• Evaluating client functioning in a harm reduction program in South Africa : insights from a tool derived from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health 

  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 ...
• Life skills programmes for university-based wellness support services for students in health sciences professions : a scoping review 

  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 ...
• Personalized adaptive learning in higher education : a scoping review of key characteristics and impact on academic performance and engagement 

  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 ...
• Exploring strategies promoting interprofessional collaborative practice in spinal cord injury rehabilitation at a private South African hospital group 

  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 ...
• IsiZulu-speaking caregivers' perceptions of child language stimulation 

  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 ...
• SASOM news 

  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 ...
• Relationship between demographic characteristics and return-to-work for loss of income claimants at the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, Botswana 

  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 ...
• The impact of impairment, socio-demographic and environmental factors on spinal cord injury survivors' ability to return to work 

  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 ...
• Changing the story : the evaluation of a leadership development programme for vulnerable and deaf youth in South Africa 

  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 ...
• The hidden client : understanding the lived experience of occupational engagement of partners of persons diagnosed with bipolar I disorder 

  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 ...
• ‘There’s a lot on my shoulders’ – occupational therapists’ experience of stress and burnout in mental healthcare settings in Gauteng, South Africa 

  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 ...
• Strategies to alleviate the burden experienced by informal caregivers of persons with severe mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries : scoping review 

  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 ...
• Studies into the reduction of domestic fuel burning emissions by means of facile catalytic abatement technology 

  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, ...
• Assessing work speed using MODAPTS : a tool for occupational therapists 

  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 ...
• Perspectives of rehabilitation professionals on assistive technology provision to young children in South Africa : a national survey 

  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 ...
• Investigating the influence of the properties of school uniforms on children with sensory overreactivity 

  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) ...
• A qualitative study of occupational therapists’ understanding of spirituality in South Africa 

  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 ...
• Mapping the evidence on assessment of fitness to work at heights : a scoping review protocol 

  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 ...
• A reflexive lens on preparing and conducting semi-structured interviews with academic colleagues 

  Buys, Tania Lee; Casteleijn, Daleen; Heyns, Tanya; Untiedt, Hannelie (Sage, 2022-11)

  In qualitative research, researchers often conduct semi-structured interviews with people familiar to them, but there are limited guidelines for researchers who conduct interviews to obtain curriculum-related information ...
• Hippotherapy concepts : a scoping review to inform transdisciplinary practice guidelines 

  Du Plessis, Ninette; Uys, Kitty; Buys, Tania Lee (Taylor and Francis, 2023)

  BACKGROUND : Hippotherapy, an equine-assisted service, uses the movement of the horse as a treatment tool. Hippotherapy is often used by occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and speech and language pathologists. To ...

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