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Authors
Charumbira, Maria Y.
Prins, Gabriela B.
Louw, Quinette A.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Research Foundation Chair Initiative (UID 115461)
National Research Foundation Chair Initiative (UID 115461)
Medical Research Council of South Africa (SU-PT-15/10-000005)
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Article History
Received: 9 June 2025
Accepted: 25 March 2026
First Online: 23 May 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Health Research Ethics Committee (Ref no. N24/04/045) at Stellenbosch University and by the Western Cape Department of Health (Ref no. WC_202408_047). The study complied with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written permissions to access the rehabilitation centre’s annual reports and supporting documents were sought from the rehabilitation centre’s manager and the rehabilitation tertiary training institution’s divisionary heads. The name of the rehabilitation centre involved in the study was not used for reporting. Consent to participate from the patients were not applicable as our study did not involve primary data collection from patient participants.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
