• Healthcare needs and expectations of family members caring for mental healthcare users in South Africa 

  Mbedzi, Takalani Ellen; Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth; Moagi, Miriam Mmamphamo (AOSIS, 2024-11)

  BACKGROUND: In South Africa, many mental healthcare users reside in rural areas and 91% of them live with their family members. Exploring and describing the needs of family members caring for mental healthcare users is ...
• Clinical practice guidelines for person-centred handover practices in emergency departments : a scoping review 

  De Lange, Santel; Heyns, Tanya; Filmalter, Celia (BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-10)

  OBJECTIVE: To review the available information on clinical practice guidelines for person-centred and current handover practices between emergency care practitioners (ECPs) and healthcare professionals in emergency ...
• Barriers experienced by psychiatric nurses to facilitate therapeutic relationships with mental healthcare users with dual diagnosis in a psychiatric hospital in South Africa 

  Mathebula, Thomas; Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth; Ramavhoya, Thifhelimbilu Irene (Wiley, 2024)

  BACKGROUND : Psychiatric nurses are in a unique position to build therapeutic relationships with mental healthcare users with dual diagnoses to foster trust and recovery. However, a dual diagnosis poses barriers to ...
• The prognostic utility of 18F-FDG PET parameters in lymphoma patients under CAR-T-cell therapy : a systematic review and meta-analysis 

  Al-Ibraheem, Akram; Abdlkadir, Ahmed Saad; Al-Adhami, Dhuha Ali; Sathekge, Mike; Bom, Henry Hee-Seung; Ma’koseh, Mohammad; Mansour, Asem; Abdel-Razeq, Hikmat; Al-Rabi, Kamal; Estrada-Lobato, Enrique; Al-Hussaini, Maysaa; Matalka, Ismail; Rahman, Zaid Abdel; Fanti, Stefano (Frontiers Media, 2024-09)

  BACKGROUND: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has attracted considerable attention since its recent endorsement by the Food and Drug Administration, as it has emerged as a promising immunotherapeutic ...
• Nuclear medicine imaging of gynecological malignancies: the tumor, the tumor microenvironment, and beyond 

  Mokoala, K.M.G. (Kgomotso); Sathekge, Mike Machaba (Thieme Medical Publishers, 2024-06)

  Gynecological malignancies represent a significant burden on women's health worldwide. While cervical cancer has screening tests, the remainder of the gynecological malignancies do not have programs for early detection, ...
• Consensus on the definition and attributes of person-centered teamwork : an e-Delphi study 

  Viljoen, Alida; Leech, Ronell; Slater, Paul; Heyns, Tanya (Wiley, 2024-08)

  BACKGROUND : Effective health care relies on person-centeredness and teamwork, which are known to improve outcomes. These two concepts have been defined individually, but we could not find a definition of the combined ...
• The effect of forced-air warming blanket position during spinal surgery on patients’ intra-operative body temperature 

  Joubert, Natasha; Filmalter, Cecilia Jacoba; White, Zelda; Masenge, Andries (Elsevier, 2024-12)

  BACKGROUND : The use of body-warming systems is recommended by international anaesthesia societies for patients undergoing surgery. Limited research is however available on the influence of positioning of forced-air warming ...
• Factors influencing knowledge translation into critical care practice : the reality facing intensive care nurses in Limpopo Province 

  Kgadima, Mokgadi Rosina; Coetzee, Isabella M.; Heyns, Tanya (South African Medical Association, 2024-07)

  BACKGROUND. Nurses working in intensive care units (ICUs) must incorporate new knowledge and evidence-based practice (EBP) into their daily routines to enhance patient outcomes. However, this integration often falls short ...
• A programme theory for a transition programme for novice nurses in emergency departments : a realist review 

  Mashao, Kapari Constance; Botma, Yvonne; Filmalter, Celia; Heyns, Tanya (Elsevier, 2025-01)

  AIMS : To develop a programme theory for a transition programme for novice nurses working in emergency departments. DESIGN : A realist review was conducted, guided by the Realist and Meta-narrative Evidence Synthesis–Evolving ...
• Developing guidelines for nursing management of epilepsy in Ghanaian schools 

  Dzah, Seth S.; Leech, Ronell; Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth (BMC, 2024-10)

  BACKGROUND: The absence of guidelines for the nursing management of individuals living with epilepsy, who are students in Ghana, has resulted in the high dropout rates of such students. It is our hope, that in the near ...
• Exploring maternal and child healthcare projects in South African communities through Ubuntu lens : an appreciative inquiry 

  Nyandeni, Sinethemba; Raliphaswa, N.S.; Musie, Maurine Rofhiwa; Maputle, Maria S.; Gundo, Rodwell; Mulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis; Sepeng, Nombulelo Veronica (BMC, 2024-09)

  BACKGROUND: Ubuntu, a Nguni Bantu term meaning “humanity towards other”, embodies a philosophy of collectivism, interconnectedness and mutual respect, which is deeply ingrained in South African culture. Ubuntu led ...
• Guidelines to manage women with infertility : an e-Delphi study 

  Deborah, Armah; Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth; Yazbek, Mariatha; Naab, Florence (Makerere University Medical School, 2024-09)

  INTRODUCTION : The psychosocial health problems associated with infertility is compounded in African women when prevailing cultural expectations emphasize the value of parenthood. Despite the social stigma these women ...
• A systematic review of the effectiveness of epilepsy education programs on knowledge, attitudes, and skills among primary school learners 

  Makhado, Thendo Gertie; Sepeng, Nombulelo Veronica; Makhado, Lufuno (Frontiers Media, 2024-02)

  Epilepsy is a common neurological condition affecting primary school learners, often leading to misconceptions, stigma, and limited social inclusion. These misconceptions transpire because of a lack of knowledge regarding ...
• Understanding of ‘person-centred care’ in an oncology ICU : associative group analysis 

  Botma, Yvonne; Herselman, Hannelie; Heyns, Tanya (Elsevier, 2024-10)

  PURPOSE : To describe how healthcare professionals, patients, and their significant others understand the concept of ‘person-centred care’ in an oncology ICU. METHODS : This study followed the associative group analysis ...
• Importance of utilizing non-communicable disease screening tools; ward-based community health care workers of South Africa explain 

  Malau, Elelwani; Ramavhoya, Irene Thifhelimbilu; Rasweswe, Melitah Molatelo (MDPI, 2024-03)

  The screening of patients in the community is important and is a commonly used indicator to detect, prevent, and treat abnormal health changes. As such, the South African Department of Health following the initiative of ...
• Exploring the role of healthcare personnel in designing Tuberculosis infection prevention and control measures in healthcare settings : a scoping review 

  Masuku, Sikhethiwe; Mooa, Ramadimetja Shirley; Peu, Mmapheko Doriccah (MDPI, 2024-05)

  BACKGROUND : Healthcare personnel (HCP) in high TB-burdened countries continue to be at high risk of occupational TB due to inadequate implementation of Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control (TB-IPC) measures and ...
• Staff perspectives on transformational needs at a South African higher education institution 

  Magida, Nontembiso; Yazbek, Mariatha; Thambura, Julius Muchui (Wiley, 2024)

  Transformation reflects the government's engagement and policies in restructuring higher education to cultivate the country's communal economy. Higher education is challenged in providing tertiary education to students ...
• An inclusive framework for collaboration between midwives and traditional birth attendants and optimising maternal and child healthcare in restricted rural communities in South Africa : policy considerations 

  Musie, Maurine Rofhiwa; Mulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis; Anokwuru, Rafiat Ajoke; Sepeng, Nombulelo Veronica (MDPI, 2024-02)

  Collaboration between midwives and traditional birth attendants for maternal and child healthcare is a challenge in rural South African communities due to the absence of a guiding framework. To address this, this study ...
• Risk factors for harm caused by alcohol use among students at higher education institutions : an integrative literature review 

  Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth; Moagi, Miriam Mmamphamo; Van der Wath, Elana (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  BACKGROUND : Harmful alcohol use has detrimental effects for higher education students. Students may fail to fulfil their role obligations on an educational and social level, and become involved in risky practices such ...
• Building consensus in defining and conceptualizing acceptability of healthcare : a Delphi study 

  Bucyibaruta, Joy Blaise; Peu, Mmapheko Doriccah; Bamford, Lesley; Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth; Dyer, Thomas Anthony; Murphy, Andrea; Gatabazi, Paul; Anokwuru, Rafiat Ajoke; Muhire, Innocent; Coetzee, Clarissa Anna; Coetzee, Helene; Musekiwa, Alfred (Wiley, 2023-03)

  BACKGROUND : The concept of healthcare acceptability is important for nursing staff spending most of their time with patients. Nevertheless, acceptability remains confusing without a collective definition in existing ...

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