Submitted in fulfilment of the Requirements for Degree of Master of Speech Pathology: The Discipline of Speech Pathology School of Human and Community Development Faculty of Humanities University of the Witwatersrand / Background: Fussy eating has become an increasing concern in paediatric care as a result of its far-reaching consequences for the developing child. However, there is currently a scarcity of published literature related to fussy eating internationally and even more so within the South African context, resulting in a lack of consensus regarding the definition of fussy eating. Aim: To explore the experiences and perceptions of SLTs with regards to fussy eating in children. Methods: The study was based on an exploratory, descriptive, qualitative research design. Data was gathered within semi-structured, in-depth interviews from 30 SLTs who consented to participate in the study. The data was analysed qualitatively, using thematic content analysis. Results: Fussy eating was described as a multi-factorial and heterogeneous condition arising from a number of inter-related aetiologies. The role of sensory integration was noteworthy in the understanding of fussy eating in children, and extended to almost every aspect of the study. The nature of fussy eating described within this study therefore appeared to lend to a multidisciplinary approach to adequately address the needs of this population. The findings of the study further indicated that socio-economic status contributed to the causes of fussy eating. Conclusion: Based on the findings of the study in conjunction with the literature pertaining to fussy eating, a working definition of fussy eating is proposed. The complexity of fussy eating calls for collaboration between healthcare professionals in dealing with this condition. All professionals dealing with fussy eating must therefore be adequately trained to deal with this condition adequately. Key Words: Fussy Eating, Feeding Disorders, Sensory Integration, South Africa

<p>This thesis represents the ontological model for the Time Aspects for a Healthcare Organization. It provides information about activities which take place at different interval of time at Ryhov Hospital. These activities are series of actions which may be happen in predefined sequence and at predefined times or may be happen at any time in a General ward or in Emergency ward of a Ryhov Hospital.</p><p>For achieving above mentioned objective, our supervisor conducts a workshop at the start of thesis. In this workshop, the domain experts explain the main idea of ward activities. From this workshop; the author got a lot of knowledge about activities and time aspects. After this, the author start literature review for achieving valuable knowledge about ward activities, time aspects and also methodology steps which are essentials for ontological model. After developing ontological model for Time Aspects, our supervisor also conducts a second workshop. In this workshop, the author presents the model for evaluation purpose.</p>

This thesis represents the ontological model for the Time Aspects for a Healthcare Organization. It provides information about activities which take place at different interval of time at Ryhov Hospital. These activities are series of actions which may be happen in predefined sequence and at predefined times or may be happen at any time in a General ward or in Emergency ward of a Ryhov Hospital. For achieving above mentioned objective, our supervisor conducts a workshop at the start of thesis. In this workshop, the domain experts explain the main idea of ward activities. From this workshop; the author got a lot of knowledge about activities and time aspects. After this, the author start literature review for achieving valuable knowledge about ward activities, time aspects and also methodology steps which are essentials for ontological model. After developing ontological model for Time Aspects, our supervisor also conducts a second workshop. In this workshop, the author presents the model for evaluation purpose.