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Valerie Møller
Researcher at Rhodes University
Publications - 139
Citations - 2734
Valerie Møller is an academic researcher from Rhodes University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Life satisfaction & Population. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 138 publications receiving 2553 citations. Previous affiliations of Valerie Møller include University of Natal & University of the Witwatersrand.
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How Does Subjective Well-Being Evolve with Age? A Literature Review
TL;DR: A literature review as discussed by the authors provides an overview of the theoretical and empirical research in several disciplines on the relation between ageing and subjective well-being, i.e., how subjective wellbeing evolves across the lifespan.
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TB treatment initiation and adherence in a South African community influenced more by perceptions than by knowledge of tuberculosis
TL;DR: Investigation of knowledge, perceptions of (access to) TB treatment and adherence to treatment among an Eastern Cape population found that stigma appears to effect case holding and case finding.
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Use of indigenous and indigenised medicines to enhance personal well-being: a South African case study.
Michelle Cocks,Valerie Møller +1 more
TL;DR: Case studies confirm that self- and infant medication with indigenous remedies augmented by indigenised medicines plays an important role in primary health care by allaying the fears and anxieties of everyday life within the Xhosa belief system, thereby promoting personal well-being.
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Resilient or Resigned? Criminal Victimisation and Quality of Life in South Africa
TL;DR: A victimisation study conducted among 3300 householders in South Africa's Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality (NMMM) in the Eastern Cape Province aimed to inform a crime prevention strategy for the metropolitan area as mentioned in this paper.
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Quality of Life in South Africa: Post-Apartheid Trends
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present data on subjective well-being collected during the 1980s and 1990s in four nationwide cross-sectional attitude surveys and a multipurpose household survey.