Position paper: The essential role of physiotherapists in providing rehabilitation services to people living with HIV in South Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Cobbing S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chetty, V | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hanass-Hancock J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jelsma J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Myezwa H | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nixon S A | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-30T09:27:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-30T09:27:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2018-10-29T11:49:38Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Despite increased access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in South Africa, there remains a high risk of people living with HIV (PLHIV) developing a wide range of disabilities. Physiotherapists are trained to rehabilitate individuals with the disabilities related to HIV. Not only can South African physiotherapists play a significant role in improving the lives of PLHIV, but by responding proactively to the HIV epidemic they can reinforce the relevance and value of the profession in this country at a time when many newly qualified therapists are unable to secure employment. This paper offers recommendations that may help to fuel this response. These ideas include enhancing HIV curricula at a tertiary level, designing and attending continuing education courses on HIV and researching Southern African rehabilitation interventions for HIV at all levels of practice. Furthermore, it is vital that physiotherapists are at the forefront of directing multi-disciplinary responses to the rehabilitation of PLHIV in order to influence stakeholders who are responsible for health policy formulation. It is hoped that this paper stimulates discussion and further ideas amongst physiotherapists and other health professionals in order to improve the quality and access to care available to PLHIV in South Africa. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | , Chetty, V., , , , & (2013). Position paper: The essential role of physiotherapists in providing rehabilitation services to people living with HIV in South Africa. <i>South African Journal of Physiotherapy</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28964 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | , V Chetty, , , , and "Position paper: The essential role of physiotherapists in providing rehabilitation services to people living with HIV in South Africa." <i>South African Journal of Physiotherapy</i> (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28964 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Cobbing, S., Chetty, V., Hanass-Hancock, J., Jelsma, J., Myezwa, H., & Nixon, S. A. (2013). The essential role of physiotherapists in providing rehabilitation services to people living with HIV in South Africa. South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 69(1), 22-25. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - AU - Cobbing S AU - Chetty, V AU - Hanass-Hancock J AU - Jelsma J AU - Myezwa H AU - Nixon S A AB - Despite increased access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in South Africa, there remains a high risk of people living with HIV (PLHIV) developing a wide range of disabilities. Physiotherapists are trained to rehabilitate individuals with the disabilities related to HIV. Not only can South African physiotherapists play a significant role in improving the lives of PLHIV, but by responding proactively to the HIV epidemic they can reinforce the relevance and value of the profession in this country at a time when many newly qualified therapists are unable to secure employment. This paper offers recommendations that may help to fuel this response. These ideas include enhancing HIV curricula at a tertiary level, designing and attending continuing education courses on HIV and researching Southern African rehabilitation interventions for HIV at all levels of practice. Furthermore, it is vital that physiotherapists are at the forefront of directing multi-disciplinary responses to the rehabilitation of PLHIV in order to influence stakeholders who are responsible for health policy formulation. It is hoped that this paper stimulates discussion and further ideas amongst physiotherapists and other health professionals in order to improve the quality and access to care available to PLHIV in South Africa. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Physiotherapy LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - Position paper: The essential role of physiotherapists in providing rehabilitation services to people living with HIV in South Africa TI - Position paper: The essential role of physiotherapists in providing rehabilitation services to people living with HIV in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28964 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28964 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | , Chetty V, , , , . Position paper: The essential role of physiotherapists in providing rehabilitation services to people living with HIV in South Africa. South African Journal of Physiotherapy. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28964. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Division of Physiotherapy | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | South African Journal of Physiotherapy | |
| dc.source.uri | https://sajp.co.za/index.php/sajp | |
| dc.subject.other | HIV | |
| dc.subject.other | physiotherapy | |
| dc.subject.other | rehabilitation | |
| dc.subject.other | research | |
| dc.subject.other | response | |
| dc.title | Position paper: The essential role of physiotherapists in providing rehabilitation services to people living with HIV in South Africa | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
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