The epidemiology of traumatic brain injury and the evaluation of the impact of in-hospital physiotherapy on morbidity at a central hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
| dc.contributor.advisor | Karachi, Farhana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fridie, Imaan | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-05-04T12:00:04Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-07T10:29:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-07T10:29:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description | Master of Public Health - MPH | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Traumatic brain injury (TBI) incidence is higher in sub-Saharan Africa compared to the global average. Evidence regarding TBI incidence, epidemiology, in-hospital physiotherapy management and functional outcomes of TBI cases in South Africa is minimal especially so in the Western Cape where violence and road traffic accidents are high. Aims: To determine and describe the epidemiology (incidence, aetiology, clinical outcomes, morbidity and mortality) of and the in-hospital physiotherapy management for TBI patients admitted to a central hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. To evaluate and describe the impact of the in-hospital physiotherapy management on the mortality and morbidity (documented functional outcomes at discharge) of the TBI patients. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective hospital-based study reviewing patient records was conducted. | en |
| dc.description.embargo | 2025 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/19353 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | Physiotherapy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nervous system | en_US |
| dc.subject | Aetiology | en_US |
| dc.subject | South Africa | en_US |
| dc.subject | Patients | en_US |
| dc.title | The epidemiology of traumatic brain injury and the evaluation of the impact of in-hospital physiotherapy on morbidity at a central hospital in Cape Town, South Africa | en_US |