Browsing by Subject "Noncommunicable diseases"

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Are there sufficient number of exercise therapists in South Africa in order to equitably manage the noncommunicable disease epidemic?

Ellapen, Terry J.; Paul, Yvonne; Barnard, Marco; Swanepoel, Mariëtte; Hammill, Henriëtte V.; Strydom, Gert L. (Sage, 2019)

The mortality of South African noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is rising. One of its primary contributors is physical inactivity. Therefore, South African National Health Plan included exercise therapy as part of their ...
Managing noncommunicable diseases in an African community: effects, compliance, and barriers to participation in a 4-week exercise intervention

Onagbiye, Sunday O.; Moss, Sarah J.; Cameron, Melainie (Sage Publications, 2016)

To determine the compliance, barriers, and effects of participation in a 4-week exercise intervention aimed at reducing risk factors for noncommunicable diseases among community-dwelling adults from a low-resourced area ...