Browsing Research Articles (Sports Medicine) by Subject "Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)"

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High prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors in 36,074 South African financial sector employees : a cross-sectional study

Hene, Nceba; Wood, Paola Silvia; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Jordaan, Esme; Laubscher, Ria (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2021-02)

OBJECTIVE : To determine the prevalence of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors, total NCD risk category and 10-year risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in financial sector employees. METHODS : This descriptive ...
Poor cardiorespiratory fitness in first year medical students at a South African University

Borresen, Jill; Celie, Bert; Laubscher, Ria; Bac, Martin; Wood, Paola; Camacho, Tanya Chantelle de Sousa; Nolte, Kim; Schwellnus, Marianne; Basu, Debashis; Schwellnus, Martin Peter (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

The personal health behaviours, including physical activity, of healthcare professionals influence their counselling practices as they relate to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, despite the importance of producing ...
Task-shifting : can community health workers be part of the solution to an inactive nation?

Watson, Estelle D.; Moosa, Shabir; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Lambert, Estelle V.; Stoutenberg, Mark (MDPI, 2023-08)

BACKGROUND: In low-to-middle income countries (LMICs), there is a growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) placing strain on the facilities and human resources of healthcare systems. Prevention strategies that ...

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