54 articles in this issue
Marie Poggenpoel
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Lufuno Makhado,Mashudu Davhana-Maselesele
AbstractThe challenges of caring for people living with HIV (PLWH) in a low-resource setting has had a negative impact on the nursing profession, resulting in a shortage of skilled nurses. In response to this shortage and perceived negative impact, we con... see more
Charlene Downing,Marie Hastings-Tolsma
AbstractBackground: Caring forms the core component of nursing. The history of the nature of caring in South Africa is non-specific and is unknown. The impact of nurse and activist Albertina Sisulu – known as the Mother of the Nation – has the p... see more
Mirriam Matandela,Mokgadi C. Matlakala
AbstractWhen suicide occurs, it is regarded as an adverse event. Often, little attention is given to the nurses who cared for the patients prior to the adverse event. Instead the affected nurses are expected to write statements and incident reports about ... see more
Hendrik J. Loubser,Daleen Casteleijn,Judith C. Bruce
AbstractBackground: The GAMMA nursing measure was developed to routinely score a person's ability to independently perform activities of daily living. The nursing utility of the scale has been established as being satisfactory and it has been recommended ... see more
B. Mashanda-Tafaune,L. V. Monareng
AbstractBackground: Although the female condom (FC) is viewed as an effective female controlled barrier contraceptive device that can be used by women to prevent them from contracting the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (H... see more
Radmila Razlog,Janice Pellow,Reshma Patel,Marelize Caminsky,Hertzog J. van Heerden
AbstractBackground: Homeopathy seeks to treat holistically. The role of homeopathy for treating binge eating however remains poorly explored.Objective: To determine the efficacy of individualized homeopathic treatment on binge eating.Method: This was a ni... see more
Craig Vincent-Lambert,Andrew Makkink,Fredrick Kloppers
AbstractBackground: Recent recommendations made by ILCOR have de-emphasised the role of advanced airway management such as “endotracheal intubation” (ETI) during cardiac arrest in favour of maximising the number of chest compressions performed by rescuers... see more
Kim C. Branco,M. Moodley
AbstractPurpose: This study serves to determine the effectiveness of either chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy to the thoracic spine or stretch and strengthening exercises (stretching the pectoralis major muscle and strengthening the rhomboid, middl... see more
Anna C. van Graan,Martha J.S. Williams,Magdalena P. Koen
AbstractReform in the South African healthcare and educational system were characterized by the ideals that the country needs to produce independent, critical thinkers. Nurses need to cope with diversity in a more creative way, defining their role in a co... see more
Kaarina F. Meintjes,Anna G.W. Nolte
AbstractThe goal of this study was to explore and describe the experience of parents regarding the primary health care (PHC) managementof their children's atopic eczemain a Gauteng district. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive, contextual embedded sin... see more
Nico Nortje,Willem Hoffmann
AbstractA move has taken place internationally in the delivery and “consumption” of health care where if clients and patients (health care consumers) hold the opinion that the health care professionals/providers' behaviour has had a negative effect, impac... see more
N. Ntshingila,A. Temane,M. Poggenpoel,C. P.H. Myburgh
AbstractBackground: Borderline personality disorder is characterised by a pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, affects and marked impulsivity.Objective: : The objective is to define the central concept of “facilitation of sel... see more
M. L.S. Mataboge,S. Beukes,A. G.W. Nolte
AbstractGlobally challenges regarding healthcare provision are sometimes related to a failure to estimate client numbers in peri-urban areas due to rapid population growth. About one-sixth of the world's population live in informal settlements which are m... see more
Varsha Bangalee,Fatima Suleman
AbstractBackground: This research focuses on pharmaceutical competition in South Africa where concurrent pricing legislation is being implemented without monitoring the consequences on generic drug competition and usage.Objective: To examine the relations... see more
Johanna E. Maree,Dalene Beckmann
AbstractAn exploratory qualitative research approach was selected for this study aiming to explore how people living with breast cancer related lymphedema experience this complication. Unstructured interviews were conducted with nine purposively selected ... see more
Neo Mohlabane,Bomkazi Tutshana,Karl Peltzer,Aziza Mwisongo
AbstractBackground: The scale-up of HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) in South Africa to 4500 public health facilities and the service's provision in mobile and non-medical sites was aimed at increasing HCT uptake. However, some people still have never ha... see more
Faheema Mahomed-Asmail,De Wet Swanepoel,Robert H. Eikelboom
AbstractBackground: School-based hearing screening is likely to be the first opportunity to identify childhood hearing loss in South Africa. Criteria for school-based hearing screening requires balancing the targeted degree of hearing loss while ensuring ... see more
Craig Vincent-Lambert,Richard-Kyle Jackson
AbstractBackground: The term “financial medicine” refers to the delivery of health-related services where the generation of financial gain or “profit” takes precedence over the provision of care that is reflective of evidence-based best practice. The prac... see more
N. Ntshingila,M. Poggenpoel,C. P.H. Myburgh,A. Temane
AbstractThere is limited understanding of the experiences of women living with borderline personality disorder. It was therefore decided to discover how women living with this disorder would tell their life story. For the researcher, who worked in a psych... see more
Liska Janse van Rensburg,Riette Nel,Corinna M. Walsh
AbstractBackground: The importance of healthcare workers' guidance for women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) regarding infant feeding practices cannot be overemphasised.Objective: To determine the knowledge, opinions and practices of heal... see more
Kebogile Mokwena
AbstractNyaope is a relatively new drug which until recently was not classified as illegal. It is widely used by many young and poor people in predominantly Black townships and users can be easily identified as they usually assemble in open spaces such as... see more
Michelle Pascoe,Divya Bissessur,Pat Mayers
AbstractBackground: Survival rates of premature infants have increased due to advances in medicine. Premature infants however, remain at risk for developmental delays including communication difficulties. The bonding and attachment experiences of prematur... see more
Tinda Rabie,Hester C. Klopper,Martha J. Watson
AbstractBackground: Many older persons in South Africa (SA) are affected by a poor socio-economic status, leading to an increase in the use of the public healthcare sector. However, the public healthcare sector is burdened by high volumes of patients and ... see more
Firoza Haffejee,Katie A. Ports,Maghboeba Mosavel
AbstractBackground: HIV prevalence is high among South African women of reproductive age and transmission of HIV from mothers to children is a concern. This study ascertained the level of knowledge about HIV infection and prevention, particularly preventi... see more
Azwihangwisi H. Mavhandu-Mudzusi,Teka T. Asgedom
AbstractYoung adults including university students are at high risk of acquiring HIV due to their risky sexual practices. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of risky sexual behaviours amongst regular undergraduate students in Jigjiga Un... see more
Johanna B. Pretorius,Minrie Greeff,Fazel E. Freeks,Annamarie Kruger
AbstractBackground: The diagnosis of HIV is life-changing that requires people not only to deal with the disease but also to cope with the stigma attached to HIV. People living with HIV (PLWH) as well as their close family members (CFM) are stigmatised; h... see more
H. C. Chidrawi,Minrie Greeff,Q. M. Temane,Colleen M. Doak
AbstractThis study focuses on one aspect of a more extensive SANPAD-funded HIV stigma reduction research project. The study addresses not only the continuous burden of HIV stigma, but more specifically on the low rate of participation in healthcare opport... see more
Carol A. Kridiotis,Johan Bezuidenhout,Jacques Raubenheimer
AbstractBackground: Selection criteria used to admit students to a radiography programme at the Central University of Technology (CUT) included academic criteria, as well as the General Scholastic Aptitude Test (GSAT) and Self-directed Search (SDS) Questi... see more
Wilma ten Ham,Karin C.S. Minnie,Christa S.J.C. van der Walt
AbstractBackground: Using best evidence to inform practice is the cornerstone of quality patient care, and requires spread, uptake, implementation and roll-out of best practices. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) was used as a best practice which has been partly... see more
M.C. Joubert,Panjasaram Naidoo
AbstractBackground: Pharmacovigilance (PV) as a means of ensuring drug safety is an essential component of the process ensuring that the risk of drug use does not outweigh the benefit. Pharmacists are valuable in collecting PV information, but not many st... see more
Ida Okeyo,Ros Dowse
AbstractBackground: Community care workers (CCWs) inhabit a central role in the management of tuberculosis (TB) patients in South Africa. CCWs attend training courses, but training is not standardised at either the national or provincial level.Objective: ... see more
Peter T. Sandy
AbstractBackground: Observation is an important approach to care that is commonly used in inpatient learning disability services to prevent self-harming behaviours. It is often implemented when there is a perceived increase risk of self-harm. Most nurses ... see more
Nicolene de Jager,Anna G.W. Nolte,Annie Temane
AbstractBackground: Education and experience are important components in the ability of occupational health nurses (OHNs) to promote high-quality care and competence. OHNs will increasingly require the skills and knowledge to base care on best evidence, t... see more
Tintswalo B. Mahlaola,Barbara van Dyk
AbstractBackground: The Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) has led to an increase in breached health records and violation of patient confidentiality. The South African constitution makes provision for human dignity and privacy, virtues whi... see more
AbstractHigher cognitive skills are essential competencies for nurses joining the technologically and increasingly complex health care environment to provide safe and effective nursing care. Educators and clinical facilitators have recognised that newly q... see more
Bradley Yudelowitz,Juan Scribante,Helen Perrie,Eddie Oosthuizen
AbstractBackground: Blood products are an expensive and scarce resource with inherent risks to patients. The current knowledge of rational blood product use among clinicians in South Africa is unknown.Purpose of research: To describe the level of clinicia... see more
Bart Vinck,Jessica Freeman,Maggi Soer
AbstractBackground: Recreational noise exposure, including personal music device use (PMD), has become a growing public health concern, as it may potentially result in the development of hearing difficulties.Objectives: The aim of the study was to determi... see more
Margaret (Maggie) Williams,Dalena R.M. Van Rooyen,Esmeralda J. Ricks
AbstractDespite efforts to scale up access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), particularly at primary health care (PHC) facilities, antiretroviral therapy (ART) continues to be out of reach formany human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive children in sub... see more
Lizl-Louise van Niekerk,Dorita du Toit,Anita E. Pienaar
AbstractBackground: One of the risks associated with low physical activity levels is the insufficient development of motor proficiency, which in turn has an impact on participation in physical activity and sport during adolescence.Objectives: To determine... see more
D. Husselmann,R. Joubert,J. R. Burger,M. S. Lubbe,M. Cockeran
AbstractBackground: Schizophrenia is a costly illness to treat, especially during a time of escalating medicine inflation costs, putting a large economic strain on patients, their families and the community. Treatment, however, can become more affordable ... see more
Johanna C.W. De Vos,Dorita Du Toit,Dané Coetzee
AbstractBackground: Worldwide, the health risks of decreasing physical activity levels and increasing sedentary behaviour among adolescents are a raising concern.Objective: To determine the types and levels of physical activity as well as that of sedentar... see more
Adele Burger,Ronel Pretorius,Carla M.T. Fourie,Aletta E. Schutte
AbstractBackground: South Africa has an established high prevalence of cardiovascular disease(CVD), particularly amongst urban African communities. However, it was unknown whether African men's CVD knowledge was associated with their CV health profiles.Ob... see more
Tracey Pieterse,Heather Lawrence,Hesta Friedrich-Nel
AbstractBackground: Developing the critical thinking skills of student radiographers is imperative in an era of rapidly advancing technology. The status of the students' ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills needed to be explored for the Departm... see more
Yasmin Casmod,Barbara Van Dyk,E. Nicolaou
AbstractHypertensive disorders represent the second most common cause of maternal death, affecting 5–10% of pregnancies worldwide and accounting for 19% of maternal deaths in South Africa. Pre-eclampsia is believed to develop from inadequate trophoblast i... see more
Sihaam Jardien-Baboo,Dalena van Rooyen,Esmeralda Ricks
AbstractIn South Africa, the quality of health care is directly related to the concept of patient-centred care and the enactment of the Batho Pele Principles and the Patients' Rights Charter. Reports in the media indicate that public hospitals in the East... see more
David G. Shaw,Peter T. Sandy
AbstractBackground: Self-harm is an old problem but increasing in incidence. It has important consequences for the individual concerned, the health care system, and can impact the well-being of staff. Extensive prior research has adopted a quantitative ap... see more
Chimwemwe K. Banda,Pat Mayers,Sinegugu Duma
AbstractPurpose: To investigate and describe the nature and extent of violence against nurses and the perceived effects thereof on nurses in the southern region of Malawi.Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study in which 190 questionnaires were sent ... see more
Lizeth Roets,Yvonne Botma,Cecilna Grobler
AbstractBackground: The nursing profession needs nurses with a higher level of education and not merely more nurses to enhance patient outcomes. To improve quality patient care the nursing discipline needs to be advanced through theory development and kno... see more
Dina C. Janse van Rensburg,Catharina C. Grant,Audrey Jansen van Rensburg,Roelf P.G. Botha,Paola S. Wood,Kim Nolte,Lizelle Fletcher,Peet J. du Toit,Michael S. Pepper,Pieter E. Kruger
AbstractBackground: The FitTrack Index is a web-based programme developed in South Africa and widely used by athletes to indicate their fitness. A need exists for a self-managed, noninvasive tool to evaluate and categorise health-related fitness in differ... see more
Gerda-Marie Meyer,Elsabe Nel,Charlene Downing
AbstractBackground: Caring is the core of nursing and should be cultivated in student nurses. However, there are serious concerns about the caring concern in the clinical environment and in nursing education. Clinical instructors are ideally positioned to... see more
Wilma ten Ham-Baloyi,Portia Jordan
AbstractIn South Africa, there appears to be poor understanding about using a systematic review as an acceptable research method in post-graduate nursing education. The lack of understanding may result in research supervisors being unable to guide post-gr... see more
Lizelle Crous,S. J. Armstrong
AbstractBackground: With the introduction of the phlebotomist technician-certification programme in South Africa, nurses' phlebotomy competence, an acquired skill during basic training, was questioned. Various studies indicate that the majority of errors ... see more
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