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Pain assessment of children under five years in a primary health care setting
(North-West University, 2012)Pain is a very common problem experienced by the general population and children in particular. It goes beyond personal suffering and affects all dimensions of the quality of life and general functioning of both adults ... -
Parental experiences of relational stress and adjustment in the first 5 years after adoption
(North-West University, 2018)The purpose of the study was to gain an understanding of the relational stress and adjustments adoptive parents experienced within the first five years after the adoption placement. The participants involved adoptive parents ... -
Parents as an under-utilised resource for the substance dependency service to their youth : developing a model for social work practitioners
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Parents have a permanent obligation and responsibility towards their progeny. Therefore, when the youth is dependent on substances, parents become severely affected by the problem and, subsequently are at the forefront ... -
Parents’ preferences on the content of a school bullying programme
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Research studies involving parents’ insight on content elements of school bullying programmes were identified as minimal, therefore this study aimed at addressing that limitation in research. This was done by obtaining ... -
A partial validation of the WHOQOL-OLD in a sample of older people in South Africa
(2014)This article describes the psychometric properties of the WHOQOL-OLD (an add-on module to the World Health Organization's Quality of Life measure for older people) in a South African sample. International literature cites ... -
Participation in campus recreation sport, satisfaction with life and leisure boredom of undergraduate students
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Students experience leisure boredom due to certain constraints. This may lead to some of them dropping out of university before completing their degree. The numbers clearly indicate that resources and campus recreational ... -
Particle emission and respiratory exposure to platinum metal powders during additive manufacturing: a pilot study
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Background: Additive manufacturing (AM) utilising metal powder is associated with the emission of airborne particles of various sizes, which may result in respiratory exposure of the AM operator to this powder. Research ... -
Particle emissions and respiratory exposure to hazardous chemical substances associated with additive manufacturing utilising poly methyl methacrylate
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)Background: There is limited but growing information available regarding the health hazards associated with additive manufacturing (AM). The study presented in this mini-dissertation is significant considering that no other ... -
Particle size and metal composition of gouging and lancing fumes
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Background: Gouging (used for preparation of the weld groove) and lancing (severs or removes metal) processes during mining maintenance operations liberate fumes of unknown particle sizes and metal composition. These fumes ... -
Particulate emissions and respiratory exposure to hazardous chemical substances during additive manufacturing of sand moulds
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)Background: AM (Additive Manufacturing) is a process that produces three-dimensional (3D) parts via the layering of materials. To date, there has been little research on the health risks associated with the use of this ... -
Pathogenic weight control measures and disordered eating behaviour of female student dancers
(North-West University, 2013)Background: Modern culture has stereotyped the divine female body as one that is continually getting leaner, with the internalization of the “thin” ideal possibly resulting in body dissatisfaction, disturbances in body ... -
The patient relationship and therapeutic techniques of the South Sotho traditional healer
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2001)The practice of traditional healers up to 1996 was outlawed in South Africa and not afforded a legal position in the community of health care providers. In 197 4 the Health Act forbade healers not registered with the ... -
Peer helpers' experience of participation in an adventure-based experiential learning programme: a grit perspective
(North-West University, 2018)Peer helper programmes have increasingly been used by universities to address difficulties that especially first year students experience. A peer helper is a registered student who has been selected and trained to assist ... -
Perceived emotion regulation during interpersonal conflict between young adult romantic couples
(2014)This study argues that while young adults commit to romantic relationships to meet their needs for companionship, support and intimacy, they are often challenged by the inability to effectively regulate their emotions in ... -
Perceived impact of online social support on self-regulatory weight-loss behaviour in a sample of young South African adults
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)Weight loss during young adulthood is a challenge that necessitates deliberate and conscious decision making and self-regulation. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the perceived relationship between online ... -
The perceived risk and protective factors that play a role in the psycho-social well-being of children in middle childhood in a rural high-risk community
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2019)This study focuses on the perceived risk and protective factors that play a role in the psycho-social well-being of children in middle childhood in a rural high-risk community. Middle childhood can be a period of significant ... -
The perceived roles of nurse educators in the context of a provincial nursing college
(2014)Nurse educators play a crucial role in the nursing profession, as they are concerned with the important task of preparing responsible, efficient, competent and knowledgeable nurses; and also with the task of strengthening ... -
Perceived stress, coping self-efficacy and adaptive coping strategies of South African teachers
(North-West University (South-Africa). Vanderbijlpark, 2019)In this Master’s study, the perceived stress of a group of Gauteng teachers, their sense of coping self-efficacy, and their adaptive coping strategies, specifically the statistical relationships between these variables, ... -
The perceived utility value of two attachment measures in care and contact recommendations by family counsellors: A pilot study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Currently in the South-African context, more than 52% of divorces involve children. This reality created a need for family counsellors to mediate and inform the court on the best interest of affected children concerning ... -
Perceptions of change process and key events in psychotherapy by psychologists in private practice: a qualitative study
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)In literature, change process has been used to determine how change occurs in psychotherapy and how the client progresses from one point to another during and until the termination of therapy. Many researchers have explored ...
