Movement as a critical concept in model generation to attain wholeness
- Downing, Charlene, Poggenpoel, Marie, Myburgh, Chris
- Authors: Downing, Charlene , Poggenpoel, Marie , Myburgh, Chris
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Wholeness , Model generation , Movement
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/290827 , uj:31578 , Citation: Downing, C., Poggenpoel, M. & Myburgh, C. 2017. Movement as a critical concept in model generation to attain wholeness. Health SA Gesondheid, 22:157-165.
- Description: Abstract: Movement is an integral aspect of daily living. Movement allows the human being to express, find meaning and reflect a part or the whole of the unfolding of the stories of their lives. The essence of the dialogue is the movement towards caring and healing between the professional nurse and the individual. The purpose of this research is to develop, describe, evaluate and provide guidelines for the operationalisation of a model as a framework of reference for nursing to facilitate the individual faced with mental health challenges as an integral part of wholeness. A model was generated to facilitate the engagement of self through movement, which contributes to and manifests in a mindful way of living to promote mental health as an integral part of wholeness. The findings of the study are applicable to the world of nursing practice, nursing education and research.
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- Authors: Downing, Charlene , Poggenpoel, Marie , Myburgh, Chris
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Wholeness , Model generation , Movement
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/290827 , uj:31578 , Citation: Downing, C., Poggenpoel, M. & Myburgh, C. 2017. Movement as a critical concept in model generation to attain wholeness. Health SA Gesondheid, 22:157-165.
- Description: Abstract: Movement is an integral aspect of daily living. Movement allows the human being to express, find meaning and reflect a part or the whole of the unfolding of the stories of their lives. The essence of the dialogue is the movement towards caring and healing between the professional nurse and the individual. The purpose of this research is to develop, describe, evaluate and provide guidelines for the operationalisation of a model as a framework of reference for nursing to facilitate the individual faced with mental health challenges as an integral part of wholeness. A model was generated to facilitate the engagement of self through movement, which contributes to and manifests in a mindful way of living to promote mental health as an integral part of wholeness. The findings of the study are applicable to the world of nursing practice, nursing education and research.
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Advanced psychiatric nurse practitioners’ ideas and needs for supervision in private practice in South Africa
- Temane, Annie M., Poggenpoel, Marie, Myburgh, Chris P.H.
- Authors: Temane, Annie M. , Poggenpoel, Marie , Myburgh, Chris P.H.
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Psychiatric nursing , Psychiatric nurse practitioners - South Africa
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5422 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/11949
- Description: Background: Supervision forms an integral part of psychiatric nursing. The value of clinical supervision has been demonstrated widely in research. Despite efforts made toward advanced psychiatric nursing, supervision seems to be non-existent in this field. Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore and describe advanced psychiatric nurse practitioners’ ideas and needs with regard to supervision in private practice in order to contribute to the new efforts made in advanced psychiatric nursing in South Africa. Method: A qualitative, descriptive, exploratory, and contextual design using a phenomenological approach as research method was utilised in this study. A purposive sampling was used. Eight advanced psychiatric nurse practitioners in private practice described their ideas and needs for supervision during phenomenological interviews. Tesch’s method of open coding was utilised to analyse data. After data analysis the findings were recontextualised within literature. Results: The data analysis generated the following themes – that the supervisor should have or possess: (a) professional competencies, (b) personal competencies and (c) specific facilitative communication skills. The findings indicated that there was a need for supervision of advanced psychiatric nurse practitioners in private practice in South Africa. Conclusion: This study indicates that there is need for supervision and competent supervisors in private practice. Supervision can be beneficial with regard to developing a culture of support for advanced psychiatric practitioners in private practice and also psychiatric nurse practitioners.
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- Authors: Temane, Annie M. , Poggenpoel, Marie , Myburgh, Chris P.H.
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Psychiatric nursing , Psychiatric nurse practitioners - South Africa
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5422 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/11949
- Description: Background: Supervision forms an integral part of psychiatric nursing. The value of clinical supervision has been demonstrated widely in research. Despite efforts made toward advanced psychiatric nursing, supervision seems to be non-existent in this field. Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore and describe advanced psychiatric nurse practitioners’ ideas and needs with regard to supervision in private practice in order to contribute to the new efforts made in advanced psychiatric nursing in South Africa. Method: A qualitative, descriptive, exploratory, and contextual design using a phenomenological approach as research method was utilised in this study. A purposive sampling was used. Eight advanced psychiatric nurse practitioners in private practice described their ideas and needs for supervision during phenomenological interviews. Tesch’s method of open coding was utilised to analyse data. After data analysis the findings were recontextualised within literature. Results: The data analysis generated the following themes – that the supervisor should have or possess: (a) professional competencies, (b) personal competencies and (c) specific facilitative communication skills. The findings indicated that there was a need for supervision of advanced psychiatric nurse practitioners in private practice in South Africa. Conclusion: This study indicates that there is need for supervision and competent supervisors in private practice. Supervision can be beneficial with regard to developing a culture of support for advanced psychiatric practitioners in private practice and also psychiatric nurse practitioners.
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Lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness
- Mokoena, Andile G., Poggenpoel, Marie, Myburgh, Chris, Temane, Annie
- Authors: Mokoena, Andile G. , Poggenpoel, Marie , Myburgh, Chris , Temane, Annie
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Couples , Lived experiences , Mental illness
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/399989 , uj:33362 , Citation: Mokoena, A., Poggenpoel, M., Myburgh, C., & Temane, A. (2019). Lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness. Curationis, 42(1), 7 pages. doi:https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v42i1.2015 , ISSN: 0379-8577 (PRINT)
- Description: Abstract: Background: A partner with mental illness can be challenging in a couple’s relationship. Mental illness brings about disintegration in the relationship because the partner without mental illness takes on more responsibilities than before. The partner without mental illness can be subjected to multiple risks, including stress and burden of care. The lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness is an under-researched area of mental health. Objectives: To explore and describe the lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness. Method: A qualitative, descriptive, exploratory and contextual research design was utilised. A purposive sampling method was used to sample participants for this study. Five couples, where one partner was diagnosed with a mental illness, participated in the study. Ten in-depth, individual, phenomenological interviews were conducted to provide rich descriptions of the couples’ experiences. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. An independent coder assisted with the data analysis. A consensus discussion was held between the independent coder and the interviewing researcher to agree on the identified themes. Results: Four themes with categories emerged from the data analysis: couples experienced changed social roles in their relationship, emotional upheaval was experienced by the individual partners in the couple relationship, interpersonal distance was experienced in the couple’s relationship and a changed relationship with the self was experienced by the individual partners in the couple relationship. Conclusion: The results concluded that couples experienced that the presence of mental illness in their relationship adversely affects the relationship, thus emphasising the need to empower the couples dealing with challenges of being in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness
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- Authors: Mokoena, Andile G. , Poggenpoel, Marie , Myburgh, Chris , Temane, Annie
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Couples , Lived experiences , Mental illness
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/399989 , uj:33362 , Citation: Mokoena, A., Poggenpoel, M., Myburgh, C., & Temane, A. (2019). Lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness. Curationis, 42(1), 7 pages. doi:https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v42i1.2015 , ISSN: 0379-8577 (PRINT)
- Description: Abstract: Background: A partner with mental illness can be challenging in a couple’s relationship. Mental illness brings about disintegration in the relationship because the partner without mental illness takes on more responsibilities than before. The partner without mental illness can be subjected to multiple risks, including stress and burden of care. The lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness is an under-researched area of mental health. Objectives: To explore and describe the lived experiences of couples in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness. Method: A qualitative, descriptive, exploratory and contextual research design was utilised. A purposive sampling method was used to sample participants for this study. Five couples, where one partner was diagnosed with a mental illness, participated in the study. Ten in-depth, individual, phenomenological interviews were conducted to provide rich descriptions of the couples’ experiences. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. An independent coder assisted with the data analysis. A consensus discussion was held between the independent coder and the interviewing researcher to agree on the identified themes. Results: Four themes with categories emerged from the data analysis: couples experienced changed social roles in their relationship, emotional upheaval was experienced by the individual partners in the couple relationship, interpersonal distance was experienced in the couple’s relationship and a changed relationship with the self was experienced by the individual partners in the couple relationship. Conclusion: The results concluded that couples experienced that the presence of mental illness in their relationship adversely affects the relationship, thus emphasising the need to empower the couples dealing with challenges of being in a relationship where one partner is diagnosed with a mental illness
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Multivariate differential analyses of adolescents’ experiences of aggression in families
- Myburgh, Chris, Poggenpoel, Marie, Du Plessis, Dorothy
- Authors: Myburgh, Chris , Poggenpoel, Marie , Du Plessis, Dorothy
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Adolescents , Families , Multivariate differential analyses , Aggression
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5737 , ISSN 2076-3433 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6534
- Description: Aggression is part of South African society and has implications for the mental health of persons living in South Africa. If parents are aggressive adolescents are also likely to be aggressive and that will impact negatively on their mental health. In this article the nature and extent of adolescents’ experiences of aggression and aggressive behaviour in the family are investigated. A deductive explorative quantitative approach was followed. Aggression is reasoned to be dependent on aspects such as self-concept, moral reasoning, communication, frustration tolerance and family relationships. To analyse the data from questionnaires of 101 families (95 adolescents, 95 mothers and 91 fathers) Cronbach Alpha, various consecutive first and second order factor analyses, correlations, multiple regression, MANOVA, ANOVA and Scheffè/ Dunnett tests were used. It was found that aggression correlated negatively with the independent variables; and the correlations between adolescents and their parents were significant. Regression analyses indicated that different predictors predicted aggression. Furthermore, differences between adolescents and their parents indicated that the experienced levels of aggression between adolescents and their parents were small. Implications for education are given.
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- Authors: Myburgh, Chris , Poggenpoel, Marie , Du Plessis, Dorothy
- Date: 2011
- Subjects: Adolescents , Families , Multivariate differential analyses , Aggression
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5737 , ISSN 2076-3433 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6534
- Description: Aggression is part of South African society and has implications for the mental health of persons living in South Africa. If parents are aggressive adolescents are also likely to be aggressive and that will impact negatively on their mental health. In this article the nature and extent of adolescents’ experiences of aggression and aggressive behaviour in the family are investigated. A deductive explorative quantitative approach was followed. Aggression is reasoned to be dependent on aspects such as self-concept, moral reasoning, communication, frustration tolerance and family relationships. To analyse the data from questionnaires of 101 families (95 adolescents, 95 mothers and 91 fathers) Cronbach Alpha, various consecutive first and second order factor analyses, correlations, multiple regression, MANOVA, ANOVA and Scheffè/ Dunnett tests were used. It was found that aggression correlated negatively with the independent variables; and the correlations between adolescents and their parents were significant. Regression analyses indicated that different predictors predicted aggression. Furthermore, differences between adolescents and their parents indicated that the experienced levels of aggression between adolescents and their parents were small. Implications for education are given.
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Experiences of family caregivers of persons living with mental illness : a meta-synthesis
- Ntsayagae, Esther I., Poggenpoel, Marie, Myburgh, Chris
- Authors: Ntsayagae, Esther I. , Poggenpoel, Marie , Myburgh, Chris
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Caregiving , Coping , Experiences
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/399996 , uj:33363 , Citation: Ntsayagae, E., Poggenpoel, M., & Myburgh, C. (2019). Experiences of family caregivers of persons living with mental illness: A meta-synthesis. Curationis, 42(1), 9 pages. doi:https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v42i1.1900 , ISSN: 0379-8577 (PRINT)
- Description: Abstract: Background: Meta-synthesis is used to generate and understand new insights from a qualitative perspective. Caregiving is associated with a range of physical and psychological symptoms. Caregivers bear the brunt of caregiving and this has become worse since the inception of de-institutionalisation, as more patients are discharged into the community under the care of their families. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to synthesise phenomenological qualitative studies and create a comprehensive chronicle of phenomena of family caregivers’ experiences of caring for relatives living with mental illness. Method: Google Scholar and different electronic databases, which included CINAHL, MEDLINE, EBSCO and PubMed, were searched using keywords for relevant studies published from 1994 to 2014. To obtain an in-depth view of caregivers’ lived experiences, a qualitative meta-synthesis was employed to review the findings of 10 studies. Results: A total of 10 studies were included in the meta-synthesis. The family caregivers described their caregiving experiences under four themes: perceived responsibility of caregiving, experiences of emotional effect, experiences of support needs and experiences of changed perspective. Conclusion: The meta-synthesis revealed a lack of emotional coping among the family caregivers. This calls for robust family caregiver interventions to facilitate their mental health.
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- Authors: Ntsayagae, Esther I. , Poggenpoel, Marie , Myburgh, Chris
- Date: 2019
- Subjects: Caregiving , Coping , Experiences
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/399996 , uj:33363 , Citation: Ntsayagae, E., Poggenpoel, M., & Myburgh, C. (2019). Experiences of family caregivers of persons living with mental illness: A meta-synthesis. Curationis, 42(1), 9 pages. doi:https://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v42i1.1900 , ISSN: 0379-8577 (PRINT)
- Description: Abstract: Background: Meta-synthesis is used to generate and understand new insights from a qualitative perspective. Caregiving is associated with a range of physical and psychological symptoms. Caregivers bear the brunt of caregiving and this has become worse since the inception of de-institutionalisation, as more patients are discharged into the community under the care of their families. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to synthesise phenomenological qualitative studies and create a comprehensive chronicle of phenomena of family caregivers’ experiences of caring for relatives living with mental illness. Method: Google Scholar and different electronic databases, which included CINAHL, MEDLINE, EBSCO and PubMed, were searched using keywords for relevant studies published from 1994 to 2014. To obtain an in-depth view of caregivers’ lived experiences, a qualitative meta-synthesis was employed to review the findings of 10 studies. Results: A total of 10 studies were included in the meta-synthesis. The family caregivers described their caregiving experiences under four themes: perceived responsibility of caregiving, experiences of emotional effect, experiences of support needs and experiences of changed perspective. Conclusion: The meta-synthesis revealed a lack of emotional coping among the family caregivers. This calls for robust family caregiver interventions to facilitate their mental health.
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Experience and views of academic psychiatrists on the role of spirituality in South African specialist psychiatry
- Authors: Poggenpoel, Marie
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Spirituality , Psychiatry - Study and teaching
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5435 , ISSN 0101-6083 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12481
- Description: Background: The importance of having to consider the role of spirituality in health, mental health and psychiatry in South Africa has in particular been emphasized by recent legislation on African traditional health practice. Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the views and experience of local psychiatrists regarding the role of spirituality in South African specialist psychiatric practice and training. Method: This study is an explorative, descriptive, contextual, phenomenological and theory-generating, qualitative investigation. In-depth, semi-structured interviews with individual academic psychiatrists affiliated to a local university were conducted as primary data source. Measures to ensure trustworthiness included credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability. Results: Awareness of spirituality, “mindfulness” and an open-minded approach about spirituality should, according to participants, be facilitated in psychiatric practice and training. Six themes were identified through open coding. Discussion: All participants, disregarding of their own views on spirituality and religion, agreed, that under certain conditions, spirituality must be incorporated into the current bio-psycho-social approach in the local practice and training of specialist in psychiatry.
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- Authors: Poggenpoel, Marie
- Date: 2012
- Subjects: Spirituality , Psychiatry - Study and teaching
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5435 , ISSN 0101-6083 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/12481
- Description: Background: The importance of having to consider the role of spirituality in health, mental health and psychiatry in South Africa has in particular been emphasized by recent legislation on African traditional health practice. Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the views and experience of local psychiatrists regarding the role of spirituality in South African specialist psychiatric practice and training. Method: This study is an explorative, descriptive, contextual, phenomenological and theory-generating, qualitative investigation. In-depth, semi-structured interviews with individual academic psychiatrists affiliated to a local university were conducted as primary data source. Measures to ensure trustworthiness included credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability. Results: Awareness of spirituality, “mindfulness” and an open-minded approach about spirituality should, according to participants, be facilitated in psychiatric practice and training. Six themes were identified through open coding. Discussion: All participants, disregarding of their own views on spirituality and religion, agreed, that under certain conditions, spirituality must be incorporated into the current bio-psycho-social approach in the local practice and training of specialist in psychiatry.
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Meta-synthesis on learners’ experience of aggression in secondary schools in South Africa
- Myburgh, Chris, Poggenpoel, Marie
- Authors: Myburgh, Chris , Poggenpoel, Marie
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Aggression , Meta-synthesis , Secondary schools
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5766 , ISSN 2076-3433 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7773
- Description: This meta-synthesis is on research conducted by different researchers in a team research project on learners’ experience of aggression in secondary schools in South Africa. The objective was to obtain a broader understanding of their experience of aggression in different contexts in South Africa, as well as possible ways to assist learners to address the experienced aggression. Eleven completed research projects were purposively sampled. Data were collected utilising the following headings: objectives, sampling, research design, research method, and research results, and guidelines. At the end of the meta- synthesis process the results are described, with supporting direct quotations from participants and a literature control. Guidelines for learners to cope with aggression are described.
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- Authors: Myburgh, Chris , Poggenpoel, Marie
- Date: 2009
- Subjects: Aggression , Meta-synthesis , Secondary schools
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:5766 , ISSN 2076-3433 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7773
- Description: This meta-synthesis is on research conducted by different researchers in a team research project on learners’ experience of aggression in secondary schools in South Africa. The objective was to obtain a broader understanding of their experience of aggression in different contexts in South Africa, as well as possible ways to assist learners to address the experienced aggression. Eleven completed research projects were purposively sampled. Data were collected utilising the following headings: objectives, sampling, research design, research method, and research results, and guidelines. At the end of the meta- synthesis process the results are described, with supporting direct quotations from participants and a literature control. Guidelines for learners to cope with aggression are described.
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Patterns of a culture of aggression by adolescents in a rural village of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
- Mhaule, Victoria, Poggenpoel, Marie, Myburgh, Chris
- Authors: Mhaule, Victoria , Poggenpoel, Marie , Myburgh, Chris
- Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/214799 , uj:21326 , Citation: Mhaule, V., Poggenpoel, M. & Myburgh, C. 2016. Patterns of a culture of aggression by adolescents in a rural village of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.
- Description: Abstract: Background: Involvement of adolescents in aggressive behaviours and activities is on the rise in rural villages in Mpumalanga Province. There has been increasing concern by the members of the community, teachers, police and parents on the seriousness of adolescents’ aggressive behaviours. Despite its everyday occurrences and its extensiveness, very little is known about the culture of aggression of adolescence in the rural community. There was a need for research in this area as it has been neglected by all institutions, understandably not realising that it could be such a big problem for everyone. Objectives: To explore and describe the culture of aggression as observed in the rural community of Mpumalanga Province displayed by adolescents. Method: A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, and contextual research design was followed with an ethnographic approach. Purposive sampling was used to select participants. Data collection consisted of observations of ‘rich points’, interviews and field notes, artifacts, personal diaries, documents, health and social related reports, other documents like school reports on behaviour . Thematic data analysis and an independent coder were used. Results: Findings of this study reflected three patterns of a culture of aggression displayed by adolescents, namely patterns of anger, self- destructive behaviours, and disrespect. The bases of these were neglect and lack of knowledge that adolescents model what they see and experience from the environment they live in. Conclusion: The reality of the matter is that aggression is escalating. This high rate of a culture of aggression calls for putting sustainable measures in place to constructively manage a culture of aggression by involving all the stakeholders, such as the parents, teachers, community members, elders and the adolescents. Such involvement will enable all stakeholders to contribute and play their role in the management of the culture of aggression in the rural community in Mpumalanga Province as part and parcel of mental health promotion...
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- Authors: Mhaule, Victoria , Poggenpoel, Marie , Myburgh, Chris
- Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/214799 , uj:21326 , Citation: Mhaule, V., Poggenpoel, M. & Myburgh, C. 2016. Patterns of a culture of aggression by adolescents in a rural village of Mpumalanga Province, South Africa.
- Description: Abstract: Background: Involvement of adolescents in aggressive behaviours and activities is on the rise in rural villages in Mpumalanga Province. There has been increasing concern by the members of the community, teachers, police and parents on the seriousness of adolescents’ aggressive behaviours. Despite its everyday occurrences and its extensiveness, very little is known about the culture of aggression of adolescence in the rural community. There was a need for research in this area as it has been neglected by all institutions, understandably not realising that it could be such a big problem for everyone. Objectives: To explore and describe the culture of aggression as observed in the rural community of Mpumalanga Province displayed by adolescents. Method: A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, and contextual research design was followed with an ethnographic approach. Purposive sampling was used to select participants. Data collection consisted of observations of ‘rich points’, interviews and field notes, artifacts, personal diaries, documents, health and social related reports, other documents like school reports on behaviour . Thematic data analysis and an independent coder were used. Results: Findings of this study reflected three patterns of a culture of aggression displayed by adolescents, namely patterns of anger, self- destructive behaviours, and disrespect. The bases of these were neglect and lack of knowledge that adolescents model what they see and experience from the environment they live in. Conclusion: The reality of the matter is that aggression is escalating. This high rate of a culture of aggression calls for putting sustainable measures in place to constructively manage a culture of aggression by involving all the stakeholders, such as the parents, teachers, community members, elders and the adolescents. Such involvement will enable all stakeholders to contribute and play their role in the management of the culture of aggression in the rural community in Mpumalanga Province as part and parcel of mental health promotion...
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Final-year student nurses’ experiences of caring for patients
- Kobe, Sewela C., Downing, Charlene, Poggenpoel, Marie
- Authors: Kobe, Sewela C. , Downing, Charlene , Poggenpoel, Marie
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Nursing , Nursing students , Experiences
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/412175 , uj:34671 , Citation: Kobe, S.C., Downing, C. & Poggenpoel, M., 2020, ‘Final-year student nurses’ experiences of caring for patients’, Curationis 43(1), a2033. https://doi. org/10.4102/curationis. v43i1.2033 , ISSN: (Online) 2223-6279
- Description: Abstract: Background: Shortage of nurses in South African hospitals has affected the nurse–patient ratio, thus prompting nurses to be focussed on completing nursing-related duties with less or no caring for the patient. Caring involves having a therapeutic relationship with the patients, and it can be challenging and demanding for final-year student nurses who are still novices in the nursing profession. Objectives: To explore and describe the experiences of caring for patients amongst final-year student nurses in order to develop and provide recommendations to facilitate caring. Method: A qualitative, descriptive and contextual design was used. Data collection was done through eight in-depth individual interviews. Giorgi’s five-step method of data analysis was used, along with an independent coder. Measures to ensure trustworthiness and ethical principles were applied throughout the research. Results: Four themes with 12 subthemes emerged from the data: therapeutic relationship with patients as an integral part of caring, teamwork – team spirit makes caring easy, continuous caring that promotes quality and safe nursing, as well as satisfaction amongst staff and patients, and various barriers that contributed to lack of caring in the unit. Conclusion: The majority of student nurses had positive experiences of caring, which included therapeutic relationships between nurses and the patients, teamwork and team spirit that fostered safe and quality nursing care, rendered effortlessly. Barriers to caring were also highlighted as negative experiences.
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- Authors: Kobe, Sewela C. , Downing, Charlene , Poggenpoel, Marie
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Nursing , Nursing students , Experiences
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/412175 , uj:34671 , Citation: Kobe, S.C., Downing, C. & Poggenpoel, M., 2020, ‘Final-year student nurses’ experiences of caring for patients’, Curationis 43(1), a2033. https://doi. org/10.4102/curationis. v43i1.2033 , ISSN: (Online) 2223-6279
- Description: Abstract: Background: Shortage of nurses in South African hospitals has affected the nurse–patient ratio, thus prompting nurses to be focussed on completing nursing-related duties with less or no caring for the patient. Caring involves having a therapeutic relationship with the patients, and it can be challenging and demanding for final-year student nurses who are still novices in the nursing profession. Objectives: To explore and describe the experiences of caring for patients amongst final-year student nurses in order to develop and provide recommendations to facilitate caring. Method: A qualitative, descriptive and contextual design was used. Data collection was done through eight in-depth individual interviews. Giorgi’s five-step method of data analysis was used, along with an independent coder. Measures to ensure trustworthiness and ethical principles were applied throughout the research. Results: Four themes with 12 subthemes emerged from the data: therapeutic relationship with patients as an integral part of caring, teamwork – team spirit makes caring easy, continuous caring that promotes quality and safe nursing, as well as satisfaction amongst staff and patients, and various barriers that contributed to lack of caring in the unit. Conclusion: The majority of student nurses had positive experiences of caring, which included therapeutic relationships between nurses and the patients, teamwork and team spirit that fostered safe and quality nursing care, rendered effortlessly. Barriers to caring were also highlighted as negative experiences.
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Lived experiences of psychiatric patients with mood disorders who attended group therapy facilitated by professional psychiatric nurses
- Visagie, Hester M.P., Poggenpoel, Marie, Myburgh, Chris
- Authors: Visagie, Hester M.P. , Poggenpoel, Marie , Myburgh, Chris
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Group therapy , Lived experiences , Psychiatric nurses
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/424322 , uj:36283
- Description: Abstract: Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), up to 25% of people worldwide will develop mental health disorders during their lifetime. Patients admitted to acute inpatient units for mood disorders experience emotional distress. Group therapy has the potential to foster the therapeutic change through specific therapeutic mechanisms. Psychiatric nurses working in inpatient units are in a unique position to offer group therapy. Objectives: Explore and describe stabilised acute psychiatric patients with mood disorders’ lived experiences of group therapy facilitated by psychiatric nurses. Make specific recommendations for psychiatric nurses to facilitate constructive group therapy for stabilised acute psychiatric patients with mood disorders in an inpatient unit. Method: A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual design was used in the study. A purposive sample of all patients with mood disorders older than 18 years admitted to inpatient units who participated in group therapy was made. Data were collected through conducting phenomenological interviews, observation and field notes. Interviews focussed on the following open question: ‘How did you experience group therapy facilitated by the psychiatric nurses?’ An independent coder analysed the data by using thematic coding. Measures to ensure trustworthiness were applied. The following four ethical principles were adhered to: autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice. Results: Three themes emerged from this study. Theme 1 entailed the psychological experiences of patients attending group therapy. Theme 2 highlighted the interpersonal experiences of patients. Theme 3 evolved around patients’ experiences outside group therapy. Patients initially experienced attending group therapy as anxiety provoking. However, negative psychological experiences soon transformed into positive psychological experiences. Conclusion: The findings of this study were used to make specific recommendations to facilitate constructive group therapy for patients with mood disorders.
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- Authors: Visagie, Hester M.P. , Poggenpoel, Marie , Myburgh, Chris
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: Group therapy , Lived experiences , Psychiatric nurses
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/424322 , uj:36283
- Description: Abstract: Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), up to 25% of people worldwide will develop mental health disorders during their lifetime. Patients admitted to acute inpatient units for mood disorders experience emotional distress. Group therapy has the potential to foster the therapeutic change through specific therapeutic mechanisms. Psychiatric nurses working in inpatient units are in a unique position to offer group therapy. Objectives: Explore and describe stabilised acute psychiatric patients with mood disorders’ lived experiences of group therapy facilitated by psychiatric nurses. Make specific recommendations for psychiatric nurses to facilitate constructive group therapy for stabilised acute psychiatric patients with mood disorders in an inpatient unit. Method: A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual design was used in the study. A purposive sample of all patients with mood disorders older than 18 years admitted to inpatient units who participated in group therapy was made. Data were collected through conducting phenomenological interviews, observation and field notes. Interviews focussed on the following open question: ‘How did you experience group therapy facilitated by the psychiatric nurses?’ An independent coder analysed the data by using thematic coding. Measures to ensure trustworthiness were applied. The following four ethical principles were adhered to: autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice. Results: Three themes emerged from this study. Theme 1 entailed the psychological experiences of patients attending group therapy. Theme 2 highlighted the interpersonal experiences of patients. Theme 3 evolved around patients’ experiences outside group therapy. Patients initially experienced attending group therapy as anxiety provoking. However, negative psychological experiences soon transformed into positive psychological experiences. Conclusion: The findings of this study were used to make specific recommendations to facilitate constructive group therapy for patients with mood disorders.
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