scholarly journals Correction: Building a culture of research dissemination in primary health care: the South Australian experience of supporting the novice researcher

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 252
Author(s):  
Karin Ried ◽  
Jeffrey Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
The South ◽  
Research Dissemination ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Australian Experience

scholarly journals Building a culture of research dissemination in primary health care: the South Australian experience of supporting the novice researcher

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Ried ◽  
Jeffrey Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Health Care Research ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
The South ◽  
Research Dissemination ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Australian Experience

The Primary Health Care Research Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) program in Australia aims to build research capacity in primary health care. In South Australia, the program (PHCREDSA) has addressed skill building in dissemination of research findings by providing support for peer reviewed publication. The support included comprehensive advice and feedback for novice and inexperienced researchers and writers in the publication process of the program?s 2003 Conference Proceedings. This paper describes the South Australian experience of supporting novice researchers in research dissemination by applying the PHCRED-SA capacity building support model.

scholarly journals Adaptation of the Rapid Estimate of Adult Litera cy in Medicine Revised (REALM -R) to the South African context: Part 1

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zelda Wasserman ◽  
Susanna C.D. Wright ◽  
Todd Mavis Maja
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
South African ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Health Care Setting ◽  
South African Context ◽  
The South ◽  
Primary Health Care Setting ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
African Context

Literacy levels are increasingly important in health care because professional nurses and other health care professionals often use written health education materials as a major component in patient education. In South Africa, no current instrument is available to assess the literacy levels of patients in the primary health care setting, though several instruments have been developed and validated internationally. The purpose of this paper was to adapt and validate the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine Revised (REALM-R) to the South African context. The REALM-R is a short instrument that is designed to rapidly screen clients in the primary health care setting for low health literacy. A modified Delphi-technique was used to measure the judgement of a group of experts for the purpose of making a decision. Eight experts in the field of Nursing Science were selected purposively to obtain the most reliable consensus. Data was collected by means of a selfreport whereby participants responded to a series of questions posed by the researcher. Descriptive statistics was used for analysing data. The REALM-R was adapted to the South African context to ensure that the literacy level of South African clients is measured with an appropriate instrument.OpsommingGeletterdheidsvlakke word toenemend belangrik in gesondheidsorg aangesien geregistreerde verpleegkundiges en ander gesondheidswerkers dikwels geskrewe gesondheidopvoedkundige materiaal gebruik. Op die oomblik in Suid-Afrika is daar geen geletterdheidsvlaksinstrument beskikbaar om pasiënte in primêre gesondheidsorg se geletterdheid te toets nie. Daar bestaan wel gevalideerde internasionale instrumente. Die doel van die studie was om die REALM-R, ‘n internasionaal gevalideerde mediese geletterdheidsinstrument, aan te pas en te valideer om in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks gebruik te kan word. Die REALM-R is ‘n kort geletterdheidsinstrument wat ontwikkel was om primêre sorg pasiênte wat moontlik lae geletterdheidsvaardigheid het, te kansif. ‘n Aangepasde Delphi-tegniek is gebruik om die oordeel van ‘n groep kundiges in te win. Agt kundiges in verpleegwetenskappe is doelgerig gekies ten einde ‘n betroubare ooreenkoms te verkry.Data is deur middel van self-raportering ingewin deurdat die deelnemers op vrae, gestel deur die navorser, geantwoord het. Beskrywende statistiek is gebruik om die data te ontleed. Die REALM-R is aangepas vir die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks ten einde ‘n geskikte instrument beskikbaar te stel om die geletterdheidsvaardigheid van primêre sorg pasiente vinnig en akkuraat te kan meet.

Managing Primary Health Care in the South - South Geo Political Zone of Nigeria

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Iheanacho ◽  
OJ Okpachui ◽  
JEO Eneji ◽  
V Undeshi ◽  
M Mgbekem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
The South ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals Excavations at Musselburgh Primary Health Care Centre

2020 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 1-153
Author(s):  
Magnus Kirby ◽  
Sue Anderson ◽  
Paul Bidwell ◽  
Ann Clarke ◽  
Hilary Cool ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
Primary Health Care Centre ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
The South ◽  
Health Care Centre ◽  
Southern Boundary ◽  
Field System ◽  
Primary Health

An excavation was undertaken by CFA Archaeology Ltd (CFA) between August and November 2010 on the site of the new Musselburgh Primary Health Care Centre. The site, which lies to the south of Inveresk Road, is centred on NGR 33430 67224. Until its demolition, the area had been occupied by Brunton Wireworks. The Scheduled Monument of Inveresk Roman Fort lies at the top of the steep slope c 50m to the south of the excavation site. The excavation identified six phases of activity on the site, the earliest being a Mesolithic flint scatter (Clarke & Kirby forthcoming). The area was used as a burial ground in the Iron Age and a ring ditch may also be of prehistoric date. Later, six Roman inhumation burials (four of which had been decapitated) and a horse burial were interred, and a possible Roman fortlet was constructed. Across the site, a network of interconnected ditches formed part of a Roman-period field system, which cut through the rampart of the possible fortlet, and through a number of the graves. Along the southern boundary of the site a large accumulation of Roman midden deposits overlay features associated with the field system, although it may have started to build up while the latter was still in use. A post-built structure was also found, one post of which cut a ditch of the field system. The midden deposits extended along the full length of the southern boundary of the site, measuring 110m long by up to 20m wide. Numerous artefacts were recovered, representing the rubbish and discarded personal belongings of the fort occupants. The pottery included samian bowls with personal names scratched on the bases. Evidence from these, together with isotopic analysis of the human skeletons, shows that the ethnic origin of those living in the fort was diverse, as would be expected for the Roman army.

Primary Health Care in the Mental Health Workplace: Insights from the Australian Experience

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 437-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Cleary ◽  
Suzanne Dean ◽  
Sue Webster ◽  
Garry Walter ◽  
Phil Escott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Australian Experience

scholarly journals Eye health promotion in the South African primary health care system*

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. L. Sithole ◽  
O. A. Oduntan
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
South African ◽  
Primary Health Care System ◽  
The South ◽  
Promotion Policy ◽  
Eye Health ◽  
Primary Health

Objective: There is currently very little or no research being done in South Africa on eye health promotion. Also, there is no evidence of any existing eye health promotion policy in the South African primary health care system. The purpose of this paper therefore is to highlight the lack of an integrated eye health promotion policy in the South African primary health care system.Approach: A literature review of research databases was conducted to identify research done in the previous years pertinent to eye health promotion in South Africa. Also, documents were requested from the South African National Department of Health to ascertain claims of any existing guidelines on eye care. It was found that these documents included the national guidelines on prevention of blindness, refractive error screening for persons 60 years and older, cataract surgery in South Africa, management and control of eye conditions at primary level.Although there is currently no integrated eye health promotion policy in South Africa, the fragmented national guidelines represent the existing policies on eye health promotion.  The custodians of these policies are the eye care coordinators located in each of the nine provinces.Conclusion: Although there are eye care coordinators in each province, there is no evidence of any eye health promotion activities being done in those provinces. Also, only one province out of nine has dedicated health promotion personnel that are not only focusing on eye health matters. This greatly compromises the initiatives of eliminating avoidable blindness. It is therefore recommended that an integrated eye health promotion model be developed so that it may form part of the South African primary health care system. (S Afr Optom 201069(4) 200-206)

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