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Health system challenges affecting rehabilitation services in South Africa.
This article presents challenges and solutions to ensure that South Africa can meet WHO 2030 Rehabilitation Goals for equitable provision of effective public rehabilitation services using the WHO's health system building block framework. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION To meet the challenge of providing rehabilitation for those in need requires country-specific, strategic, evidence-informed, and planned decisions in terms of best investment for highest return. Whilst there is sound international evidence for best-practice rehabilitation care, country-specific strategies are required to identify and address local barriers t...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - August 2, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Morris LD, Grimmer KA, Twizeyemariya A, Coetzee M, Leibbrandt DC, Louw QA Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Factors predicting community participation in patients living with stroke, in the Western Cape, South Africa.
CONCLUSION: The findings suggest focusing stroke rehabilitation on important factors such as mobility, cognition, life activities and risk factors to advance patients' participation. It also emphasizes giving specific consideration to key factors specific for gender and age of stroke survivors. Implications for Rehabilitation Community participation in the general population of stroke survivors' is largely determined by their mobility function. Determinants of community participation among stroke survivors essentially vary according to age and gender. Clinically, this study suggests that focusing on specific determinants o...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - May 29, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Elloker T, Rhoda A, Arowoiya A, Lawal IU Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

Six hours of task-oriented training optimizes walking competency post stroke: a randomized controlled trial in the public health-care system of South Africa.
CONCLUSION: Results support the efficacy of a minimal dose task-oriented circuit training program with caregiver help to enhance locomotor recovery and walking competency in these persons with stroke. PMID: 29529870 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Rehabilitation - March 1, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Knox M, Stewart A, Richards CL Tags: Clin Rehabil Source Type: research