Articles (Occupational Therapy)
Recent Submissions
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Van Wyngaard, Annamarie Elisabet; Uys, Catharina Jacoba Elizabeth
(Wiley, 2025-01)
BACKGROUND : When supporting learners with severe intellectual disabilities, teaching methods needs to be adapted. Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability (VdTMoCA) aims to enhance participation and facilitate adaptive ...
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Kocks, Daniel; Swart, Lyndsey; Tafaune, Geoffrey; Lapere, J.; Vlok, G.
(MettaMedia, 2024-03-01)
Ergonomics is the scientific discipline concerned with customising workplace conditions and job demands to fit the capabilities, limitations, and needs of the workforce. It is a multidisciplinary field, synthesising ...
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Janse van Rensburg, Michelle Nedine Schorn; Casteleijn, Daleen; Scheibe, Andrew
(Frontiers Media, 2024-12)
South Africa faces the detrimental effects of problematic substance use. The
Community Oriented Substance Use Program (COSUP) is a research-based,
community-situated harm-reduction program. The International Classification
of ...
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Lesunyane, Annah; Ramano, Enos M.; Van Niekerk, Karin; Boshoff, Kobie; Dizon, Janine
(BioMed Central, 2024-12)
BACKGROUND: Student wellness is a major concern during the educational programme of health professionals,
as mental distress impacts negatively on students’ academic performance and success. Available literature indicates
that ...
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Du Plooy, Eileen; Casteleijn, Daleen; Franzsen, Denise
(Elsevier, 2024-11)
INTRODUCTION: Higher education institutions face persistent challenges of student retention and
academic progress. Personalized adaptive learning has the potential to address these issues as it
leverages educational ...
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McLaggan, Kirstin; Lister, Helga Elke; Filies, Gérard C.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2024-06)
BACKGROUND: Implementing an interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) in hospitals improves health outcomes, enhances patient safety and reduces length of stay by optimising resource utilisation. Although this approach ...
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John, Desiree C.; Uys, Catharina Jacoba Elizabeth; Pascoe, Michelle
(AOSIS, 2024-07-25)
BACKGROUND : South African children from low-income households are at higher risk of
cognitive-linguistic difficulties because of multiple risk factors. Early language stimulation
minimises the effects of risk factors ...
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Nogueira, Claudina; Kocks, Daan; Frost, Claudia; Andrews, Blanche; Hariparsad, Sujatha; Ntatamala, Itumeleng
(South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM), 2023-12)
Following the success and good attendance at the Annual Congress in 2022, which was held in a fully digital format in four sessions across four months, the 2023 Annual Congress of the South African Society of Occupational ...
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Modise, Gofaone Lady; Uys, Kitty; Masenge, Andries; Du Plooy, Eileen
(IOS Press, 2024-04)
BACKGROUND : The Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund Botswana compensates claimants who lose their incomes due to road traffic accidents. In Botswana, road traffic accidents are becoming more frequent, and the MVA Fund is ...
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Chimedza, Isaac; Uys, Kitty; Shaheed, Soeker
(IOS Press, 2023-06)
BACKGROUND : Re-employment of spinal cord injury survivors (SCIS) has been positively related to better community integration. The identification of the determining factors and their impact on return to work (RTW) of SCIS ...
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Bastable, Kirsty; Cooke, Paul; Harvey, Lou; Olarte, Victoria; Casteleijn, Daleen; Dada, Shakila
(MDPI, 2023-11-13)
Vulnerable youth and youth with disabilities are at great risk of not having their rights met.
In addition, they face challenges with regard to empowerment and participation in their own lives.
Youth development programmes ...
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Paruk, Juwairiyya; Lister, Helga Elke; Balbahur, Raashmi
(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
The immediate social microcosm surrounding diagnosed
individuals are often neglected. Partners of persons with
bipolar I disorder experience positive and challenging experiences of occupational engagement, informed by ...
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Weir, Francesca Unity; Ramano, Enos M.; Balbadhur, Raashmi
(Sage, 2024-03)
INTRODUCTION :
South African occupational therapists, working in mental healthcare, are exposed to chronic stress; this can lead to their experiencing symptoms of burnout. There has been a call for research to explore the ...
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Silaule, Olindah; Casteleijn, Daleen; Adams, Fasloen; Nkosi, Nokuthula Gloria
(JMIR Publications, 2024)
BACKGROUND :
There is considerable evidence of the burden of care encountered by informal caregivers of persons with severe and enduring mental health conditions in low- and middle-income countries. Previous studies ...
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Steyn, Marilize; Claassen, Nicolaas; Forbes, Patricia B.C.
(National Association for Clean Air, 2023)
The negative health and socio-economic impacts of emissions associated with domestic fuel burning are widely recognized. Although
there has been much progress in the provision of electricity to households in South Africa, ...
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Harmse, Suzanne; Buys, Tania; Claassen, Nico
(IOS Press, 2023-11)
BACKGROUND : The importance to be able to work is recognised as one of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. Occupational therapists working in vocational rehabilitation require cost effective, valid, and ...
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Van Niekerk, Karin; Dada, Shakila; Tonsing, Kerstin Monika
(Taylor and Francis, 2023)
PURPOSE : Various factors influence the selection of assistive technology for young children within a context with limited resources, such as South Africa. Rehabilitation professionals are required to weigh up different ...
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Jordaan, Wenette; Diedericks, Lizette; Van Niekerk, Karin; Kruger, Stefanie Marguerite
(Sage, 2024-07)
This study aimed to deepen the understanding of the influence of the properties of school uniforms that may contribute to discomfort and irritation for children with sensory overreactivity. The specific objectives were (a) ...
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Balbadhur, Raashmi; Rudman, Elsje; Janse van Rensburg, Michelle Nedine Schorn; Heyns, Tanya
(Springer, 2023-04)
Occupational therapy is a holistic profession that assists clients to restore meaning to their lives—a vital spiritual task. Spirituality is a multifaceted and multidimensional construct that occupational therapists need ...
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Swart, Lyndsey; Classen, Nicolaas; Buys, Tania
(BMJ Publishing, 2023-05)
INTRODUCTION : Falls from height are a leading cause of serious injury and fatality globally. In South Africa, work at heights is regulated by occupational health and safety legislation, which places responsibility on ...
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