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Browsing Research Articles (School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)) by UP Author "Claassen, Nico"
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Viljoen, Margaretha; Claassen, Nico (Makerere University Medical School, 2017-06)BACKGROUND : Uncertainty often exists about the comparability of results obtained by different health risk indicator systems. OBJECTIVES : To compare two health risk indicator systems, i.e, allostatic load and heart rate ...
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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 der Westhuizen, Deborah; Claassen, Nico; Viljoen, Margaretha (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited [trading as Taylor & Francis Group], 2018)OBJECTIVE : A case study describing the association between vagal tone and social-emotional adaptation in two distressed adolescent–parent (A–P) pairs during a Positive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Programme (P-CBTP). METHODS ...
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Viljoen, Margaretha; Claassen, Nico (IOS Press, 2017)BACKGROUND: Cynicism, as a personality trait, has adverse effects on health. The question was asked whether cynical attitudes that develop due to work-related stress correlate with stress levels and whether it has a negative ...
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Olutola, Bukola Ganiyat; Claassen, Nico; Wichmann, Janine; Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku) (Springer, 2018-11)We examined the factors associated with mother-reported wheeze and dry cough in children living in Tembisa, a residential and industrial community in South Africa. A cross-sectional sample of parents reported wheezing and ...
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Moodley, Saiendhra Vasudevan; Zungu, Muzimkhulu; Malotle, Molebogeng; Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku); Claassen, Nico; Ramodike, Jonathan; Thunzi, Nkululeko; Mlangeni, Nosimil (BioMed Central, 2021-02)BACKGROUND: Health workers are crucial to the successful implementation of infection prevention and control strategies to limit the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at healthcare facilities. The aim of our study was to ...
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Nkosi, Vusumuzi; Claassen, Nico; Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku) (South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM), 2015)BACKGROUND : A high prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is observed amongst employees in the steel manufacturing industry. OBJECTIVE : To determine the prevalence of NIHL and current noise abatement techniques ...
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Zungu, Muzimkhulu; Voyi, K.V.V. (Kuku); Mlangeni, Nosimilo; Moodley, Saiendhra Vasudevan; Ramodike, Jonathan; Claassen, Nico; Wilcox, Elizabeth; Thunzi, Nkululeko; Yassi, Annalee; Spiegel, Jerry; Malotle, Molebogeng (BioMed Central, 2021-10-11)BACKGROUND : Health workers, in short supply in many low-and-middle-income countries, are at increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. This study aimed to assess how South Africa, prepared to protect its health workers ...
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Viljoen, Margaretha; Claassen, Nico (Mattioli1885, 2022-12)By the mid-20th century, pellagra had virtually been eradicated from the USA and Europe. In contrast, outbreaks of pellagra, as diagnosed by skin lesions, today still occur in sub-Saharan Africa. We argue that outbreaks ...
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Moto, Tshepo Paulsen; Claassen, Nico (South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM), 2016-11)BACKGROUND : Coal tar-derived substances consist of numerous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), several of which are known carcinogens. Different processes used during steel making influence PAH release into the ...
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Thomas, Bianca Lee; Claassen, Nico; Becker, Piet J.; Viljoen, Margaretha (Karger, 2019-05)BACKGROUND : Despite strong reservations regarding the validity of a number of heart rate variability (HRV) measures, these are still being used in recent studies. AIMS : We aimed to compare the reactivity of ostensible ...
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