Zugl.: Göttingen, Universiẗat, Diss., 2007/2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-199) and index.

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Thesis (MOccTher)-- University of Stellenbosch, 2011. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Malingering, the intentional simulation or exaggeration of symptoms for secondary gain, has a significant financial impact on disability insurance given its prevalence. Multidisciplinary professionals involved in disability determination therefore require a tool which would assist in the screening of suspected malingerers. AIM: The Credibility Assessment Tool (CAT), a tool which was developed as part of the Performance APGAR, was reviewed in terms of its validity and application to the screening of malingering. Research objectives included the review of face and content validity through a literature review and concept analysis, as well as the review of construct and concurrent validity by comparing the results with the operationalised malingering construct and available malingering protocols. The adapted Slick criteria as proposed by Aronoff, applicable to chronic pain, neurocognitive, neurological and psychiatric symptoms, was identified as the most suitable criterion standard for use of comparison. DESIGN: The research design was a descriptive analytical design, which was performed retrospectively with a report review from insurance referrals to the researcher. Informed consent was obtained from insurers who legally own the reports. A saturated sample of convenience of 184 cases with depression and pain as predominant symptoms were analysed. Recall bias were minimised through omission of personal identifiers and the use of a peer check of 20 random cases. Results in the peer check were suggestive of poor inter-rater reliability, rather than recall bias. METHOD: Cases were analysed according to the guidelines from the respective authors of the CAT and adapted Slick criteria, however this was further defined to ensure that the study could be replicated. RESULTS: Face validity was adequate in terms of purpose, item selection and association between consistency criteria, however require improvement in terms of standardised instruction and weighting of the scale. Content validity was rated as adequate to excellent, given that it supports criteria linked to the malingering construct. Construct validity was adequate as demonstrated by association between concepts obtained through concept analysis. Correlation between the CAT and adapted Slick was strong (r>0.5) however caution is expressed that this requires further research. CONCLUSION: Recommendations for further research included the review of content validity with subject experts, criterion and predictive valid through a case-control study of known-groups, as well as the reliability of the CAT, and the use of specialised ADL indices for malingering detection. Adaptation to the CAT was depicted in the proposed Consistency Assessment Tool. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Malingering, die opsetlike nabootsing of oordrywing van simptome vir sekondêre gewin, het ‘n beduidende finansiële impak op ongeskiktheidsversekering as gevolg van die prevalensie daarvan. Multidissiplinêre professionele persone betrokke by ongeskiktheidsevaluasies het daarom ‘n meetinstrument nodig om moontlike malingeerders te identifiseer. DOEL: Die Credibility Assessment Tool (CAT), wat ontwikkel was as deel van die Performance APGAR, was ondersoek in terme van geldigheid en toepassing op malingering. Navorsingsdoelwitte het die ondersoek van voorkoms- en inhoudsgeldigheid deur ‘n literatuurstudie en konsep analise behels, sowel as konstruk- en korrelasie geldigheid deur die vergelyking van die resultate met beskikbare malingering protokolle en operasionele konstrukte. Die aangepaste Slick kriteria soos voorgestel deur Aronoff, wat toepaslik is op kroniese pyn, neurokognitiewe, neurologiese en psigiatriese simptome, was ge-identifiseer as die meeste gepaste kriterium standaard vir vergelyking. ONTWERP: Die studieontwerp was ‘n beskrywende analitiese studie wat retrospektief uitgevoer was deur ‘n ondersoek van verslae van versekeraars. Ingeligte toestemming was verkry van versekeraars wat die wetlike eienaars van die verslae is. ‘n Gerieflikheidsteekproef van 184 gevalle met depressie en pyn as hoof simptome was geanaliseer. Sydighede was verminder deur persoonlike inligting te verwyder en die gebruik van ‘n eweknie evaluasie van 20 ewekansige getrekte gevalle. Voorlopige resultate dui onbevredigende betroubaarheid aan, eerder as sydighede. METODE: Gevalle was ge-evalueer volgends die riglyne van die verskeie outeure van die CAT en aangepaste Slick kriteria, en was sodanig verder gedefinieer om te verseker dat die studie herhaal kan word. RESULTATE: Voorkomsgeldigheid was voldoende, maar verbetering is aanbeveel in terme van gestandardiseerde instruksie en skaal verdeling. Inhoudsgeldigheid was beduidend in vergelyking met die wetenskaplike literatuur en die geoperasionaliseerde konstrukte. Konstrukgeldigheid was bevestig deur die positiewe verhoudings tussen die aangepaste Slick en CAT kriteria. ‘n Sterk korrelasie was gevind tussen die aangepaste Slick en CAT, maar hierdie moet versigtig geinterpreteer word aangesien verdere navorsing verlang word. GEVOLGTREKKING: Aanbevelings vir verdere navorsing sluit in die ondersoek van die inhoudsgeldigheid met eksperte, kriterium- en voorspellingsgeldigheid, sowel as die betroubaarheid van die CAT en die gebruik van gespesialiseerde ADL indekse vir uitkenning van malingering. Aanpassing vir die CAT word ook voorgestel.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Katholieke Theologische Universiteit te Utrecht, 1993. / In English with summaries in English, Dutch, and Hebrew. Includes bibliographical references (p. 911-944).

Thesis (MPA.) -- University of Limpopo, 2017 / The disability grant administration and dispensation has always been a challenge to the Department of Social Development and cause for concern from recipients of the disability grant. The Government decided on establishing the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) as an entity to specifically deal with the administration of social grants including the Disability Grant. A number of studies have been conducted around the management and administration of the disability grant. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the administration and management of the disability grant. It further shows that the South African government spends a substantial amount of money in dispensing this grant. It is therefore necessary to investigate through an empirical research if these funds reach their intended beneficiaries, namely, the disabled community. This study employed the qualitative method which involved documents analysis, Questionnaire, interview and observation. Policy documents and reports from SASSA were analysed. Twenty applicants and twelve officials and three assessing doctors were interviewed. The findings of the study reveal that, although the SASSA has an improved model in place to redress and to contribute towards the effectiveness of the administration, there are still certain policy areas that needs to be reviewed. These policy areas include, amongst others, the appeal process, turnaround time, access and processing of the grant. In view of the findings from this study, the major recommendation is that there is a need to review the current booking system to ensure that the applicants are not subjected to unnecessary transports costs, time and delays. The SASSA needs to embark on vigorous and on-going community campaigns to educate the society on the operations of the SASSA and its jurisdiction within the Makhuduthamaga area. KEYWORDS: Administration; applicants; assessment; beneficiaries; Care Dependency Grant; Disability Grant; Grant-in-Aid; Makhuduthamaga; Recipients and the SASSA.

Text in English with abstracts in English, Afrikaans and Zulu / The study was conducted within the interpretive research paradigm. Anchored in organisational justice theory, the study explored the incapacity management practices at an open distance learning (ODL) institution in South Africa. A qualitative research methodology, which applied a case study design, was used in this study. A purposeful sample of 16 (N=16) participants was chosen based on their experiences, knowledge and understanding on the topic of incapacity management. Semi-structured interviews were used as the primary data collection method, and documents were used as a secondary data collection source for triangulation purposes. The data analysis and reporting of the participants’ lived experiences drew on the thematic analysis technique. At theoretical level, the study provided insight into the notions of incapacity management in the workplace; the regulatory obligations in managing incapacity; and lastly, reasonable practices to accommodate incapacity. The literature review confirmed that an effective incapacity management framework should have four main dimensions, namely a supportive institutional culture; a policy and procedure providing for incapacity management practices; provisions for reasonable accommodation; and a multidisciplinary approach. From the empirical phase it emerged that although the literature presupposes a healthy institutional culture to ensure well-managed incapacity in the workplace, the current institutional culture at the institution under study was negative. This study also found several challenges relating to incapacity management in the ODL institution, namely a lack of knowledge and understanding of incapacity management due to the absence of a policy and procedure; a lack of understanding of the incapacity condition; and a lack of reciprocal communication among the key role players. The findings also demonstrated that reasonable accommodation practices could be improved and that the management of incapacity in the workplace requires a multidisciplinary approach. The study proposes an incapacity management framework for the ODL institution that encompasses the identified prerequisites and challenges. The study also added insights to the human resource management body of knowledge, especially knowledge of the management of incapacity due to ill health in the workplace, with specific reference to the ODL institution. / Hierdie studie is binne die interpretiewe navorsingsparadigma uitgevoer. Geanker in organisatoriese geregtigheidsteorie, ondersoek hierdie studie die onbekwaamheidsbestuurpraktyke by 'n opeafstandsonderriginstelling in Suid-Afrika. 'n Kwalitatiewe navorsingsmetodologie wat 'n gevallestudie-ontwerp toegepas het, is in hierdie studie gebruik. 'n Doelgerigte steekproef van 16 (N=16) is gekies op grond van hulle ervarings, kennis en begrip van die onderwerp van onbekwaamheid bestuur. Semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude is gebruik as die primêre data-insamelingsmetode, en dokumente is gebruik as ’n sekondêre data-insamelingsbron vir trianguleringsdoeleindes. Tematiese ontledingstegniek is aangewend in die data-ontleding en -verslagdoening van die deelnemers se geleefde ervarings. Op teoretiese vlak, het die studie insig gebied in die opvattings van onbekwaamheidsbestuur in die werkplek; die regulatiewe verpligtings in onbekwaamheidsbestuur; en laastens, redelike praktyke om die onbekwaamheid te akkommodeer. Die literatuuroorsig het bevestig dat 'n effektiewe onbekwaamheidsbestuurraamwerk vier hoofdimensies moet hê, naamlik 'n ondersteunende kultuur in die instelling; ’n beleid en prosedure wat voorsiening maak vir onbekwaamheidsbestuurspraktyke; redelike akkommodasie; en 'n multi-dissiplinêre benadering. Uit die empiriese fase het dit geblyk dat alhoewel die literatuur 'n gesonde institusionele kultuur vooronderstel wat onbekwaamheid in die werkplek effektief bestuur, die bestaande institusionele kultuur by die instelling wat bestudeer is, negatief was. Hierdie studie het bevind dat daar verskeie uitdagings is wat verband hou met onbekwaamheidsbestuur in die opeafstandsonderriginstelling, naamlik 'n gebrek aan kennis en begrip van onbekwaamheidsbestuur as gevolg van die gebrek aan 'n beleid en prosedure; 'n gebrek aan begrip van die onbekwaamheidstoestand; en 'n gebrek aan wedersydse kommunikasie tussen die sleutelrolspelers. Die bevindings het ook getoon dat redelike akkommodasie praktyke verbeter kan word en dat die bestuur van onbekwaamheid in die werkplek 'n multi-dissiplinêre benadering vereis. Die studie stel 'n onbekwaamheidsbestuurraamwerk vir die opeafstandsonderriginstelling voor wat die geïdentifiseerde voorvereistes en uitdagings insluit. Die studie het ook insig gebied in die menslikehulpbronbestuur-kennisgeheel, veral kennis oor die bestuur van onbekwaamheid in die werkplek te wyte aan swak gesondheid, met spesifieke verwysings na die opeafstandsonderriginstelling. / Ucwaningo lwaqhutshwa ngokocwaningo womgomo wokuhumusha. Yakhelwe phezulu kwethiyoriyezobulungiswa, ucwaningo lwagxila ekunqundweni kwezindlela zokuphatha ezaziwa ngokuthi ukufunda okuvulelekile ngezobuchwepheshe okuthiwa yi-ODel esikhungweni saseNingizimu Afrika. Ucwaningo oluyindlela yokuklama oluphathelene nesimo, okuyinto esetshenziselwa ukufunda ngocwaningo lwesiqephu esithile, luye lwasetshenziswa. Kuye kwenziwa isampule olubalulekile lapho kuye kwakhethwa abantu ababebambe iqhaza abayishumi nesithupha (N=16) olwabe lwakhelwe phezulu kwesipiliyoni, ulwazi kanye nokuqonda ngodaba lokunqundwa kokuphatha. Izinhlolokhono ezihleliwe ezingaphelele ziye zasetshenziswa ngendlela yukuqoqa izibalo zangempela, kwabuye kwasetshenziswa imiqulu yemithombo yokuqoqwa kwedatha yesibili ukuqinisekisa okuhlosiwe. Ukuhlaziywa kwemininingwane kanye nokubika ebantwini abambe iqhaza ngezinto abahlangabezana nazo ezimpilweni zabo ix kwadala ukulethwa kokuhlaziya kwamasu okuhlaziya ezingqikithi ezithile. Ezingeni lesayensi, ucwaningo lusinikeza ukuqonda imibono yokunqundwa kokuphatha emsebenzini; izibopho zokulawula ukunqunda kokuphathwa; okokugcina,izindlela ezamukelekile zokubhekana nokunqundwa kokuphathwa. Ukubuyekezwa kwemibhalo kuqinisekise ukuthi uhlaka olusebenzayo lokunqundwa kokuphatha kumele kube nezinhlangothi ezine, okunguyisiko lokusekela izikhungoinqubomgomo nenqubo yokuhlinzeka izindlela zokunqunda ukuphatha; ukuhlinzeka izindlela ezamukelekile; kanye nenqubo ezihlukene yezifundo. Kusukela esigabeni somqondo wesasayensi kuye kwavela ukuthi nakuba imibhalo igcizelela isiko elihle neliphilasayo lemfundo ukuqinisekisa ukunqundwa kokuphatha kahle emsebenzini, isiko olukhona manje ezikhungweni alulungile. Ucwaningo luye lwathola ukuthi ziningi izingqinamba ezihambisa nokunqundwa kokuphatha ukufunda okuvulelekile ngezobuchwepheshe kuyizikhungo okuthiwa yi-ODL, okungabi khona kolwazi kanye nokuqonda mayelana nokunqundwa ukuphatha okudalwa ukungabikhona kwengqubomgomo nezingqubo ezithile; ukungaqondi izimiso zokunqunda; kanye nokuntuleka kokuxhumana ngokuvumelana phakathi kwabantu abadlala indima ebalulekile. Okuye kwatholakala kuye kwakhombisa ukuthi izindlela ezamukelekile zingathuthukiswa nokuthi ukunqundwa kokuphatha emsebenzini kudinga inqubo ehlukene yezifundo. Ucwaningo luhlongaza ingqubomgomo yokunqundwa kokuphatha kwezikhungo zemfundo evulelekile okuthiwa yi-ODL ezohlanganisa izinto ezidingekayo nezinselelo ezikhona. Ucwaningo lubuye lwafaka ukuqonda kokuba khona kwabantu abazoba umgogodla wolwazi abazoqashwa, kakhulukazi kulwazi lokunqunda ukuphatha okuzodalwa ukungabi esimweni esihle ngempilo emsebenzini, kakhulukazi uma kubhekiswa ekufundeni okuvulelekile ezikhungweni ezaziwa ngokuthi yi-ODL. / Human Resource Management / D. Com. (Business management)