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Aspects of nutritional knowledge, attitudes and practices of nurses working at the surgical division at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-12)INTRODUCTION: Adequate nutrition is required for patients to improve and maintain their health. Nurses are in one of the best positions to ensure adequate nutrition because of their holistic caring role. The aim of the ...
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Aspects of the involvement, confidence and knowledge of South African registered dietitians regarding genetics and nutritional genomics
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: Nutritional genomics is a new and emerging field aimed at investigating the complex interactions between genetics and diet and the joint influence this has on disease prevention and health ...
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Assessing clustering of metabolic syndrome components available at primary care for Bantu Africans using factor analysis in the general population
(BioMed Central, 2013-06)ABSTRACT: To provide a step-by-step description of the application of factor analysis and interpretation of the results based on anthropometric parameters(body mass index or BMI and waist circumferenceor WC), blood ...
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Assessing post-traumatic stress disorder in South African adolescents : using the child and adolescent trauma survey (CATS) as a screening tool
(BioMed Central, 2005-01)Background: Several studies have demonstrated that South African children and adolescents are exposed to high levels of violent trauma with a significant proportion developing PTSD, however, limited resources make it ...
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Assessing post-traumatic stress disorder in South African adolescents : using the child and adolescent trauma survey (CATS) as a screening tool
(BioMed Central, 2005-01)Background: Several studies have demonstrated that South African children and adolescents are exposed to high levels of violent trauma with a significant proportion developing PTSD, however, limited resources make it ...
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Assessing the efficacy of a modified assertive community-based treatment programme in a developing country
(BioMed Central, 2010-09)Background: A number of recently published randomized controlled trials conducted in developed countries have reported no advantage for assertive interventions over standard care models. One possible explanation could ...
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Assessing the impact of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children : an exploratory qualitative study
(BioMed Central, 2014-08)Background: While the prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) is high among children in the Western Cape of South Africa, the psychosocial implications of treatment for children with MDR-TB remain ...
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Assessing the knowledge and opinions of registered nurses with reference to quality indicators in clinincal nursing within a tertiary health institution in Saudi Arabia
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The quality of care nurses provide to patients is done with the expectation that skills and knowledge of each registered nurse will result in quality patient care. Compliance statistics for quality ...
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Assessing the knowledge and perceptions of medical students from the Western Cape, South Africa, regarding the Millennium Development Goals
(Medpharm Publications, 2012)Background: Health science students are key players in implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Knowledge and understanding at university level is essential to achieve the goals by 2015. The primary objective ...
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Assessing the nurse's knowledge and opinions regarding the management of persons with physical disabilities in two healthcare settings in Kimberley
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It generally is a problem for persons with disabilities to have barrier free access to buildings, which is their constitutional right. It is however, not only the physical facility that causes barriers ...
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Assessing the renal handling of a dietary protein load in patients managed for nephroblastoma
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction and purpose The aim of the study was to determine the renal handling of a once-off bolus dietary protein load in patients treated for nephroblastoma. Patients who have been managed for ...
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Assessing the validity of random blood glucose testing for monitoring glycemic control and predicting HbA1c values in type 2 diabetics at Karl Bremer hospital
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: The number of adults affected by diabetes mellitus in developing countries, such as South Africa, is projected to grow by 170%, from 84 to 228 million people between 1995 and 2025 .This high ...
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Assessing the validity of random blood glucose testing for monitoring glycemic control and predicting HbA1c values in type 2 diabetics at Karl Bremer Hospital
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2015-07-23)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The number of adults affected by diabetes mellitus in developing countries, such as South Africa, is projected to grow by 170%, from 84 to 228 million people between 1995 and 2025 .This high and increasing ...
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Assessing the value of a South African-developed educational nutrition board game in selected Grade 4 primary school learners and their life orientation educators in the City of Cape Town district
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Objectives: To measure the impact on nutrition knowledge; to ascertain the opinions and practices related to nutrition and physical activity, tuck shop visits, and dietary quality of Grade 4 learners; as ...
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Assessment of attitudes related to the management of aggression and violence in four psychiatric hospitals
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this descriptive survey was to investigate the attitudes of mental health care providers with regards to the management of aggression and violence. The absence of scientific data describing ...
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An assessment of organisational values, culture and performance in Cape Town's primary healthcare services
(Medpharm Publications, 2013)Objectives: Improving the quality of primary health care in South Africa is a national priority and the Western Cape Department of Health has identified staff and patient experience as a key component. Its strategic plan, ...
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Assessment of professional behaviour in occupational therapy education: investigating assessors’ understanding of constructs and expectations of levels of competence.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The development of professional behaviour is one of the core components of occupational therapy education. The assessment of professional behaviour poses a problem as the constructs and expectations are ...
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Assessment of routine laboratory screening of adult psychiatric patients presenting to an emergency centre in Cape Town
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2011-12)Managing mental health patients forms part of the workload in emergency centres (ECs) throughout the Western Cape (WC), which has an estimated overall lifetime prevalence of mental health disorders of 39.4%. The Mental ...
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An assessment of the comprehension of the preliminary 2007 version of the South African paediatric food-based dietary guidelines for Northern Sotho infants 6–12 months of age in Soshanguve and Ga-Rankuwa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction Malnutrition, in both adults and children, is a problem worldwide with negative health consequences. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the ...
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Assessment of the impact of family physicians in the district health system of the Western Cape, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2015-12)The main aim was to explore the perceptions of rural district and metropolitan sub-structure managers on the impact of family physicians on the district health services. There were three main objectives: •To explore the ...
