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Browsing Occupational Therapy by Type "Article"
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(MDPI, 2023-11-13)Vulnerable youth and youth with disabilities are at great risk of not having their rights met. In addition, they face challenges with regard to empowerment and participation in their own lives. Youth development programmes ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017-12)BACKGROUND : Interprofessional education aims to prepare learners to collaborate across specialties to provide high-quality healthcare. Internationally and nationally, the emerging need for integrated healthcare and ...
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(F1000 Research Ltd, 2024-10)BACKGROUND: The triple planetary crisis of climate change, environmental pollution, and biodiversity loss is increasingly driving poor health outcomes worldwide. Healthcare systems and services are often not environmentally ...
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(OTASA: Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2012-04)Occupational therapists in mental health care settings find it difficult to produce convincing evidence of their unique contribution to health care. This article reports on the initial phase of a larger study where the ...
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(MettaMedia, 2024-03-01)Ergonomics is the scientific discipline concerned with customising workplace conditions and job demands to fit the capabilities, limitations, and needs of the workforce. It is a multidisciplinary field, synthesising ...
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(Frontiers Media, 2024-12)South Africa faces the detrimental effects of problematic substance use. The Community Oriented Substance Use Program (COSUP) is a research-based, community-situated harm-reduction program. The International Classification of ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2024-06)BACKGROUND: Implementing an interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) in hospitals improves health outcomes, enhances patient safety and reduces length of stay by optimising resource utilisation. Although this approach ...
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(South African Society of Occupational Medicine, 2021-09)BACKGROUND : The health workforce is key to service delivery and forms part of the World Health Organization’s six building blocks for health systems. It is therefore important to prioritise the health and wellbeing of ...
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(Wiley, 2015-08)BACKGROUND / AIM : Feedback on clinical reasoning skills during fieldwork education is regarded as vital in occupational therapy students’ professional development. The nature of supervisors’ feedback however, could be ...
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(OTASA : Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2012-04)Various factors have an impact on the development of the clinical reasoning skills of occupational therapy students during their training. The aim of this study was to investigate how the interpersonal communication skills ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2016-04-20)Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is worldwide one of the most concerning health problems as it is associated with reduced work productivity and permanent disability. Occupational therapists are often called ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2021-09)Work-integrated learning (WIL) is a crucial component of learning in the undergraduate occupational therapy (OT) programme. WIL provides essential work exposure, allows for theory-practice integration and forms part of ...
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(South African Society of Occupational Medicine, 2020-11)This report includes news from some of the international and regional occupational health organisations with whom the South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM) interacts. The ‘new normal’ ways of living and ...
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(Health Systems Trust, 2021-12-01)The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare services has been widely reported, but limited information is available on its impact on rehabilitation services in South Africa. This article reports on the impact of COVID-19 on ...
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(AOSIS, 2024-07-25)BACKGROUND : South African children from low-income households are at higher risk of cognitive-linguistic difficulties because of multiple risk factors. Early language stimulation minimises the effects of risk factors ...
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(BioMed Central, 2024-12)BACKGROUND: Student wellness is a major concern during the educational programme of health professionals, as mental distress impacts negatively on students’ academic performance and success. Available literature indicates that ...
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(BMJ Publishing, 2023-05)INTRODUCTION : Falls from height are a leading cause of serious injury and fatality globally. In South Africa, work at heights is regulated by occupational health and safety legislation, which places responsibility on ...
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(South African Medical Association, 2022-07)BACKGROUND. Maternal mental health during the perinatal period has been of interest to many researchers, with antenatal depression and postnatal depression (PND) being a leading cause of morbidity. The adverse effects of ...
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(BMC, 2022-08-06)BACKGROUND : The newborn infant is a complexly organized, competent being, who plays an active role in shaping their environment through their increasing skills in autonomic regulation, motor control, regulation of state ...
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(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2022-12)INTRODUCTION : In March 2020, the South African government responded to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic by issuing a national lockdown, calling a halt to all non-essential services and movements, including most ...
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