Self-management practices for preventing complications of type II diabetes mellitus in low and middle-income countries: A scoping review.

Introduction: The projected increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus globally is expected to hit the low and middle income countries the hardest. The majority of the day to day disease management activities needed to achieve glycaemic control and improve the quality of life among patients with diabetes mellitus falls on the patient and/or their families. Determining the self-management practices by patients with diabetes mellitus can help develop interventions that can enhance these practices and help prevent complications.

Knowledge, skills, and training of community health workers to contribute to interprofessional education: a scoping review.

A scoping review of 32 publications was conducted with the aim of mapping literature to determine what is known about the knowledge, skills, and training of community health workers that could contribute to interprofessional education. Interprofessional education, as a pedagogical approach, prepares health professions students to serve patients in collaboration with other health professionals to improve patient outcomes. All over the world, the role of community health workers is vital for its support of community service and community health outcomes.

Health literacy of Sesotho-speaking patients diagnosed with chronic conditions in South Africa.

Background: Health literacy influences patients' health outcomes, as their ability to read, interpret and apply health information associated with health-related decision-making. These decision-making skills need to be made up by patients diagnosed with chronic conditions - also Sesotho-speaking patients receiving treatment in public primary health care environments.

Aim: The study aimed to assess the health literacy of Sesotho-speaking patients diagnosed with chronic conditions and to establish the associations between the sociodemographic data of patients and items of a health literacy test.

Experiences of Postnatal Mothers with Healthcare Providers in Rural Kenya: Insights from Applying the Mmogo Method.

Purpose: To explore the experiences of postnatal mothers with health care providers during postnatal care in rural Kenya.

Design: This was a visual-based narrative inquiry study that applied the Mmogo method® - a visual projective data-collection method.

Methods: The participants were women (n=26) receiving postnatal care at purposively sampled rural health facilities (n=4) in Laikipia County Kenya.

Interactive workshops as a learning and teaching method for primary healthcare nurses.

Background: Traditionally, learning by and teaching for primary healthcare (PHC) nurses use didactic, teacher-centred approaches. Hence, the feasibility of interactive workshops in non-threatening PHC environments to refresh nurses' knowledge on patient care needs exploring.

Aim: To describe interactive workshops as a learning and teaching method for PHC nurses.

A diabetes peer support intervention: Patient experiences using the Mmogo-method®.

Background: Self-management is the backbone of diabetes care. For the patient with type 2 diabetes, this implies making decisions about a healthy diet, regular exercise and taking treatment appropriately. Some patients may experience barriers to the self-management of diabetes, such as lack of support.

Self-management in face-to-face peer support for adults with type 2 diabetes living in low- or middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Background: Peer support has been recognised as a promising strategy to improve self-management in patients living with chronic conditions, such as Type 2 diabetes (T2D). The purpose of the review was to synthesise the best available evidence on face-to-face peer support models for adults with T2D in low and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods: We searched Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, Literature Academic Search Ultimate, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, SPORTDiscus, Africa-Wide Information, MasterFILE Premier, SocINDEX, ERIC, PsycARTICLES, Open Dissertations, Communication & Mass Media Complete, Health Source-Consumer Edition and Google Scholar for the period January 2000 to December 2017.

Communication Technology Use by Caregivers of Adolescents With Mental Health Issues: Systematic Review.

Background: Caregivers of adolescents with mental health issues experience challenges that may result in the caregivers having a variety of unmet needs. There is a growing need to support these caregivers. Effective support to strengthen positive caregiving behavior in caregivers may address their challenges.

Interest in Communication Technology by Rural Caregivers of Adolescents with Mental Health Issues in South Africa: The Mmogo-Method.

Caregivers determine the level of care adolescents with mental issues receive; however, caregivers' own needs are often unmet. Communication technology can be tailored to address these challenges, especially in a rural environment. This study aimed to explore caregivers' interest in using communication technology to provide support to address challenges.

Perceptions of patients regarding diabetes-related health communication strategies in the Free State, South Africa.

Background: This study researched the perceptions of patients diagnosed with diabetes concerning diabetes-related health communication strategies in the Free State province in South Africa. The prolongation and quality of life of patients diagnosed with diabetes are affected by lifestyle choices. An enabler of risk reduction is health communication which informs, influences and motivates individuals to adopted health-focused lifestyles.

mHealth communication to strengthen postnatal care in rural areas: a systematic review.

Background: Postnatal care (PNC) in rural areas is characterised by low uptake, with possible effect on maternal and neonatal mortality rates. Mobile health (mHealth) communication has been proposed to promote the uptake of health services; however, there is limited information on how mHealth can strengthen PNC in rural areas. The objective of this review was to gather the best available evidence regarding mHealth communication to strengthen PNC in rural areas.

Development of a Sesotho health literacy test in a South African context.

Background: Research shows that poor health literacy (HL) can be a threat to health and health care. Health literacy is under-researched and poorly understood in developing countries, including South Africa, because of the absence of language and context-specific HL tests.

Aim: The researchers aimed to develop an appropriate HL test for use among South African public health service users with Sesotho as their first language.

A framework to expand public services to children with biomedical healthcare needs related to HIV in the Free State, South Africa.

The study undertook the development of a framework for expanding the public services available to children with biomedical healthcare needs related to HIV in South Africa. The study consisted of various component projects which were depicted as phases. The first phase was a descriptive quantitative analysis of healthcare services for children exposed to or infected by HIV, as rendered by the public health sector in the Free State Province.