Browsing by Author "Boggenpoel, Blake"

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    The development of a health care decision-making model to improve survival of persons with traumatic spinal cord injuries (tSCI)
    (University of the Western Cape, 2022) Boggenpoel, Blake; Joseph, Conran
    A scarcity of data exists regarding the processes of care and its effects on mortality and the functioning of patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries (tSCI). To improve survival rates of these patients, one will need to identify processes or personal factors that may cause early mortality and worsen function. Furthermore, these process and personal factors concerning mortality may vary between contexts primarily due to process aspects differing, which should be explored to develop fit-for-purpose decision-making models.
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    Surveillance strategies used to monitor injuries in amateur and professional cricket players: An integrative review
    (University of the Western Cape, 2024) Jacob, Umar-Farouk; Boggenpoel, Blake
    Background: Sports injuries have been reported to place pressure on global health systems. To lessen this pressure, sports medical staff play an important role in injury prevention. Injury surveillance is the starting point for injury prevention. To date, there are two consensus statements on injury surveillance in cricket. There are no studies that have reviewed the strategies used to monitor injury among amateur and professional cricketers. Reviewing the current strategies may provide guidance to future researchers and role players on the status of injury surveillance among amateur and professional cricketers. Aims: The overall aim of the present study was to review the existing literature regarding injury surveillance strategies used to monitor injury among amateur and professional cricketers, as well as to assess the reporting of these findings according to both of the cricket injury surveillance consensus statements. In addition to this, this study set out to achieve the following objectives: to describe the surveillance strategies currently used to monitor injuries in amateur and professional cricket players; to assess the methodological quality of the included studies; to assess the reporting of injury surveillance data for amateur and professional cricket players according to the 2005 and 2016 injury surveillance consensus statements; and to make recommendations for future surveillance studies based on the findings of the present study.
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    Systematic scoping review protocol for clinical prediction rules (CPRs) in the management of patients with spinal cord injuries
    (BMJ, 2019) Joseph, Conran; Jeftha, Tarryn; Madasa, Vuyolwethu; Boggenpoel, Blake
    Introduction The upsurge in the use of clinical prediction models in general medical practice is a result of evidencebased practice. However, the total number of clinical prediction rules (CPRs) currently being used or undergoing impact analysis in the management of patients who have sustained spinal cord injuries (SCIs) is unknown. This scoping review protocol will describe the current CPRs being used and highlight their possible strengths and weaknesses in SCI management. Methods and analysis Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework will be used. The following databases will be searched to identify relevant literature relating to the use of CPRs in the management of patients who have sustained an SCI: PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), ScienceDirect, EBSCOhost, Medline, OvidMedline and Google Scholar. Grey literature as well as reference lists of included studies will be searched. All studies relating to the use of CPRs in the management of patients with SCIs will be included. Literature searches and data extraction will be performed independently by two groups of reviewers. Ethics and dissemination Ethical clearance is not required for this scoping review study since only secondary data sources will be used. The findings of this review will be disseminated by means of peer-reviewed publication and conference proceedings. The final paper will be submitted for publication. Results of this review will also be presented at relevant conferences and disseminated to important stakeholders such as practicing physicians within specialised spinal care facilities within South Africa.