A5088114676- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Global Health Care Issues
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Noise Effects and Management
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Music Therapy and Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
University of the Witwatersrand
2019-2024
University of the Humanities
2021-2023
University of South Africa
2017
South African Medical Research Council
2017
National strategies to manage COVID-19, including lockdown, have caused significant disruption student learning and the ways that students engage with staff peers. The transition online learning, alongside common anxieties associated disease itself, was likely affected mental health. This study explored psychology health experiences during Lockdown Phase 3 at University of Witwatersrand. A convenience sample 160 first- second-year completed a questionnaire consisting General Mental Health...
Most personality science is conducted with samples from wealthy Western countries, home to only 11% of the world’s population. Longitudinal studies have been particularly informative for psychology, but they are virtually absent rest world. The Africa Long Life Study (ALLS) brings African perspectives lifespan research in and mental health. Large ( N = ∼1000), relatively-representative 18-year-olds were recruited throughout Namibia, Kenya, South 2022. Participants complete two surveys each...
Systematic reviews by virtue of being a pre-determined, transparent, and comprehensive plan search strategy are fast gaining popularity in psychology South Africa. A systematic review allows one to obtain thorough overview regarding the recent developments debates on given topic with addition metacommentary. In Africa, we have noted stark differences reporting reviews. Often studies identified as but methodologically failed meet rigorous criteria that characterise this method. This article...
Orientation: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to fundamental changes in the workplace for many, particularly healthcare workers.Research purpose: This study explored workers’ (ophthalmologists, nurses and support staff) experiences of anxiety, depression, burnout, resilience coping strategies during lockdown Levels 2 3 an Ophthalmic consulting practice hospital South Africa.Motivation study: increased stress vulnerability associated with working COVID-19 introduced...
Persistent power cuts, known as loadshedding, have become a disruptive fixture in South African daily life, affecting routines and economic stability. In this commentary, we argue that much attention has been given to the impact political ramifications linked but its psychological toll on population largely overlooked. Access electricity must be regarded basic human right it is closely with enjoyment of various rights like dignity, proper housing, water, healthcare. The lack comprehensive...
A global increase of 16% in depression rates from 1990 to 2019 highlights the alarming situation relation depression. Research has indicated that this rate is likely as a result coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In South Africa, life-time prevalence 9.47%. However, lack access mental healthcare services leads people not receiving much needed information and care. The growing accessibility Internet for Africans offers solution screening self-help Center Epidemiologic Studies Depression...
Multiple studies have noted the impacts on student mental health of COVID-19 pandemic, associated national lockdowns and emergency remote teaching. In light shifting from pandemic to endemic status, this study investigates developmental consequences for a group South African undergraduate students. A qualitative design allowed thematic analysis narratives 140 humanities students, gathered through an online survey. This paper presents 'voices' convey intensity their experience. The results...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed physiotherapists to unique work-related challenges. However, there is a lack of research regarding the mental health and lived experiences South African during COVID-19 pandemic.To determine levels physical health, burnout, depression, anxiety resilience coping strategies used by sample with without exposure patients COVID-19. Lived work experience, perceived sources support were also explored.A non-experimental, cross-sectional,...
Depression is a global concern as with an estimated 300 million individuals worldwide experiencing depression. In South Africa, the prevalence rate of depression at 9.7% population. With increase in mobile internet usage online screening tool could provide opportunities for symptoms aiding access to mental health interventions. This project identified open depression, Center Epidemiologic Studies Scale – Revised (CESD-R), and adapted it use by adult African study followed on from adaptation...
The transition in learning trajectories, academic pressures and stressors associated with financial societal pressure that South African postgraduate university students experience places them at risk of mental health difficulties. For these students, their well-being has been further threatened due to the COVID-19 pandemic subsequent switch emergency remote teaching. This study aimed explore physical psychological health, resilience coping amongst two Psychology honours student cohorts a...
Health professionals are key role players in the uptake of digital mental health tools; however, research on e-Screening tools largely focuses psychometrics and tool users’ views. There is currently only one online depression screening validated for South African general public: adapted Center Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale – Revised. Because practitioners’ perceptions lacking, this qualitative study explored professionals’ its properties potential implementation. Seven participants,...
Dynamic violence and injury prevention interventions located within community settings raise evaluation challenges by virtue of their complex structure, focus, aims. They try to address many risk factors simultaneously, are often overlapped in implementation, implementation may be phased over time. This article proposes a statistical analytic framework for evaluating the effectiveness multilevel, multisystem, multi-component, community-driven, dynamic interventions. The proposed builds on...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had changed the world in unexpected ways and psychometric assessment was no exception. Despite advancements made online implementation, authors of this commentary reflected on their own experiences context psychology profession South Africa, where professionals been faced with dilemma halting, postponing or adapting assessments for remote implementation. Remote implementation many challenges, notably shifting logistics, financial burden...
Despite the rapid growth in digital mental health options, a systematic review conducted on ethics of developing online screening instruments highlighted that there were no formal guidelines this area. This lack and results led to development for tools South Africa. study aimed explore efficacy these draft using qualitative design with two samples individuals recognised as experts field health. Sample one consisted purposive sample 15 who commented appropriateness guidelines. The second 9...
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed physiotherapists to unique work-related challenges. However, there is a lack of research regarding the mental health and lived experiences South African during COVID-19 pandemic. Objectives: To determine levels physical health, burnout, depression, anxiety resilience coping strategies used by sample with without exposure patients COVID-19. Lived work experience, perceived sources support were also explored. Method: A...
While attention has been drawn to the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on mental health healthcare workers generally, little is known regarding changes over time in frontline and non-frontline physiotherapists during this period.Our study aimed investigate differences trends among across three periods pandemic.Survey-based data were collected from 366 practising (Time 1: n = 171; Time 2: 101; 3: 94). Variations reported respondents generally analysed using comparative...