The extent to which community service occupational therapists are equipped to treat patients with hand injuries and conditions

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dc.contributor.advisorBuchanan, Helenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan Stormbroek, Kirstyen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-27T12:36:31Z
dc.date.available2015-08-27T12:36:31Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractSouth Africa is one of the most violent nations in the world and has an extremely high incidence of road accidents and work place injuries. The precise effect of this on upper limb injury statistics is not known as the incidence and prevalence of these conditions has yet to be determined. Hand injuries are, however, common worldwide and, in South Africa, may be complex in nature. This places a demand on occupational therapy services to provide comprehensive upper limb rehabilitation, a responsibility that inevitably falls on novice occupational therapists at some point. Occupational therapists in South Africa are required to complete a year of compulsory Community Service after graduating before they are permitted to practice independently. These placements are often in rural, under-resourced areas and graduates are faced with multiple new roles while negotiating the transition into practice. No published research to date has described the general experience of Community Service occupational therapists in South Africa or the extent to which these therapists are equipped to treat patients with upper limb injuries and conditions. The study sought to determine the extent to which Community Service occupational therapists are equipped to treat patients with upper limb injuries and conditions.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVan Stormbroek, K. (2015). <i>The extent to which community service occupational therapists are equipped to treat patients with hand injuries and conditions</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13807en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVan Stormbroek, Kirsty. <i>"The extent to which community service occupational therapists are equipped to treat patients with hand injuries and conditions."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13807en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Stormbroek, K. 2015. The extent to which community service occupational therapists are equipped to treat patients with hand injuries and conditions. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Van Stormbroek, Kirsty AB - South Africa is one of the most violent nations in the world and has an extremely high incidence of road accidents and work place injuries. The precise effect of this on upper limb injury statistics is not known as the incidence and prevalence of these conditions has yet to be determined. Hand injuries are, however, common worldwide and, in South Africa, may be complex in nature. This places a demand on occupational therapy services to provide comprehensive upper limb rehabilitation, a responsibility that inevitably falls on novice occupational therapists at some point. Occupational therapists in South Africa are required to complete a year of compulsory Community Service after graduating before they are permitted to practice independently. These placements are often in rural, under-resourced areas and graduates are faced with multiple new roles while negotiating the transition into practice. No published research to date has described the general experience of Community Service occupational therapists in South Africa or the extent to which these therapists are equipped to treat patients with upper limb injuries and conditions. The study sought to determine the extent to which Community Service occupational therapists are equipped to treat patients with upper limb injuries and conditions. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - The extent to which community service occupational therapists are equipped to treat patients with hand injuries and conditions TI - The extent to which community service occupational therapists are equipped to treat patients with hand injuries and conditions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13807 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13807
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVan Stormbroek K. The extent to which community service occupational therapists are equipped to treat patients with hand injuries and conditions. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13807en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Health and Rehabilitation Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherOccupational Therapyen_ZA
dc.titleThe extent to which community service occupational therapists are equipped to treat patients with hand injuries and conditionsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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