Myrna Van Pinxteren
Biographic Data
| ID | 1741622 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Myrna Van Pinxteren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Myrna |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Pinxteren |
| SIGNATURE | VAN PINXTEREN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6046-9607 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“You always have a high sugar if you don’t communicate”: A qualitative secondary analysis of ‘Diabetes Together’ process evaluation data from couples in South Africa
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D) can negatively impact relationships which may affect health and disease management. This can be moderated by positive communication between partners. Our aims were first, to identify ways in which couples’ communication and T2D impact each other. Second, we aimed to explore how improving couples’ communication may enhance self-management for people living with T2D (PLWD) and their partners in South Africa. We conduc…
Exploring the workload of informal caregiving in the context of HIV/NCD multimorbidity in South Africa
The importance of informal caregiving for chronic illness has been well established in African contexts but is underexplored in the context of HIV/NCD multimorbidity, particularly in South Africa. Building on treatment burden theories that investigate workload in the context of chronic illness, this paper explores how informal caregiving networks impact the capacity of people living with multimorbidity (PLWMM) in low-income settings in urban and …
Interdisciplinary perspectives on multimorbidity in Africa: Developing an expanded conceptual model
Multimorbidity is an emerging challenge for health systems globally. It is commonly defined as the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions in one person, but its meaning remains a lively area of academic debate, and the utility of the concept beyond high-income settings is uncertain. This article presents the findings from an interdisciplinary research initiative that drew together 60 academic and applied partners working in 10 African co…
Understanding the impacts of the Covid-19 response measures on Deaf adults in Cape Town
This study contributes to the growing body of knowledge on the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the field of disability and insights can inform both future research and interventions to promote equity and inclusion for Deaf people
We are in control of this thing, and we know what to do now’: Pilot and process evaluation of ‘Diabetes Together’, a couples-focused intervention to support self-management of Type 2 Diabetes in South…
We piloted the delivery of a prototype couples-focused intervention, 'Diabetes Together' with 14 people living with diabetes (PLWD) and their partners, in Cape Town, South Africa in 2022. We aimed to: assess feasibility of recruiting couples in this setting; explore acceptability of intervention materials and changes needed; and investigate whether our prespecified logic model captured how the intervention may work. We used questionnaires, interv…
Ubuntu as a mediator in coping with multimorbidity treatment burden in a disadvantaged rural and urban setting in South Africa
Using health information for community activism: A case study of the movement for change and social justice in South Africa
The access to, use, and exchange of health information is crucial when strengthening public health services and improving access to care. However, many health system stakeholders, including community groups are perpetually excluded from accessing and using health information. This is problematic as community groups, themselves end-users of care, are well-positioned to keep the health system accountable, provide feedback on the quality of services…
Fostering a healthy public for men and HIV: A case study of the Movement for Change and Social Justice (MCSJ)
This paper examines the recently formed Movement for Change and Social Justice (MCSJ) in the township of Gugulethu, in Cape Town, South Africa. MCSJ is a health and social justice movement that has an unusual trajectory—guided by the political principles and strategies of South Africa AIDS activism, inspired but also frustrated by the contemporary progressive public health activism, and catalysed by a university research partnership at the Univer…
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Fostering a healthy public for men and HIV: A case study of the Movement for Change and Social Justice (MCSJ)
This paper examines the recently formed Movement for Change and Social Justice (MCSJ) in the township of Gugulethu, in Cape Town, South Africa. MCSJ is a health and social justice movement that has an unusual trajectory—guided by the political principles and strategies of South Africa AIDS activism, inspired but also frustrated by the contemporary progressive public health activism, and catalysed by a university research partnership at the Univer…
Using health information for community activism: A case study of the movement for change and social justice in South Africa
The access to, use, and exchange of health information is crucial when strengthening public health services and improving access to care. However, many health system stakeholders, including community groups are perpetually excluded from accessing and using health information. This is problematic as community groups, themselves end-users of care, are well-positioned to keep the health system accountable, provide feedback on the quality of services…
Ubuntu as a mediator in coping with multimorbidity treatment burden in a disadvantaged rural and urban setting in South Africa
Exploring the workload of informal caregiving in the context of HIV/NCD multimorbidity in South Africa
The importance of informal caregiving for chronic illness has been well established in African contexts but is underexplored in the context of HIV/NCD multimorbidity, particularly in South Africa. Building on treatment burden theories that investigate workload in the context of chronic illness, this paper explores how informal caregiving networks impact the capacity of people living with multimorbidity (PLWMM) in low-income settings in urban and …
Interdisciplinary perspectives on multimorbidity in Africa: Developing an expanded conceptual model
Multimorbidity is an emerging challenge for health systems globally. It is commonly defined as the co-occurrence of two or more chronic conditions in one person, but its meaning remains a lively area of academic debate, and the utility of the concept beyond high-income settings is uncertain. This article presents the findings from an interdisciplinary research initiative that drew together 60 academic and applied partners working in 10 African co…
Understanding the impacts of the Covid-19 response measures on Deaf adults in Cape Town
This study contributes to the growing body of knowledge on the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the field of disability and insights can inform both future research and interventions to promote equity and inclusion for Deaf people
We are in control of this thing, and we know what to do now’: Pilot and process evaluation of ‘Diabetes Together’, a couples-focused intervention to support self-management of Type 2 Diabetes in South…
We piloted the delivery of a prototype couples-focused intervention, 'Diabetes Together' with 14 people living with diabetes (PLWD) and their partners, in Cape Town, South Africa in 2022. We aimed to: assess feasibility of recruiting couples in this setting; explore acceptability of intervention materials and changes needed; and investigate whether our prespecified logic model captured how the intervention may work. We used questionnaires, interv…
“You always have a high sugar if you don’t communicate”: A qualitative secondary analysis of ‘Diabetes Together’ process evaluation data from couples in South Africa
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D) can negatively impact relationships which may affect health and disease management. This can be moderated by positive communication between partners. Our aims were first, to identify ways in which couples’ communication and T2D impact each other. Second, we aimed to explore how improving couples’ communication may enhance self-management for people living with T2D (PLWD) and their partners in South Africa. We conduc…
Medicine (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Chronic Disease Management Strategies (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Geography (3 works)