Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "10056696 - Gerber, Jan Jakobus"
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Asthma control limitations in selected primary health care clinics
Du Plessis, Jesslee M.; Gerber, Jan J. (AOSIS, 2009)Primary health care services worldwide are currently experiencing many quality-related problems. Efforts to improve these services appear to be sporadic and unsatisfactory. Investigations have revealed (Sharma & Sharma ... -
Inappropriate medicine prescribing in older South Africans: a cross-sectional analysis of medicine claims data
Van Heerden, J.A.; Burger, J.R.; Gerber, J.J. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2016)Background. Prescribing for older patients is a well-recognised problem, and inappropriate items are prescribed frequently. Several tools and criteria are available to promote rational prescribing in older patients. Objective. ... -
Managing asthma in primary care through imperative outcomes
Du Plessis, Jesslee M.; Gerber, Jan J.; Brand, Linda (Wiley, 2013)Rationale, aims and objectives To evaluate asthma management and control in primary care clinics so as to design improvements based on guideline-directed outcomes. Methods In this study, all medical records of asthma-diagnosed ... -
Prevalence of chronic diseases in private healthcare sector of South Africa: a threat to public health
Rothmann, Lourens Johannes; Lubbe, Martha Susanna; Serfontein, Jan Hendrik Philippus; Gerber, Jan Jakobus; Malik, Madeeha (AJOL, 2016)Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of patients suffering from registered chronic disease list (CDL) conditions in a section of the South African private health sector from 2008 - 2012. Methods: This study was a retrospective ... -
Prevalence of potentially serious drug-drug interactions among South African elderly private health sector patients using the Mimica Matanović/Vlahović‐Palčevski protocol
Van Heerden, Julandi A.; Burger, Johanita R.; Gerber, Jan J.; Vlahović‐Palčevski, Vera (Wiley, 2018)Objectives To determine the prevalence of potentially serious drug–drug interactions (DDIs) and their relationship with gender and age, among elderly in South Africa. Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted using ...