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(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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(University of Pretoria, 2013)This study evolved because of the researcher’s need to inquire whether visualmotor integration and fine motor coordination contribute to a child’s readiness to acquire handwriting skills. As school-going age is a ...
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(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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(University of Pretoria, 2005-12-13)Please read the abstract in the section 00front of this document
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-08-01)Please read the abstract (Summary) in the section 00front of this document
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(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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(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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(University of Pretoria, 2010)It is the responsibility of professions to provide evidence of the demonstrable value and quality of service delivery. Occupational therapists in mental health care settings find it difficult to produce convincing evidence ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Community Engagement (CE) has been incorporated into tertiary education with growing emphasis. Service learning as one aspect of CE has been included in various departments at the University of Pretoria (UP) since 2005. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-11-13)Objective To investigate the effect a supination splint would have on upper limb function of cerebral palsy children for six months after receiving Botox® injections. Design Ten children attending weekly therapy enrolled ...
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(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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(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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(University of Pretoria, 2014)The first year occupational therapy students at the University of Pretoria participated in this study to determine the impact of an interactive multimedia CD ‘Basic Biomechanics for therapists’ on learning measured as ...
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(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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(University of Pretoria, 2012)Numerous occupation-based models and several authors have mentioned the importance for occupational therapists of taking into account the effect of, in particular, the individual environment on people‘s participation in ...
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(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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The impact of the SEMOSTI programme on the gross motor proficiency of four-to-six-year-old children (University of Pretoria, 2012-10-11)This study investigated the impact of a sensory-motor stimulation programme, namely the SEMOSTI Programme, on the gross motor proficiency of four-to-six-year-old children. A field experiment was conducted using a ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2004)The researcher was invited by the CSIR (formerly known as the Council for Industrial and Scientific Research in South Africa) to investigate the work opportunities for persons with disabilities (PWD) in a rural area in the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011)Learning outcomes for students whose education takes place in the physical field are, among others, knowledge and skills to implement the occupational therapy process. In this process patients’ problems are assessed and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Interprofessional education (IPE) has been identified as a strategy to overcome some challenges healthcare is facing throughout the world. Different professionals with a variety of skills are required for comprehensive and ...
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