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Secukinumab Reduces the Burden of Nail and Skin Disease in Patients with Psoriasis and Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Results from Two Phase 3 Studies
No full textSecukinumab Reduces the Burden of Nail and Skin Disease in Patients with Psoriasis and Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Results from Two Phase 3 Studies
No full textThe evaluation of the imp act of interventions by a physiotherapist on intellectually imp aired and physically disabled children and their caregivers in two community groups in peri-urban Cape Town
No full text>Magister Scientiae - MScPhysiotherapy services for disabled children and their families have conventionally been received at a hospital or school for children with special educational needs in the main towns and cities of South Africa. Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) programmes were proposed and established as an additional approach to Institutional-Based Rehabilitation to address the need for accessible resources for these families. In this study the author evaluated two CBR programmes for disabled children and their main caregivers in two separate low socioeconomic peri-urban areas of Cape Town. The programme, a weekly group meeting, included physiotherapy interventions to assist the development and functional abilities of the children by means of activities that the caregivers could include in daily home care. They handled their own children following demonstrations and correction of handling skills by the author. The majority of the caregivers were mothers. Their children, less than 13 years old, were severely intellectually impaired. Some with concomitant physical disabilities. The author implemented the interventions of the CBR programme and she required to understand the impact on the particpants in a study using qualiative research methods. In the pilot programme the attendant members were individually interviewed, after her withdrawal, for their opinions of the outcomes. Evaluation documentation.ofjheir children and CBR programme records were related to the caregivers' responses. From the pilot study experiences the author felt that additional methods of data collection would result in a greater understanding of the impacts of the interventions. Expanded methods of research were utilised in the study of the second group. During the interventions at group meetings the author used field notes to record observations. Participant observation allowed the author to analysis the responses of the participants. Focus group interviews assisted in understanding external factors influencing the participants as well as their needs. Individual interviews, after the closure of the CBR programme, allowed the participants to express their views of the interventions. Documentation of the individual evaluation of each child was related to the views expressed by the caregivers. Common meanings
and themes were explored in the analysis of the various data collected. Analysis revealed that interventions of education and training for the caregivers improved their knowledge and understanding of the impairments and disability of their children. The children benefited functionally from their families increased skills and knowledge. Through discussion with other families at group meetings, the caregivers had an understanding of other disabilities in children and developmental outcomes possible for their own child. The caregivers were more
confident to address the negative perceptions of disability in their communities. It is recommended that physiotherapists implementing any interventions for disabled children should ensure that the caregivers are partners in planning and selection of interventions and that their needs are addressed. Community participation in Community-Based Rehabilitation programmes was required for the participants to become self-reliant and solve their own needs as well as for the programme to be sustainable. This was demonstrated in only one of the programmes
The evaluation of the imp act of interventions by a physiotherapist on intellectually imp aired and physically disabled children and their caregivers in two community groups in peri-urban Cape Town
No full text>Magister Scientiae - MScPhysiotherapy services for disabled children and their families have conventionally been received at a hospital or school for children with special educational needs in the main towns and cities of South Africa. Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) programmes were proposed and established as an additional approach to Institutional-Based Rehabilitation to address the need for accessible resources for these families. In this study the author evaluated two CBR programmes for disabled children and their main caregivers in two separate low socioeconomic peri-urban areas of Cape Town. The programme, a weekly group meeting, included physiotherapy interventions to assist the development and functional abilities of the children by means of activities that the caregivers could include in daily home care. They handled their own children following demonstrations and correction of handling skills by the author. The majority of the caregivers were mothers. Their children, less than 13 years old, were severely intellectually impaired. Some with concomitant physical disabilities. The author implemented the interventions of the CBR programme and she required to understand the impact on the particpants in a study using qualiative research methods. In the pilot programme the attendant members were individually interviewed, after her withdrawal, for their opinions of the outcomes. Evaluation documentation.ofjheir children and CBR programme records were related to the caregivers' responses. From the pilot study experiences the author felt that additional methods of data collection would result in a greater understanding of the impacts of the interventions. Expanded methods of research were utilised in the study of the second group. During the interventions at group meetings the author used field notes to record observations. Participant observation allowed the author to analysis the responses of the participants. Focus group interviews assisted in understanding external factors influencing the participants as well as their needs. Individual interviews, after the closure of the CBR programme, allowed the participants to express their views of the interventions. Documentation of the individual evaluation of each child was related to the views expressed by the caregivers. Common meanings
and themes were explored in the analysis of the various data collected. Analysis revealed that interventions of education and training for the caregivers improved their knowledge and understanding of the impairments and disability of their children. The children benefited functionally from their families increased skills and knowledge. Through discussion with other families at group meetings, the caregivers had an understanding of other disabilities in children and developmental outcomes possible for their own child. The caregivers were more
confident to address the negative perceptions of disability in their communities. It is recommended that physiotherapists implementing any interventions for disabled children should ensure that the caregivers are partners in planning and selection of interventions and that their needs are addressed. Community participation in Community-Based Rehabilitation programmes was required for the participants to become self-reliant and solve their own needs as well as for the programme to be sustainable. This was demonstrated in only one of the programmes
Ethical Issues Related to Psychological Testing in Africa: What I Have Learned (So Far)
No full textThis article attempts to introduce readers to what I have learned regarding ethical issues in psychological testing in Africa. The core ethical consideration of how to best cater for cultural and linguistic diversity so as to be sensitive to test-takers\u27 cultural backgrounds and values during the testing process is highlighted. Thereafter, specific issues to consider and address before using tests in an assessment or research context are presented. This is followed by a discussion on the ethical issues that an assessment practitioner needs to deal with during and after testing. Throughout, examples relevant to the multicultural African context are provided to illustrate specific ethical issues
Gendering the Diaspora: Zimbabwean Migrants in Britain
No full textThis article analyses the performative and lived realities of the Zimbabwean diaspora in Britain. The author explores the way in which both public and private spaces of the diaspora are important arenas in the construction and reconstruction of gendered identities. It is based on multisited ethnography, comprising 33 in-depth interviews and participant observation in four research sites, and draws upon concepts of diaspora and transnationalism as theoretical and analytical frameworks. The findings suggest that the challenges to patriarchal traditions in the hostland in terms of women's primary migrant status and financial autonomy, the different labour market experiences of men and women, and egalitarian laws have caused tensions and conflict within diaspora households. The article examines how men use religious and social spaces, which provide for the affirmation of more traditional roles and relations, as a form of public resistance to changes happening within the domestic sphere
A theological response to racism in post-apartheid South Africa : a Korean perspective
No full textThis article forms part of a special collection: Unthink the West, sub-edited by Fundiswa Kobo and Rothney Tshaka (University of South Africa).DATA AVAILABITY STATEMENT: Data presented and discussed in this article were drawn from
existing literature and there was no new data collected
through any procedures.This article explores a theological response to racism from a Korean perspective as a way to
celebrate the legacy of Vuyani Shadrack Vellem who introduced the first Korean author (S.K.)
to Black Theology of Liberation (BTL) in South Africa. The article argues that the privilege of
white people, inequality, and racism, have continued in post-1994 South Africa, and that this
is happening because the political liberation of black people has not been fully realised. To
illustrate this point, the article drew comparisons between BTL of South Africa and Minjung
Theology (MT) in South Korea through a case study of examples of racism cases to highlight
the reality of the lives of black people and their encounters with racism that has continued in
the post-apartheid South African context.
CONTRIBUTION: This article is a theological response to the continuing racism challenges in
South Africa despite the collapse of apartheid in post- 1994 South Africa and it is an
interdisciplinary approach to BLT and MT, which emerged from the Korean context.https://hts.org.za/index.php/htsPractical TheologySDG-10:Reduces inequalitiesSDG-16:Peace,justice and strong institution
Impact of the psychological contract breach on the employee- organisational relationship (EOR) at a religious organisation
No full textThe research mainly aimed to assess the impact of the psychological breach on the employee organizational relationship (EOR) at a religious organization. This study was carried out at Celebration Ministries International. It also sought to bring out the psychological contracts that are prevalent at a religious organization and how they in turn cause harm on the employee-organisational relationship. The research employed a qualitative descriptive research design which allows the use of qualitative research methods in data collection (indepth interviews) and data analysis where qualitative descriptive was employed through the use of thematic analysis. Maximum variation sampling was used to come up with research participants. A sample of ten employees was interviewed during the research process. The results of the research study showed that employees at Celebration Ministries International have their own perceived psychological contracts and a breach in some of these has affected their employee-organisational relationship. The perceived psychological contracts
included personal treatment, training, career development, tangibility, carefulness regarding arrangements, motivation (support of social activities), long term involvement and recognition of contribution towards organisational growth.An overall assessment in this research showed that when the perceived psychological contract is not fulfilled that is a breach occurs employees tend to disassociate themselves with the organization and the drive to perform extra role behaviours is less. Based on the findings of the study, the author noted
that the psychological contract should be managed both at the recruitment stage and also as an ongoing process to avoid a psychological breach which affects organizational citizen behaviours such as helping behaviours, sportsmanship, Organizational Loyalty, Organizational Compliance, Individual Initiative, and Self Development as employees’ drive to perform such will be less
Secukinumab Versus Adalimumab for Psoriatic Arthritis: Comparative Effectiveness up to 48 Weeks Using a Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparison
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Abstinence related training needs for youth in the context of HIV/AIDS in Newcastle Uniting Presbyterian Church
No full textThesis (MPhil (Industrial Psychology. Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this research study was to investigate the needs of youth within the Uniting Presbyterian church in Newcastle to abstain from sex before marriage with a view to developing guidelines for an abstinence training program. Youth within the church are encouraged to abstain from sex until marriage as a strategy to prevent infection from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. It is therefore important to identify youth abstinence training needs. The project further evaluated current HIV and AIDS programs at Newcastle UPCSA and identified gaps between these programmes and the need for abstinence training for youth. Findings from this investigation provided recommendations for the development of guidelines for an HIV/AIDS youth friendly program that provides skills to abstain from pre-marital sex.
This study elicited data from 25 young people (aged between 15-24 years, five of them male) and 3 leaders (2 coordinators and a local minister). Three types of data were collected namely: self administered questionnaires with 25 young people (aged 15-24 years), three in-depth interviews with two HIV and AIDS Coordinators and a local minister in charge of the congregation, and a focus group discussion with the same group of 25 youth.
What came out clearly is that youth who already have children or those in romantic relationships are more likely to be sexually active than abstaining. Further to this, youths who experience pressure to abstain are doing so because of lack of opportunity and the pressure on them. The research concluded that the abstinence-only approach is not enough to address the needs of youth in preventing them from HIV infection. The author suggests that there is a need for a comprehensive approach to sexuality education for young people and recommended intervention strategies that will promote condom use in a targeted way to those who are sexually active, and provide them with relevant prevention information.AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doelwit van die navorsingstudie was om die jeug van die Verenigende Presbiteriaanse Kerk (VPK) van Newcaste se behoefte met betrekking tot voorhuwelikse seks te bepaal met die doel om riglyne daar te stel vir 'n onthoudingsopleidingsprogram vir die jeug. Die jeug binne die kerk word aangemoedig om hul te weerhou van voorhuwelikse seks as strategie om hul te beskerm teen MIV-infeksie asook ander seksueel oordraagbare siektes. Dit is derhalwe belangrik om die jeug se onthoudingsbehoeftes te identifiseer. Die projek het vervolgens huidige MIV- en VIGS-programme by die Newcastle VPK geëvalueer en uitvalle binne die programme en die opleidingsprogram vir onthoudings geïdentifiseer. Die bevindinge van hierdie ondersoek was gebruik om riglyne vir 'n MIV/VIGS jeugvriendelike program te ontwikkel om die jeug toe te rus met vaardighede om hulself te weerhou van voorhuwelikse seks.
Die studie het data van 25 jong respondente gebruik (tussen die ouderdomme 15-24 jaar, waarvan vyf manlik) en drie leiers (twee koordineerders en 'n plaaslike pastoor). Drie tipes data is versamel, naamlik: vraelyste voltooi deur 25 jong mense (tussen die ouderdomme 15-24 jaar); drie in-diepte onderhoude met twee MIV en VIGS-koordineerders en 'n plaaslike pastoor in beheer van die gemeente, sowel as 'n fokus-groep besprekingsessie met dieselfde 25 jong mense van die groep.
Die ondersoek het baie duidelik bewys dat jong mense wat alreeds kinders het of dié wat in 'n romantiese verhouding betrokke is, meer seksueel aktief blyk te wees as om onthouding toe te pas. Dit blyk verder dat die jeug wat aangemoedig word om onthouding toe te pas dit eerder doen as gevolg van die feit dat hul geen geleenthede het nie en ook na aanleiding van die druk wat op hul uitgeoefen word. Die studie het tot die slotsom gekom dat die slegs-onthoudingsbenadering nie voldoende is om die jeug se behoeftes tot die voorkoming van MIV aan te spreek nie. Die navorser beveel aan dat daar 'n noodsaaklikheid bestaan vir 'n omvattende benadering vir seksonderrig vir jong mense. Daar moet ook strategieë toegepas word om kondoomgebruik op 'n doelgerigte wyse toe te pas onder die jeug wat reeds seksueel aktief is en hulle toe te rus met die relevante inligting om voorkoming toe te pas.Master
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