Author:Jimoh, Azeezat M.Date:2018Background: Burnout is a work-related condition with a significant footprint in the medical profession. It is characterised by emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalisation (DP), and a low sense of personal accomplishment (PA) at one’s job. ...Read more
Author:Thiadens, Tessa; Vervat, Elleke; Albertyn, Rene; van Dijk, Monique; Van As, A BDate:2011OBJECTIVES: To evaluate pain incidence and pain management in a South African paediatric trauma unit, and to compare the usefulness of 5 different assessment tools.
DESIGN: A prospective observational study, using the Numerical Rating Scale ...Read more
Author:Albertyn, ReneDate:2002The assessment of pain and anxiety in South Africa is complicated by language barriers, cultural differences, socio-economic difficulties and delayed cognitive development. The high number of paediatric burn injuries (annually 2000) treated ...Read more
Author:Albertyn, ReneDate:1996This study aims to investigate the use of hospitalized children's free drawings to assess the presence of post-operative pain in patients where language barriers previously prevented the use of existing pain assessment methods. This research ...Read more