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Background: Primary healthcare facilities in low-resource settings have an inadequate rehabilitation workforce. The existing primary care providers (PCPs) have low awareness of population rehabilitation needs and are ill-equipped to provide basic rehabilitation services in the absence of rehabilitat...

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Background: Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) profoundly impacts individuals, hindering their return to previous roles. Community reintegration (CR) is crucial and requires holistic engagement. Stakeholders’ perspectives shape outcomes and are vital in regions like South Africa with limited rehabi...

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Background: Highly qualified researchers are vital in rehabilitation sciences, and postgraduate physiotherapy students play a key role through their research, which bridges theoretical knowledge and practical application to enhance both education and patient care. Aim: This study aimed to review po...

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Background: Access to technology (and data) through mobile health (mHealth) can alleviate some of the challenges children experience in accessing healthcare services. However, the South African context is unique with children living in under-resourced and rural communities, with limited transport, l...

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Background: The need for rehabilitation in Nigeria is expected to increase because of the concerning rise in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Rehabilitation aims to enhance or restore function in individuals with health conditions. Identifying context- and country-specific functio...

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Background: Childhood pain can affect a child’s functioning and participation. The 14-item Concept of Pain Inventory (COPI) in English, assesses a child’s understanding of pain. The COPI has not been adapted or translated for use in South Africa (SA). Aim: This study aimed to cross-culturally adapt...

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Background: Spina bifida (SB), a major neural tube defect (NTD), is a leading cause of childhood disability in sub-Saharan Africa, with rising incidence in Zambia. It poses complex medical challenges requiring multidisciplinary care; yet, there is limited demographic and prevalence data on the same,...

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Background: Early rehabilitation interventions can significantly mitigate the effects of disabilities in children as they grow older. However, families of children with disabilities (CWDs) in resource-deprived settings face limited opportunities to access rehabilitation services for their children r...

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Background: There is a lack of understanding regarding the nature of disabilities and functioning limitations associated with spinal cord injuries (SCI) in developing economies given limited healthcare resources. Aim: Our purpose was to assess and compare SCI-related disability among individuals wi...

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Background: Access to stroke rehabilitation in low-resource South African areas is limited. Telerehabilitation (TR) offers a promising solution, particularly for upper limb recovery post-stroke. Aim: To assess the feasibility of a task-oriented TR home programme for mild to moderate upper limb impa...

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Background: The rehabilitation team, consisting of physiatrists, physical and occupational therapists, and speech pathologists, faces heightened risk of COVID-19 exposure because of treatment practices in rehabilitation settings. Aim: The study aimed to assess the knowledge, practices and attitudes...

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