Faculty of Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Rasch analysis of the Meaning in life Questionnaire among adults from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Meaning in life is a key indicator of subjective well-being and quality of life. Further developments in understanding and enhancing the construct will depend inter alia on the sound measurement thereof. This ... -
Quantification of systemic renin-angiotensin system peptides of hypertensive black and white African men established from the RAS-Fingerprint
(Sage, 2016)Objective: The objective of this study was to make use of a quantitative and qualitative approach comparing the systemic renin-angiotensin system (RAS) of hypertensive black and white African men by using RAS equilibrium ... -
Psychosocial well-being of people living with HIV and the community before and after a HIV stigma-reduction community "hub" network intervention
(NISC, 2016)The purpose of the research was to determine whether an HIV stigma-reduction community “hub” network intervention in a South African urban area would bring about a difference in the psychosocial well-being of people living ... -
Progress in physical activity over the Olympic quadrennium
(Elsevier, 2016)On the eve of the 2012 summer Olympic Games, the fi rst Lancet Series on physical activity established that physical inactivity was a global pandemic, and global public health action was urgently needed. The present paper ... -
Professional nurses' understanding of clinical judgement: a contextual inquiry
(Elsevier, 2016)Higher 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 ... -
Prevalence of glutamine deficiency in ICU patients: a cross-sectional analytical study
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background Not only is glutamine deficiency an independent predictor of mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, but glutamine supplementation is also recommended for its proven outcome benefits. However, recent ... -
Praktykopleiers se persepsies van maatskaplike-werk-praktykopleiding
(Stellenbosch Univ, 2016)The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree was developed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to address socio-economic issues from a developmental paradigm. Field education reflects the reality of the profession ... -
Presence: a step closer to spiritual care in nursing
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016)This article argues that while not all nurses are comfortable with spiritual care, nurses may be comfortable with enacting presence. Presence, an encompassing element in spiritual care, might be a more accessible first ... -
Practitioners' perceptions of sport psychology in South Africa
(LAM Publications Ltd, 2016)This study explicates perceptions of relevant, knowledgeable sport psychology stakeholders in South Africa (SA). The study was motivated by three main concerns: first, to contribute towards the growth and development of ... -
Positive impact on physical activity and health behaviour changes of a 15-week family focused intervention program: (Juniors for Seniors)
(Hindawi Publishing Corp, 2016)Thepromotion of physical activity (PA) in children and their parents requires effective planning and sometimes even interventions. This study shows the effect of PA during a 15-week intervention program “Junior for Seniors” ... -
Plasma renin and cardiovascular responses to the cold pressor test differ in black and white populations: the SABPA study
(Springer Nature, 2016)Low plasma renin levels and augmented cardiovascular reactivity to stress are common in blacks and have been linked to the development of hypertension in this population. We (i) compared cardiovascular and plasma renin ... -
Physical activity energy expenditure and sarcopenia in black South African urban woman
(Human Kinetics, 2016)Background: Black women are believed to be genetically less predisposed to age-related sarcopenia. The objective of this study was to investigate lifestyle factors associated with sarcopenia in black South African (SA) ... -
Phronesis: beyond the research ethics committee. A crucial decision-making skill for health researchers during community research
(Sage Publishing, 2016)Health researchers conducting research in the community are often faced with unanticipated ethical issues that arise in the course of their research and that go beyond the scope of ethical approval by the research ethics ... -
Participation of divorced single parents and their children in outdoor activities to improve attitudes and relationships
(Stellenbosch Univ, 2016)Divorce is one of the most stressful events a child or adult might ever experience. Enhancing family functioning is a key intended outcome in designing family leisure programmes aimed at developing life-enhancing attitudes ... -
Patterns and associated factors of physical activity among adolescents in Nigeria
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Introduction Understanding the context where adolescents’ physical activity (PA) takes place could impact a more targeted approach to implement PA promotion and interventions in Africa. However, standardized data on ... -
Parents' understanding of temperament and preference functions of their children
(Stellenbosch Univ, 2016)Despite support for the existence and clinical importance of temperament differences in children, the phenomenon is not well understood. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents of children aged 9–15 years. ... -
Participation in team sports can eliminate the effect of social loafing
(Sage, 2016)The effect known as Ringelmann effect states that as group size increases, individual behavior may be less productive. If this decrease in productivity in groups is attributed to a decrement in individual motivation, it ... -
Older people's experiences of giving and receiving empathy in relation to middle adolescents in rural South Africa
(Sage Publishing, 2016)Viewed in the context of an older-growing population, pressure on health-care and social (family and community) resources, and a perceived changed intergenerational ‘care contract’, relationships are often the only avenue ... -
Optimization of a new mass spectrometry method for measurement of breast milk iodine concentrations and an assessment of the effect of analytic method and timing of within: feed sample collection on breast milk iodine concentrations
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, 2016)Background: Breast milk iodine concentration (BMIC) may be an indicator of iodine status during lactation, but there are few data comparing different analytical methods or timing of sampling. The aims of this study were: ... -
Alcohol intake, hypertension development and mortality in black South Africans
(Sage Publishing, 2016)Background: Excessive alcohol intake is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and predicts cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. We determined which alcohol marker (self-reported alcohol intake, gamma-glutamy ...
