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The effects of the LEQ’s life skills domains as it relates to the engagement in health risk behaviour among grade 8 learners in a selected high school in Paarl
Get PDFMagister Artium (Child and Family Studies) - MA(CFS)Adolescence can be understood as the transitional period between childhood and adulthood.
During adolescence individuals tend to experiment and discover who they are in terms of their
unique social identity and are more susceptible to health risk behaviour engagement. Health
risk behaviour place individuals at risk for numerous health complications. The most common
forms of health risk behaviours are smoking, drinking, illicit drug use, risky sexual behaviour,
violence and physical inactivity. Life skills development has been proven to reduce many
health risk behaviours in adolescents. The Life Effectiveness Questionnaire (LEQ) is a
psychometric instrument which has been developed to measure life skills. Social Cognitive
Theory posits that people are not driven by inner forces nor are they controlled by external
stimuli, rather there is a reciprocal triadic relationship where the environment, cognition and
personal factors influences learning through observation. When in the presence of their peers,
adolescents are more likely to engage in health risk behaviour because of peer influence and
immediate rewards. This study aimed to study the effects of the LEQs life skills domains as it
relates to the engagement in health risk behaviour among Grade 8 learners in a selected high
school in Paarl. This study used a quantitative methodology with a cross-sectional design
employing written surveys. The sample consisted of 104 Grade 8 learners. The data was
collected using self-reported questionnaires. One was the LEQ (Appendix 5 and 6) which
measures life skills and the other was the Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance Survey (YRBSS)
(Appendix 7) which measures the prevalence of health risk behaviour engagement. The data
was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences V24 (SPSS). The results
suggested that there is still a high prevalence of health risk behaviour engagement among Grade
8 learners with increases evident in some of the health risk behaviours
The effects of the LEQ’s life skills domains as it relates to the engagement in health risk behaviour among grade 8 learners in a selected high school in Paarl
No full textMagister Artium (Child and Family Studies) - MA(CFS)Adolescence can be understood as the transitional period between childhood and adulthood.
During adolescence individuals tend to experiment and discover who they are in terms of their
unique social identity and are more susceptible to health risk behaviour engagement. Health
risk behaviour place individuals at risk for numerous health complications. The most common
forms of health risk behaviours are smoking, drinking, illicit drug use, risky sexual behaviour,
violence and physical inactivity. Life skills development has been proven to reduce many
health risk behaviours in adolescents. The Life Effectiveness Questionnaire (LEQ) is a
psychometric instrument which has been developed to measure life skills. Social Cognitive
Theory posits that people are not driven by inner forces nor are they controlled by external
stimuli, rather there is a reciprocal triadic relationship where the environment, cognition and
personal factors influences learning through observation. When in the presence of their peers,
adolescents are more likely to engage in health risk behaviour because of peer influence and
immediate rewards. This study aimed to study the effects of the LEQs life skills domains as it
relates to the engagement in health risk behaviour among Grade 8 learners in a selected high
school in Paarl. This study used a quantitative methodology with a cross-sectional design
employing written surveys. The sample consisted of 104 Grade 8 learners. The data was
collected using self-reported questionnaires. One was the LEQ (Appendix 5 and 6) which
measures life skills and the other was the Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance Survey (YRBSS)
(Appendix 7) which measures the prevalence of health risk behaviour engagement. The data
was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences V24 (SPSS). The results
suggested that there is still a high prevalence of health risk behaviour engagement among Grade
8 learners with increases evident in some of the health risk behaviours
Prevalence and pattern of injuries among players at the university of the Western Cape volleyball club
Get PDFMagister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)In addition to football and basketball, volleyball has become a very popular sport globally over the last 30 years. The International Federation of Volleyball represents about 150 million players in approximately 170 countries. While a large body of research has been conducted regarding the nature and prevalence of volleyball injuries internationally, very little has been done locally or on the African continent to assess the status of injuries incurred at professional or amateur levels. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of injuries sustained by professional volleyball players of a club in the WPVU in one season. An exploratory, descriptive, nonexperimental
approach was used for this study on 42 volleyball players at the University of the Western Cape Volleyball Club. A self–administered questionnaire that was based on a questionnaire used in a Dutch national volleyball study was used in the present study. A response rate of 89.4% was obtained. The collected data were captured and analysed by means of the Statistical Package for Social Science version 14.0 (SPSS). The associations between variables
were evaluated by means of the chi-square test and a 5% level of significance was used. The results were displayed using tables, bar chart, and pie chart. Most of the volleyball players sustained one or more injuries in the season, giving a prevalence rate of 88.1%. The incidence rate was 1.2 injuries per player. Injuries prevalence was higher among male players 54.1% than female players 45.9%. Among the injured players, ankle and knee injuries showed the highest injury prevalence with 25.5% for each followed by 19.6% for shoulder injuries. The study revealed 69.2% injury prevalence with a higher significance (p=0.04) that players who are injured in the ankle were in contact. Half of the injuries (50%), which occurred gradually, were prevalent
in the shoulder, followed by the knee (28.6%), then the ankle and fingers (14.3%). Players in the left and right front row were significantly (p=0.008) more prone to be injured during spiking. Awareness programmes highlighting prevention strategies and physiotherapy intervention are required for coaches and players at the University of the Western Cape Volleyball Club to assist
in the prevention of volleyball injurie
Prevalence and pattern of injuries among players at the university of the Western Cape volleyball club
No full textMagister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)In addition to football and basketball, volleyball has become a very popular sport globally over the last 30 years. The International Federation of Volleyball represents about 150 million players in approximately 170 countries. While a large body of research has been conducted regarding the nature and prevalence of volleyball injuries internationally, very little has been done locally or on the African continent to assess the status of injuries incurred at professional or amateur levels. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of injuries sustained by professional volleyball players of a club in the WPVU in one season. An exploratory, descriptive, nonexperimental
approach was used for this study on 42 volleyball players at the University of the Western Cape Volleyball Club. A self–administered questionnaire that was based on a questionnaire used in a Dutch national volleyball study was used in the present study. A response rate of 89.4% was obtained. The collected data were captured and analysed by means of the Statistical Package for Social Science version 14.0 (SPSS). The associations between variables
were evaluated by means of the chi-square test and a 5% level of significance was used. The results were displayed using tables, bar chart, and pie chart. Most of the volleyball players sustained one or more injuries in the season, giving a prevalence rate of 88.1%. The incidence rate was 1.2 injuries per player. Injuries prevalence was higher among male players 54.1% than female players 45.9%. Among the injured players, ankle and knee injuries showed the highest injury prevalence with 25.5% for each followed by 19.6% for shoulder injuries. The study revealed 69.2% injury prevalence with a higher significance (p=0.04) that players who are injured in the ankle were in contact. Half of the injuries (50%), which occurred gradually, were prevalent
in the shoulder, followed by the knee (28.6%), then the ankle and fingers (14.3%). Players in the left and right front row were significantly (p=0.008) more prone to be injured during spiking. Awareness programmes highlighting prevention strategies and physiotherapy intervention are required for coaches and players at the University of the Western Cape Volleyball Club to assist
in the prevention of volleyball injurie
Facilitators and barriers influencing the implementation of injury prevention strategies among clubs at the University of the Western Cape
No full textMagister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)Introduction: The majority of University of the Western Cape coaches believe that in most sport codes,
many female and male athletes get injured at least once a season. Consequently, occurrence of injuries
signifies many set-backs in any team sports. University of the Western Cape sports injury intervention and
rehabilitation strategies are relatively under-developed, and have not been systematically implemented,
despite their proven effectiveness. However, due to intensive training, local and national league
competitions, the number of injured athletes at University of the Western Cape has increased, and so
delays of athletes’ recovery are caused. Thus, it is assumed that University of the Western Cape efforts
may have lack of the necessary injury precautions on prevention and rehabilitation such as proactive injury
treatment, paying special attention to the therapeutic process, including other necessary mechanisms. The
current study has explored facilitating factors and some of the barriers on the implementation of injury
prevention strategies, and determined the effectiveness of rehabilitation within University of the Western
Cape sport teams in views of athletes, coaches, and medical staff.
Methods: This study used a sequential exploratory design which entailed an initial phase of quantitative
data collection and analysis, followed by a phase of qualitative data collection and analysis. This study
used a close-ended survey and semi-structured interviews to identify the barriers and facilitators associated
with the implementation of injury prevention strategies among sports clubs at the University of the
Western Cape.
Results: Data were collected on the general knowledge of players and team coaches about injury
prevention as well as their sources of information regarding injury prevention. Football players were
49.5% while 15.8% were basketball players in this study. Cricket players were 10.9% while rugby players
were 9.9%. Sources of players’ knowledge of injury prevention included doctor/physiotherapist, coaches
and the media. Sources of coaches’ knowledge of injury prevention included doctor/physiotherapist, media
and seminars. Most players and coaches agreed that there is a greater chance of sustaining an injury during
a competitive match than during training. Players and coaches also agree that the risk of injury is reduced
by wearing preferred protective clothing and thoroughly warming up and stretching prior to training or
competition. Barriers to the implementation of an injury prevention strategy include not having enough
time, being too tired after training, no advice given on such techniques, the notion that nobody else does it
and lack of proper equipment. Facilitators of an injury prevention strategy include availability of medical
staff (doctors and physiotherapists), players’ understanding of the coach’s instructions, and injury
prevention facilities at University of the Western Cape, services accessibility and quality, injury discovery
and follow-up, and injury prevention policy at University of the Western Cape.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations were made: (i)
Intervention directed at players and coaches in the form of health promotion programmes through
education to increase their knowledge and support in implementation of all prevention strategies either in
training or in competition; (ii) Governing bodies at University of the Western Cape should develop and disseminate written sports safety policies and guidelines and supervise clubs in their development
programmes
The effects of the LEQ’s life skills domains as it relates to the engagement in health risk behaviour among grade 8 learners in a selected high school in Paarl
No full textMagister Artium (Child and Family Studies) - MA(CFS)Adolescence can be understood as the transitional period between childhood and adulthood.
During adolescence individuals tend to experiment and discover who they are in terms of their
unique social identity and are more susceptible to health risk behaviour engagement. Health
risk behaviour place individuals at risk for numerous health complications. The most common
forms of health risk behaviours are smoking, drinking, illicit drug use, risky sexual behaviour,
violence and physical inactivity. Life skills development has been proven to reduce many
health risk behaviours in adolescents. The Life Effectiveness Questionnaire (LEQ) is a
psychometric instrument which has been developed to measure life skills. Social Cognitive
Theory posits that people are not driven by inner forces nor are they controlled by external
stimuli, rather there is a reciprocal triadic relationship where the environment, cognition and
personal factors influences learning through observation. When in the presence of their peers,
adolescents are more likely to engage in health risk behaviour because of peer influence and
immediate rewards. This study aimed to study the effects of the LEQs life skills domains as it
relates to the engagement in health risk behaviour among Grade 8 learners in a selected high
school in Paarl. This study used a quantitative methodology with a cross-sectional design
employing written surveys. The sample consisted of 104 Grade 8 learners. The data was
collected using self-reported questionnaires. One was the LEQ (Appendix 5 and 6) which
measures life skills and the other was the Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance Survey (YRBSS)
(Appendix 7) which measures the prevalence of health risk behaviour engagement. The data
was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences V24 (SPSS). The results
suggested that there is still a high prevalence of health risk behaviour engagement among Grade
8 learners with increases evident in some of the health risk behaviours
The effect of a youth development programme combatting engagement in health risk behaviours amongst grade 8 learners in a selected high school in the Paarl area
No full textMagister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)Background: Health risk behaviours can directly affect health outcomes. Healthy behaviours such as exercising and eating sensibly can lower the risk of conditions like heart disease and diabetes, while unhealthy behaviours such as smoking and excessive drinking raise the risk of conditions like lung cancer and liver disease. In a study using two large national data sets, the Youth Risk Behaviour Survey (YRBS) and Add Health, the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) found that teenagers who consume alcohol or take illicit drugs are more likely to engage in sex, to do so at a younger age, and to have several partners. For adolescents who are 14 years old and younger, consuming alcohol or using drugs doubles and quadruples, respectively, the likelihood that sexual intercourse has ever been experienced compared to adolescents who have never used these substances. A study reported that early onset of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, school problems, delinquency, and physical aggression are significantly associated with early onset of sexual behaviour. Alcohol use in adolescence has also been found to be related to more frequent sexual activity and less frequent use of condoms. Aim: To investigate and explore the effect of a youth development programme (YDP) of combatting health risk behaviours amongst 250 Grade 8 learners in a selected high school in the Paarl area
The effect of a youth development programme combatting engagement in health risk behaviours amongst grade 8 learners in a selected high school in the Paarl area
Get PDFMagister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)Background: Health risk behaviours can directly affect health outcomes. Healthy behaviours such as exercising and eating sensibly can lower the risk of conditions like heart disease and diabetes, while unhealthy behaviours such as smoking and excessive drinking raise the risk of conditions like lung cancer and liver disease. In a study using two large national data sets, the Youth Risk Behaviour Survey (YRBS) and Add Health, the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) found that teenagers who consume alcohol or take illicit drugs are more likely to engage in sex, to do so at a younger age, and to have several partners. For adolescents who are 14 years old and younger, consuming alcohol or using drugs doubles and quadruples, respectively, the likelihood that sexual intercourse has ever been experienced compared to adolescents who have never used these substances. A study reported that early onset of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, school problems, delinquency, and physical aggression are significantly associated with early onset of sexual behaviour. Alcohol use in adolescence has also been found to be related to more frequent sexual activity and less frequent use of condoms. Aim: To investigate and explore the effect of a youth development programme (YDP) of combatting health risk behaviours amongst 250 Grade 8 learners in a selected high school in the Paarl area
Facilitators and barriers influencing the implementation of injury prevention strategies among clubs at the University of the Western Cape
No full textMagister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)Introduction: The majority of University of the Western Cape coaches believe that in most sport codes, many female and male athletes get injured at least once a season. Consequently, occurrence of injuries signifies many set-backs in any team sports. University of the Western Cape sports injury intervention and rehabilitation strategies are relatively under-developed, and have not been systematically implemented, despite their proven effectiveness. However, due to intensive training, local and national league competitions, the number of injured athletes at University of the Western Cape has increased, and so delays of athletes’ recovery are caused. Thus, it is assumed that University of the Western Cape efforts may have lack of the necessary injury precautions on prevention and rehabilitation such as proactive injury treatment, paying special attention to the therapeutic process, including other necessary mechanisms. The current study has explored facilitating factors and some of the barriers on the implementation of injury prevention strategies, and determined the effectiveness of rehabilitation within University of the Western Cape sport teams in views of athletes, coaches, and medical staff.
Methods: This study used a sequential exploratory design which entailed an initial phase of quantitative data collection and analysis, followed by a phase of qualitative data collection and analysis. This study used a close-ended survey and semi-structured interviews to identify the barriers and facilitators associated with the implementation of injury prevention strategies among sports clubs at the University of the Western Cape.
Results: Data were collected on the general knowledge of players and team coaches about injury prevention as well as their sources of information regarding injury prevention. Football players were 49.5% while 15.8% were basketball players in this study. Cricket players were 10.9% while rugby players were 9.9%. Sources of players’ knowledge of injury prevention included doctor/physiotherapist, coaches and the media. Sources of coaches’ knowledge of injury prevention included doctor/physiotherapist, media and seminars. Most players and coaches agreed that there is a greater chance of sustaining an injury during a competitive match than during training. Players and coaches also agree that the risk of injury is reduced by wearing preferred protective clothing and thoroughly warming up and stretching prior to training or competition. Barriers to the implementation of an injury prevention strategy include not having enough time, being too tired after training, no advice given on such techniques, the notion that nobody else does it and lack of proper equipment. Facilitators of an injury prevention strategy include availability of medical staff (doctors and physiotherapists), players’ understanding of the coach’s instructions, and injury prevention facilities at University of the Western Cape, services accessibility and quality, injury discovery and follow-up, and injury prevention policy at University of the Western Cape.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations were made: (i) Intervention directed at players and coaches in the form of health promotion programmes through education to increase their knowledge and support in implementation of all prevention strategies either in training or in competition; (ii) Governing bodies at University of the Western Cape should develop and disseminate written sports safety policies and guidelines and supervise clubs in their development programmes
Prevalence and pattern of injuries among players at the University of the Western Cape volleyball club
No full textMasters of ScienceIn addition to football and basketball, volleyball has become a very popular sport globally over the last 30 years. The international federation of volleyball represents about 150 million players in approximately 170 countries. While a large body of research has been conducted regarding the nature and prevalence of volleyball injuries internationally, very little has been done locally or on the African continent to assess the status of injuries incurred at professional or amateur Ievels. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of injuries sustained by professional volleyball players of a club in the WPVU in one season. An exploratory, descriptive, nonexperimental approach was used for this study on 42 volleyball players at the University of the Western Cape volleyball club. A self-administered questionnaire that was based on a questionnaire used in a Dutch national volleyball study was used in the present study. A response rate of 89.4% was obtained. The collected data were captured and analysed by means of the Statistical Package for Social Science version 14.0 (SPSS). The associations between variables were evaluated by means of the chi-square test and a 5o/o level of significance was used. The results were displayed using tables, bar chart, and pie chart. Most of the volleyball players sustained one or more injuries in the season, giving a prevalence rate of 88.1%. The incidence rate was 1.2 injuries per player. Injuries prevalence was higher among male players 54.1%othan female players 45.9%. Among the injured players, ankle and knee injuries showed the highest injury prevalence with 25.5% for each followed by 19.6% for shoulder injuries. The study revealed 69.2% injury prevalence with a higher significance (p=0.04) that players who are injured in the ankle were in contact. Half of the injuries (50%), which occurred gradually, were prevalent in the shoulder, followed by the knee (28.6%o), then the ankle and fingers (14.3%). Players in the left and right front row were significantly (p:0.008) more prone to be injured during spiking. Awareness programmes highlighting prevention strategies and physiotherapy intervention are required for coaches and players at the University of the Western Cape volleyball club to assist in the prevention of volleyball injuries
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