Perspectives of patients with osteoarthritis for using digital technology in rehabilitation at a public community centre in the Cape Metropole area: A qualitative study.

Objectives: To explore the perspectives of people with osteoarthritis (OA) on the use of digital technology into their rehabilitation program, including their awareness, views on accessibility, affordability and willingness to accept digital modalities for rehabilitation delivery.

Methods: A qualitative, descriptive design was conducted. Patients with OA who receive care at a public community rehabilitation centre in the Western Cape, South Africa were eligible to participants.

Organizational readiness and rehabilitation professionals' views on integrating telerehabilitation into service delivery and students' clinical training: A qualitative study.

Objective: To assess the readiness of healthcare institutions that serve as clinical platforms for Stellenbosch University' rehabilitation students, and to explore the opinions of rehabilitation professionals regarding the integration of telerehabilitation (TR) into service delivery and students clinical training.

Methods: This study employed a qualitative research design and involved the participation of fourteen rehabilitation managers. Semi-structured interviews were conducted using both face-to-face and online platforms.

Prototype of Monitoring Transportation Pollution Spikes through the Internet of Things Edge Networks.

Air pollution is a critical problem in densely populated urban areas, with traffic significantly contributing. To mitigate the adverse effects of air pollution on public health and the environment, there is a growing need for the real-time monitoring and detection of pollution spikes in transportation. This paper presents a novel approach to using Internet of Things (IoT) edge networks for the real-time detection of air pollution peaks in transportation, specifically designed for innovative city applications.

A scoping review of feasibility, cost, access to rehabilitation services and implementation of telerehabilitation: Implications for low- and middle-income countries.

Objective: To scope all published information reporting on the feasibility, cost, access to rehabilitation services, implementation processes including barriers and facilitators of telerehabilitation (TR) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries (HICs).

Methods: A comprehensive electronic search of PubMed, Scopus, PEDro, Cochrane library, EBSCOhost (Academic search premier, Africa-wide information, CINAHL, Eric, MEDLINE, Health sources - Nursing/Academic edition), Africa online, as well as ProQuest databases were conducted. To maximise the coverage of the literature, the reference lists of included articles identified through the search were also screened.

IOT-Based Medical Informatics Farming System with Predictive Data Analytics Using Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms.

In the farming industry, the Internet of Things (IoT) is crucial for boosting utility. Innovative agriculture practices and medical informatics have the potential to increase crop yield while using the same amount of input. Individuals can benefit from the Internet of Things in various ways.

A scoping review of feasibility, cost-effectiveness, access to quality rehabilitation services and impact of telerehabilitation: A review protocol.

Background: Telerehabilitation is an emerging segment of telehealth and telemedicine that has a potential to deliver quality, accessible, cost-effective and efficient rehabilitation services where geographical distance is a critical factor. The objectives of this review are: to describe the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of telerehabilitation, to scope to what extent telerehabilitation has the potential impact on access to quality of rehabilitation services with specific references to low to middle income countries, and to understand key process factors including barriers and facilitators relevant to the implementation of telerehabilitation.

Methods: A scoping review of the literature will be conducted.

Psychosocial reintegration following traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa: The influence of employment, injury characteristics and living situation.

Objectives: To determine the influence of employment, injury characteristics and living situation on psychosocial reintegration in individuals who sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in South Africa.

Design: A cross-sectional exploratory survey.

Settings: Communities of the Cape Metropolitan Area, South Africa.

The role of self-efficacy in community reintegration among persons with traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa.

Objectives: To assess perceived levels of community reintegration, and examine whether self-efficacy relates to community reintegration among persons with a TSCI.

Design: A cross-sectional exploratory survey.

Settings: Cape Metropolitan Area.

Quality of life after traumatic spinal cord injury in a developing context: the influence of contextual factors and injury characteristics.

Purpose: To identify contextual factors and injury characteristics influencing the quality of life (QoL) among individuals who sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in South Africa.

Materials And Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional survey to examined the influence of contextual factors and injury characteristics on quality of life among 108 conveniently selected community-dwelling adults between the ages of 19 and 71 years old, who sustained a TSCI more than 1 year post-injury.

Results: Multivariate regression analysis resulted in three significant independent variables (gender, employment, and time living with the injury) that explained 38.

Risk indicators of length of acute hospital stay after traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa: a prospective, population-based study.

Study Design: Population-based cohort study.

Objectives: To determine non-modifiable and modifiable risk indicators of acute length of hospital stay (LOHS) after traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI).

Setting: Government-funded hospitals within the City of Cape Town, South Africa.