The Department of Occupational Therapy - Publications

2024 - OT Publications 

  1. Jordaan W,Diedericks L,van Niekerk K,Kruger Marguerite (2024). Investigating the Influence of the Properties of School Uniforms on Children With Sensory veractivity.CLOTHINGAND TEXTILES RESEARCH JOURNAL, 42 (3), pp. 205 - 221..
  2. Modise GL,Uys CJE,Masenge A, du Plooy E (2024). Relationship between demographic characteristics and return-to-work for loss of income claimants at the MotorVehicle Accident Fund, Botswana.WORK-A JOURNAL OF PREVENTION ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION, 77 (4), pp. 1101 -1114..
  3. Buys TL,Harmse S,Slawson CC,Rapolai BT,Rapotu KD,Furniss SG,Jordaan K(2024). Clinical utility of MODAPTS during work assessment: Perceptions of South African occupational therapists.SouthAfrican Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54 (1), pp. 45 - 53..
  4. John D,Uys CJE, Pascoe M(2024). IsiZulu-speaking caregivers' perceptions of child language stimulation.South African Journal of CommunicationDisorders, 71 (1), pp. 1 - 9..
  5. Kocks D,Swart L,Tafaune G, Lapere J, Vlok G(2024). The Ergonomics Regulations: the role of the health professions.Occupational Health Southern Africa, 30 (1), pp. 22 -26..
  6. Lister H, Nethathe K, Naidoo D, Govender P(2024). Appropriateness of the standard manual wheelchair for occupational performance by wheelchair users in theThulamela Municipality of the Vhembe District, Limpopo, South Africa.South African Journal of Occupational Therapy , 54 (2),pp. 68 - 74..
  7. McLaggan K,Lister H, Filies G(2024). Exploring strategies promoting interprofessional collaborative practice in spinal cord injury rehabilitation at a privateSouth African hospital group.African Journal of Health Professions Education / AHJPE, 16 (2b), pp. 84 - 88..
  8. Msimango H,Phalatse NL,Germishuys RM,Jamieson M,Avenant K,Rameetse TD(2024). Occupational therapists' perceptions of a school-to-work transition programme for learners at a special educationalneeds school.South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54 (2), pp. 46 - 53..
  9. du Plooy E,Casteleijn JMF, Franzsen D(2024). Personalized adaptive learning in higher education: A scoping review of key characteristics and impact on academic performance and engagement.HELIYON, 10 (21), pp. 1 - 24..
  10. Monareng L,Casteleijn JMF, Franzsen D(2024). The occupation of self-employment in South African informal microenterprises. South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54 (1), pp. 22 - 33..
  11. Gouws L,Diedericks L,van Niekerk K (2024). Unveiling the unseen struggle: underpants shopping for children with sensory hyperreactivity.Journal of ConsumerSciences (Former Journal of Family Ecology and Consumer Sciences), 1 (1st), pp. 155 - 166..
  12. McAdam J,Casteleijn JMF, Franzsen D(2024). Identifying the gap in assessing activities of daily living in resource-constrained rural settings: An integrative reviewof existing frameworks and instruments.South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 54 (3), pp. 1 - 9..
  13. Weir (IrvineFortescue) FU,Ramano EM,Balbadhur R(2024). ‘There’s a lot on my shoulders’ – occupational therapists’ experience of stress and burnout in mental healthcaresettings in Gauteng, South Africa.BRITISH JOURNAL OF CCUPATIONAL THERAPY, 87 (3), pp. 181 - 189..
  14. Masango J,Casteleijn JMF, Adams F, van der Merwe T(2024). Occupational therapy practice in psychiatric day hospitals: A scoping review.South African Journal of OccupationalTherapy, 54 (3), 2024: pp. 1 - 11..
  15. Janse van Rensburg MN,Casteleijn JMF,Scheibe AP(2024). Evaluating client functioning in a harm reduction program in South Africa: insights from a tool derived from theInternational lassification of Functioning, Disability and Health.Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 5 (2024), 2024: pp. 1 -9..
  16. Lesunyane RA,Ramano EM,van Niekerk K, Boshoff K, Dizon J (2024). Life skills programmes for university-based wellness support services for students in health sciences professions: ascoping review.BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION, 24 (1418), 2024: pp. 1 - 19..
  17. Uys CJE, van wyngaard A(2024). Outcomes of a Creative bility–Based Intervention: Advancing Independence in Learners With Severe Intellectual Disability.JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, 38 (1), 2024: pp. 1 - 11..
  18. Lister H,Mostert K,Botha TH,Field E,Knock DS,Mubi N,Odendaal S,Rohde M, Maric F(2024). Development and validation of a Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) questionnaire for healthcare professionals on environmental sustainability in healthcare in Southern Africa.F1000Research, 13 (1308), 2024: pp. 1 - 16..
  19. Casteleijn JMF,Uys CJE, du Plooy E,Buys TL,Lister H,de Bruyn JT(2024). Occupational adaptation of occupational therapists in a global crisis: Lessons earned from a Q-methodology study.Journal of Occupational Science, 31 (4), 2024: pp. 687 - 703..
  20. Paruka J,Lister H,Balbadhur R(2024). The Hidden Client: Understanding the Lived Experience of Occupational Engagement of Partners of Persons Diagnosed with Bipolar I Disorder.Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, 40 (3), 2024: pp. 2 - 22..

2023- OT  Publications

  1. van Niekerk, K., Dada, S., & Tönsing, M. K. (2023). A Framework for the Selection of Assistive Technology for the Classroom. In S. Halder, S. Dada, & R. Banerjee (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Inclusive Education for Teacher Educators: Issues, Considerations, and Strategies (First Ed.). Routledge India.
  2. Uys, C.J.E. (2023). Functional seating and positioning for classroom participation. In S. Halder, S. Dada, & R. Banerjee (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Inclusive Education for Teacher Educators: Issues, Considerations, and Strategies (First Ed.). Routledge India.
  3. R Balbadhur, E Rudman, M Janse van Resburg, T Heyns.  A qualitative study of Occupational Therapists understanding of Spirituality in South Africa Journal of Religious, and Health 2023 Apr;62(2):1194-1206. doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01552-2. Epub 2022 Apr 28.
  4. K van Niekerk, SR da Silva, C Swart, M Hugo, ZP Flatela, AJ van Vuuren., 2023. Physical activity resource needs of occupational therapists in primary public health care in Gauteng, South Africa, SA journal of Occupational Therapy 53(1)
  5. K van Niekerk, S Dada, K Tonsing., 2023 Perspectives of rehabilitation professionals on assistive technology provision to young children in South Africa: a national survey. Disability and Rehabilitation:Assistive Technology,18(5)
  6. Obaigwa E, Uys CJE, Govender P. (2023). Occupational therapy rehabilitation managers perspectives on community integration of persons with spinal cord injuries in Nairobi, kenya. South African Journal Of Occupational Therapy, 53(1), pp. 101-10
  7. Harmse S, Buys TL, Claassen N. (2023) Assessing work speed using MODAPTS:A tool for occupational therapists. WORK- A Journal of Prevention assessment & rehabilitation, 76(3),pp.1167-1176
  8. L, Claassen N, Buys TL. (2023) . Mapping the evidence on assessment of fitness to work at heights: A scoping review protocol. BMJ OPEN,13 PP. 1-6
  9. du Plessis N, Uys CJE, Buys TL, (2023) Hippotherapy concepts: A scoping review to inform transdisciplinary practice guidelines.Scandinavian Journal of  Occupational Therapy, 30 (8), pp1424-1440
  10. Bastable, K., Cooke, P., Harvey, L., Olarte, V., Casteleijn, D., & Dada, S. (2023). Changing the Story: Evaluation of a leadership development progamme for vulnerable and Deaf youth in South Africa. Social Sciences (Cite score 3.4) (ISI)

2022 - Publications

  1. Uys, K., Casteleijn, D., van Niekerk, K., Balbadhur, R., d’Oliveira, J., Msimango, H. 2021.The impact of COVID-19 on Occupational Therapy services in Gauteng Province, South Africa: a qualitative studyIn: Govender K, George G, Padarath A, Moeti T, editors. South African Health Review 2021. Durban: Health Systems Trust; https://www.hst.org.za/publications/Pages/SAHR2021.
  2. Balbadhur, R.,·Rudman, E., Janse van Rensburg, M., Heyns, T.A Qualitative Study of Occupational Therapists’ Understanding of Spirituality in South Africa Journal of Religion and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-022-01552-2.
  3. Rencken, G., Govender, P., Uys, C.J.E. (2022). Maternal mental health and caregiver competence of HIV-positive and negative women caring for their singleton newborns in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. July, 112 (7), 494-501.
  4. Lister, H.E.; Mostert, K.; Botha, T.; van der Linde, S.; van Wyk, E.; Rocher, S.-A.; Laing, R.; Wu, L.; Müller, S.; des Tombe, A.; Kganyago, T.; Zwane, N.; Mphogo, B.; Maric, F. South African Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare: A Mixed-Methods Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 10121. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610121
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