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| Jennifer JelsmaSummaryAffiliation: University of Cape Town Country: South Africa Publications
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Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) domains most valued by urban IsiXhosa-speaking peopleJennifer Jelsma
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
Qual Life Res 17:347-55. 2008..The aim of the study was to investigate and identify aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) that are most valued by IsiXhosa-speaking people resident in underresourced areas of Cape Town, South Africa...- Use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: a literature surveyJennifer Jelsma
Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
J Rehabil Med 41:1-12. 2009..In 2001 the World Health Organization adopted the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and it has since been utilized extensively... - The effect of the Nintendo Wii Fit on balance control and gross motor function of children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsyJennifer Jelsma
Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Dev Neurorehabil 16:27-37. 2013..To study the impact of training using the Nintendo Wii Fit in 14 children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy... 
The motor development of orphaned children with and without HIV: Pilot exploration of foster care and residential placementJennifer Jelsma
Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa
BMC Pediatr 11:11. 2011..A secondary objective was to compare the performance of children with HIV in these two settings with those of children who were HIV negative...- Who gets the disability grant in South Africa? An analysis of the characteristics of recipients in urban and rural areasJennifer Jelsma
Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, South Africa
Disabil Rehabil 30:1139-45. 2008..This study was to establish whether there was a difference in the characteristics of people who received a disability grant and those who did not in rural and urban samples of isiXhosa-speaking people with disability in South Africa... 
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) domains most valued by urban isiXhosa-speaking peopleJennifer Jelsma
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
Qual Life Res 17:137-45. 2008..The aim of the study was to investigate and identify aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) that are most valued by isiXhosa-speaking people resident in under-resourced areas of Cape Town...- The determinants of health-related quality of life in urban and rural isi-Xhosa-speaking people with disabilitiesJennifer Jelsma
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Int J Rehabil Res 30:119-26. 2007..The rural setting seemed to contribute to a worse perceived health-related quality of life. This effect needs to be factored in when evaluating programmes... - How do children at special schools and their parents perceive their HRQoL compared to children at open schools?Jennifer Jelsma
Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Health Qual Life Outcomes 8:72. 2010..The aim of this study was to compare the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in children attending open schools (OS) and children with disabilities attending a special school (SS) and their parents in Cape Town South Africa... - The prevalence of motor delay among HIV infected children living in Cape Town, South AfricaGillian Ferguson
Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Int J Rehabil Res 32:108-14. 2009.... - The pitfalls of translation--a case study based on the translation of the EQ-5D into XhosaSiviwe Mkoka
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town
S Afr Med J 93:265-6. 2003..If this is not done, the validity of cross-cultural research projects may be open to question... - The health-related quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDSJaneen Hughes
Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Disabil Rehabil 26:371-6. 2004..However, there is limited information available to determine the potential role of rehabilitation interventions in the management of PLWA in a resource-poor community... - The reliability and validity of the Xhosa version of the EQ-5DJennifer Jelsma
Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Disabil Rehabil 26:103-8. 2004..Forty-nine out- and in-patients participated in the second part of the study, in which the concurrent validity of the EQ-5D against existing Xhosa measures of similar domains as the EQ-5D was examined... - The determinants of self-reported health-related quality of life in a culturally and socially diverse South African communityJennifer Jelsma
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory, South Africa
Bull World Health Organ 82:206-12. 2004..To determine factors predictive of the score on the visual analogue scale (VAS) of the EQ-5D questionnaire... - The sexual behaviour of physically disabled adolescentsSoraya Maart
Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Disabil Rehabil 32:438-43. 2010..The aim of this study is to compare the sexual behaviours of adolescents with physical disabilities to those of their non-disabled peers... - The prevalence and functional impact of musculoskeletal conditions amongst clients of a primary health care facility in an under-resourced area of Cape TownRomy Parker
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:2. 2010..The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of MSC and the functional implications in a sample of people attending community health centres in Cape Town, South Africa... - A comparison of the performance of the EQ-5D and the EQ-5D-Y health-related quality of life instruments in South African childrenJennifer Jelsma
University of Cape Town, South Africa
Int J Rehabil Res 33:172-7. 2010..The two seem to give different results and consequently should be considered two related but separate instruments... - Preferences of urban Zimbabweans for health and life lived at different agesJennifer Jelsma
Department of Rehabilitation, Institute of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium
Bull World Health Organ 80:204-9. 2002..To determine the age-weighting preferences of urban Zimbabweans in relation to health care priorities... - Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) and rehabilitationJennifer Jelsma
Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Disabil Rehabil 24:378-82. 2002..The purpose of this paper is to examine the implications for rehabilitation of the widespread use of this measure... - Functioning at 6 months post stroke following discharge from inpatient rehabilitationSusan Rouillard
Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town
S Afr Med J 102:545-8. 2012.... - The impact of an employee wellness programme in clothing/textile manufacturing companies: a randomised controlled trialNaila Edries
Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Cape, South Africa
BMC Public Health 13:25. 2013..The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term effects of an employee wellness programme on HRQoL, health behaviour change, body mass index (BMI) and absenteeism amongst clothing and textile manufacturing employees... - Impact of using the ICF framework as an assessment tool for students in paediatric physiotherapy: a preliminary studyJennifer Jelsma
Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa
Physiotherapy 97:47-54. 2011..To determine if clinical assessment of children with neurological conditions by physiotherapy students was improved through the overt use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)...