Recently added articles from Health SA Gesondheid:

Good-bye to Liselle Viljoen/Totsiens aan Liselle Viljoen.(Brief article)

Mar 01, 2008; Poggenpoel, Marie ... Liselle was the technical editor of Health SA Gesondheid for the past ten years. She joined the journal following it's accreditation on the list of recognised journals of the Department of Education. Since then she has contributed positive changes which enhanced the standard and quality of ...

The experiences of first-time mothers with colic infants who seek help from medical professionals.(RESEARCH)

Mar 01, 2008; Cox, Leigh ... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of first-time mothers with colic infants. The research design was qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual. Data were collected by means of in-depth, semistructured, phenomenological interviews and a ...

Health promotion needs of Hammanskraal families with adolescents orphaned by HIV/AIDS.(RESEARCH)(human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome.)

Mar 01, 2008; Peu, M.D. ... ABSTRACT Health promotion is regarded as the cornerstone of good health. It is the action expected from individuals and families in order to better their own health situation. Health promotion is an art and science (Edelman & Mandle, 2002:16) that is integrated into the primary ...

Caregiver experiences and perceptions of stroke.(RESEARCH)

Mar 01, 2008; Thomas, Mary ... ABSTRACT With the increasing prevalence of people in developing countries who suffer strokes, the long-term care of people who have had a stroke and who are living with disabilities has substantial consequences for caregivers and their respective families. As the caregiver plays ...

Outpatients' experiences of quality service delivery at a teaching hospital in Gauteng.(RESEARCH)

Mar 01, 2008; Arries, Ebin J. ... ABSTRACT Quality service delivery to the consumer of health is a legal reality as it is emphasised in the White Paper on the Transformation of Public Service delivery (South Africa, 1997). The guiding philosophy adopted within this framework is that of Batho Pele, which means ...

Mothers' experiences of labour in a tertiary care hospital.(RESEARCH)

Mar 01, 2008; Maputle, M.S. ... ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore and describe experiences of mothers during childbirth in a tertiary hospital in the Limpopo Province. This was achieved through a qualitative research study which was exploratory, descriptive, contextual and inductive in nature. A ...

Organisational culture of hospitals to predict turnover intentions of professional nurses.(RESEARCH)

Mar 01, 2008; Jacobs, E. ... ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine if organisational culture predicts turnover intentions of professional nurses. A predictive model with organisational culture and various proposed mediating variables, namely knowledge sharing, organisational commitment, ...