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Theses and Dissertations (Occupational Therapy)
Recent Submissions
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Blignault, Karin
(University of Pretoria, 2024-06-04)
There is a scarcity in scientific research in teaching horse riding. Official methods of teaching horse riding do not include established sport science techniques of multi-modal motor learning. Riders share common rider-horse ...
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Kharva, Nabeela
(University of Pretoria, 2024)
Introduction: Internationalisation has gained traction in higher education given its merits in preparing students to cope in diverse and multicultural settings. International online collaborative learning provides students ...
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Roos, Linda Aletta Joan
(University of Pretoria, 2023-10)
Introduction: Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE) is a novel mind-body technique, used by some healthcare practitioners to address stress, anxiety and other related problems in clients. Occupational therapists use mind-body ...
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Scholtz, Christina Elizabeth
(University of Pretoria, 2022)
Occupational therapy is an essential service in early childhood intervention but does not yet fully understand the impact of the child’s neuro-visual plasticity on function. Voluntary eye movements are part of visual ...
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Aphane, Mpakeleng Eugenia (Pinky)
(University of Pretoria, 2023-07-06)
Introduction
Sickness absence and long-term incapacity leave contribute substantially to the overall national service delivery challenges in a working environment. Insurance companies have, over time, seen a substantial ...
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Baloyi, Nhlanhla Portia
(University of Pretoria, 2022)
Introduction: Upper limb amputation leads to permanent physical change, which results in various functional limitations and return-to-work challenges. To better facilitate return-to work following upper limb amputation, ...
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D'Oliveira, Jenna
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
Introduction: The prevalence of mental disorders is rising across the world and in South Africa driving the need for effective, occupation-centred practice in acute mental health care. In the acute setting, however, many ...
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Masango, July
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Occupational therapists form part of the vocational rehabilitation multidisciplinary team, in returning patients back to work after any form of injury or illness. Among the services that they provide is work intervention ...
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Balbadhur, Raashmi
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Spirituality has been identified as vital to client-centred, holistic occupational therapy (OT) practice. Attending to mind, body and spirit are essential for health and wellbeing. Spiritual beliefs have a significant ...
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Kruger, Stefanie Marguerite
(University of Pretoria, 2020)
Children with profound hearing impairments are receiving cochlear implants at an increasingly younger age resulting in the need for early therapeutic support and intervention. Besides the obvious concerns regarding speech ...
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Swart, Sabine Hildemarie
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Teachers are usually the first persons to identify learners with occupational performance challenges that are struggling in the classroom and then recommending a referral to occupational therapy (OT). Through clinical ...
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Pretorius, Melissa Nicole
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
Introduction: Tetra-Amelia Syndrome (TAS) is a rare genetic disorder characterised by the WNT3 gene mutation and a clinical presentation of an absence of all four limbs. It creates a tremendous physical limitation for ...
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Lee, Samantha Anne
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
Motivation is a crucial determinant of the outcome of rehabilitation in patients following an ABI. Their level of motivation therefore requires close monitoring during assessment and treatment. Occupational therapists also ...
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Harmse, Suzanne
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
Background: Based on latest statistics only 0.9% of the Economically Active People in South Africa are persons with disabilities. Furthermore, many of the persons with disability in South Africa are employed in sheltered ...
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Louwrens, Shanna
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
Cerebral palsy (CP) causes complex motor and sensory impairments. The motor impairments are well documented in the literature. More recently, researchers have focused on the sensory impairments associated with CP. Sensory ...
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Ramano, Enos Morankoana
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Background: Occupational therapists, as part of the multi-disciplinary psychiatric team, frequently include activity and or discussion groups in an attempt to reduce the symptoms of the MHCUs with MDD and to improve their ...
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Beukes, Elrika
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Teachers are often the source of referrals to Occupational Therapy in mainstream schools. The researcher wanted to determine what the Grade one teachers’ perceptions are regarding Occupational Therapy and children with ...
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van Niekerk, Yvette
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Introduction:
Before 2015 the hand classification in wheelchair rugby consisted of non-sport specific
tests. The hand classification was not in accordance with the classification code
introduced by the International ...
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Wentzel, Roxanne
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Flexor tendon repair of the hand and rehabilitation are frequently discussed between
hand surgeons and therapists. This is mainly due to the poor outcomes commonly
achieved after this type of surgery. There are many ...
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Du Plessis, Ninette
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
This study intended to examine the individual effect of hippotherapy on Physiological Cost Index and school activities in adolescents with diplegia. Ten adolescents with diplegia, aged 12 to 16 years, were studied. The ...
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