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Browsing Research Articles (Occupational Therapy) by Issue Date
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De Beer, Marianne; Vorster, Charl
(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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Casteleijn, Daleen; Graham, Margot Sigrid
(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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De Beer, Marianne; Martensson, Lena
(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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De Beer, Marianne; Swanepoel, Henk
(Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2015-10)
This study set out to investigate the relationship between individual values of final year
occupational therapy students at seven universities as well as the eventual performance of each
student during the final evaluation. ...
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Fongwa, Samuel N.; Wangenge-Ouma, Gerald
(Routledge, 2015-12)
The contribution of universities to regional development has in the last few decades
gained significant currency. Inter alia, this contribution has been through steered
national, regional, and institutional policies aimed ...
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Ramano, Enos Morankoana; Buys, Tania Lee; De Beer, Marianne
(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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Ramano, Enos Morankoana; De Beer, Marianne; Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw); Becker, Piet J.
(Edizioni Minerva Medica, 2017-09)
BACKGROUND ː Occupational therapists, as part of the multi-disciplinary psychiatric team, regularly include activities and or discussion groups to reduce symptoms of patients with major depressive disorders (MDD), and to ...
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Maree, Catharina Magrieta (Carin); Bresser, Philppa Lynn; Yazbek, Mariatha; Engelbrecht, L.; Mostert, Karien; Viviers, C.; Kekana, Maria
(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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Ramano, Enos Morankoana; Buys, Tania Lee
(Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa, 2018-04)
INTRODUCTION : Major depressive disorders (MDD) cause work disability and work loss, often resulting in unemployment. Employees
with MDD are often referred to occupational therapists (OTs) to assist with functional capacity ...
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Heyns, Tanya; Bresser, Philppa Lynn; Buys, Tania Lee; Coetzee, Isabella M.; Korkie, Elzette; White, Zelda; McCormack, Brendan
(Taylor and Francis, 2019)
The research supervisory role is becoming increasingly complex due to issues such as diversity of students; mismatched expectations between the student, supervisor and higher education institution and shorter and specific ...
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Fewster, Debbie Leigh; Govender, Pragashnie; Uys, Catharina Jacoba Elizabeth
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-09-30)
BACKGROUND : Raising a child with autism spectrum disorder is associated with high levels of
stress. Primary caregivers are a group at risk of mental illness and reduced quality of life. Although
interventions for the ...
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Du Plessis, Ninette; Buys, Tania Lee; De Bruyn, Jodie Tamarin
(Sage, 2019-10)
INTRODUCTION : This research describes the therapeutic impact of hippotherapy on adolescents with cerebral palsy diplegia using the Physiological Cost Index and walking speed as outcome measures. METHOD : A single-system ...
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Ramano, Enos Morankoana; De Beer, Marianne
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)
Individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) frequently experience interpersonal difficulties. This study compared two occupational therapy group programs, an existing discussion/activity program and a new activity-based ...
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Talatala, Mvuyiso; Ramano, Enos Morankoana; Chiliza, Bonginkosi
(Health Systems Trust, 2020-06)
Severe mental illness, which includes disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, is associated with significant impairment, but the severity of the impairment and the associated ...
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Sethole, Khethiwe Margaret; Rudman, Elsje Magdalena Petronella; Hazell, Lynne Janette
(Elsevier, 2020-06)
INTRODUCTION : A chest radiograph is one of the first-line diagnostic tools for general practitioners (GPs) to diagnose, monitor treatment, and predict the outcomes of diseases. In district hospitals, after clinical ...
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Nogueira, Claudina; Kocks, Daan; Botha, Jaco
(South African Society of Occupational Medicine, 2020-07)
The International Conclave on Occupational Health 2020 (OCCUCON
2020) and associated conferences were held in Mumbai, India from
28 January to 1 February 2020, with the overall theme Healthy
Worker: Key to Productivity ...
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Nogueira, Claudina; Kocks, Daan; Botha, Jaco
(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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Van Niekerk, Karin; Dada, Shakila; Tonsing, Kerstin Monika
(Taylor and Francis, 2021)
PURPOSE : Various factors influence the selection of assistive technology for young children within a context with limited resources, such as South Africa. Rehabilitation professionals are required to weigh up different ...
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Nogueira, Claudina; Taboadela, Claudio; Aldaz, Santiago
(South African Society of Occupational Medicine, 2021-01)
24 Jornadas de Salud Ocupacional, the 24th Annual Conference of
the Society of Occupational Medicine of the Province of Buenos
Aires (Sociedad de Medicina del Trabajo de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
– SMTBA) took place ...
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Ramano, Enos Morankoana; De Beer, Marianne; Roos, J.L. (Johannes Louw)
(AOSIS, 2021-02-26)
BACKGROUND: Occupational therapists have been using group therapy as their preferred treatment modality in mental healthcare since the origin of the profession. In private mental healthcare units, major depressive disorder ...