Lana Van Niekerk
Biographic Data
| ID | 6181696 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lana Van Niekerk |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lana |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Niekerk |
| SIGNATURE | VAN NIEKERK L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stellenbosch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0003-6006 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Factors associated with return to work among disability claimants with depression
This study provides insights into factors associated with successful return to work for disability claimants with depression, which can guide case management and rehabilitation for this population
Barriers and facilitators experienced by wheelchair users when using minibus taxis in Africa
Background: Accessible transport is essential for achieving the sustainable development goals. Persons with disabilities often struggle to access public transport with different impairments leading to unique access barriers. Wheelchair users face physical and attitudinal challenges when accessing minibus taxis, a common mode of public transport in Africa. Objectives: The objective of this review was to explore the barriers and facilitators that w…
Perspectives of mental health service users on vocational rehabilitation in Namibia
Background: Occupational therapists provide vocational rehabilitation to mental health service users enabling them to purposefully and meaningfully engage in work. A vocational rehabilitation practice framework to guide occupational therapists working in mental healthcare settings is absent in Namibia.Objectives: The study explored contextual factors to consider in developing vocational rehabilitation practice framework from the views of mental h…
Experience-based suggestions for improving accessibility of minibus taxis for wheelchair users
Presenting experience-based suggestions by stakeholders on facilitating accessible minibus taxi services for wheelchair users
Empowering marginalised groups through co-operative inquiry
Making use of a cooperative inquiry methodology to bring social change, minibus taxi services can be made accessible for wheelchair users. Concepts of social justice and decolonisation were imbued in the methodology
A qualitative exploration of community mobility experiences of wheelchair users
The findings regarding community mobility struggles and specifically minibus taxi access guided specific recommendations and the further phases and cycles of the co-operative inquiry. The purpose of the co-operative inquiry was to allow co-researchers to find their voice and develop solutions to minibus taxi access for wheelchair users
Out-of-home life spaces valued by urban older adults with limited income
Results could inform policy makers and service providers in their planning of community mobility, transportation services and health care, for older adults with limited resources
An occupational perspective on the interplay between adolescents’ spirituality and occupational engagement
Background: Religion, spirituality, and occupational engagement are inter-related and relevant to the health and well-being of adolescents. However, there is a gap in research exploring the interplay between these concepts in youth, and from an occupational perspective. Purpose: To explore how adolescents' spirituality was reflected in their occupational engagement. Method: A collective case study comprised in-depth interviews, participant observ…
Working in the time of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the way rehabilitation was being performed, creating an opportunity to reconceptualise, strengthen and improve rehabilitation services offered at public healthcare. The presence of effective leadership with clear communication, dependable multidisciplinary teams and clinicians with robust personal resources were strategies that supported rehabilitation clinicians whilst working during COVID-19
Supported employment for youth with intellectual disability
Introduction: Youth with intellectual disabilities are severely marginalized in accessing employment. South African policies recognize this group as a priority in youth development efforts, but employment research focuses mainly on adults with disabilities. A lack of understanding about the employment endeavours of youth with intellectual disabilities leads to a shortfall in focused employment strategies and could perpetuate occupational injustic…
Linking people and activities through community mobility
Community mobility using private and public transportation is important for maintaining health, social participation and living well in later life. This international cross-sectional cohort study (N = 246) reported on the health and driving status of older adults from seven countries where the mobility patterns of drivers and non-drivers were compared in terms of city and rural areas, weather, as well as their respective differences in the number…
Narrative Inquiry
This article offers an overview of the method of narrative inquiry and explores competing trends in the use of the approach. It not only examines the theories relating to the method but also offers practical guidance on using narrative inquiry, including an exploration of what might count as a narrative and ways of analysing narrative data. The final section of the article presents two different examples of how narrative inquiry has been used. Th…
Narrative Inquiry
This article offers an overview of the method of narrative inquiry and explores competing trends in the use of the approach. It not only examines the theories relating to the method but also offers practical guidance on using narrative inquiry, including an exploration of what might count as a narrative and ways of analysing narrative data. The final section of the article presents two different examples of how narrative inquiry has been used. Th…
Supported employment for youth with intellectual disability
Introduction: Youth with intellectual disabilities are severely marginalized in accessing employment. South African policies recognize this group as a priority in youth development efforts, but employment research focuses mainly on adults with disabilities. A lack of understanding about the employment endeavours of youth with intellectual disabilities leads to a shortfall in focused employment strategies and could perpetuate occupational injustic…
Narrative Inquiry
This article offers an overview of the method of narrative inquiry and explores competing trends in the use of the approach. It not only examines the theories relating to the method but also offers practical guidance on using narrative inquiry, including an exploration of what might count as a narrative and ways of analysing narrative data. The final section of the article presents two different examples of how narrative inquiry has been used. Th…
Working in the time of Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the way rehabilitation was being performed, creating an opportunity to reconceptualise, strengthen and improve rehabilitation services offered at public healthcare. The presence of effective leadership with clear communication, dependable multidisciplinary teams and clinicians with robust personal resources were strategies that supported rehabilitation clinicians whilst working during COVID-19
Supported employment for youth with intellectual disability
Introduction: Youth with intellectual disabilities are severely marginalized in accessing employment. South African policies recognize this group as a priority in youth development efforts, but employment research focuses mainly on adults with disabilities. A lack of understanding about the employment endeavours of youth with intellectual disabilities leads to a shortfall in focused employment strategies and could perpetuate occupational injustic…
Linking people and activities through community mobility
Community mobility using private and public transportation is important for maintaining health, social participation and living well in later life. This international cross-sectional cohort study (N = 246) reported on the health and driving status of older adults from seven countries where the mobility patterns of drivers and non-drivers were compared in terms of city and rural areas, weather, as well as their respective differences in the number…
Out-of-home life spaces valued by urban older adults with limited income
Results could inform policy makers and service providers in their planning of community mobility, transportation services and health care, for older adults with limited resources
An occupational perspective on the interplay between adolescents’ spirituality and occupational engagement
Background: Religion, spirituality, and occupational engagement are inter-related and relevant to the health and well-being of adolescents. However, there is a gap in research exploring the interplay between these concepts in youth, and from an occupational perspective. Purpose: To explore how adolescents' spirituality was reflected in their occupational engagement. Method: A collective case study comprised in-depth interviews, participant observ…
Empowering marginalised groups through co-operative inquiry
Making use of a cooperative inquiry methodology to bring social change, minibus taxi services can be made accessible for wheelchair users. Concepts of social justice and decolonisation were imbued in the methodology
A qualitative exploration of community mobility experiences of wheelchair users
The findings regarding community mobility struggles and specifically minibus taxi access guided specific recommendations and the further phases and cycles of the co-operative inquiry. The purpose of the co-operative inquiry was to allow co-researchers to find their voice and develop solutions to minibus taxi access for wheelchair users
Factors associated with return to work among disability claimants with depression
This study provides insights into factors associated with successful return to work for disability claimants with depression, which can guide case management and rehabilitation for this population
Barriers and facilitators experienced by wheelchair users when using minibus taxis in Africa
Background: Accessible transport is essential for achieving the sustainable development goals. Persons with disabilities often struggle to access public transport with different impairments leading to unique access barriers. Wheelchair users face physical and attitudinal challenges when accessing minibus taxis, a common mode of public transport in Africa. Objectives: The objective of this review was to explore the barriers and facilitators that w…
Perspectives of mental health service users on vocational rehabilitation in Namibia
Background: Occupational therapists provide vocational rehabilitation to mental health service users enabling them to purposefully and meaningfully engage in work. A vocational rehabilitation practice framework to guide occupational therapists working in mental healthcare settings is absent in Namibia.Objectives: The study explored contextual factors to consider in developing vocational rehabilitation practice framework from the views of mental h…
Experience-based suggestions for improving accessibility of minibus taxis for wheelchair users
Presenting experience-based suggestions by stakeholders on facilitating accessible minibus taxi services for wheelchair users
Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Business (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Focus group (4 works) · Older Adults Driving Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Thematic analysis (4 works)