Psychosocial challenges and coping mechanisms of palliative care volunteer caregivers for people living with HIV and AIDS

Shirinda-Mthombeni, Keit

dc.contributor.advisor	Van Dyk, Alta C.
dc.contributor.author	Shirinda-Mthombeni, Keit
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-03T10:44:10Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-03T10:44:10Z
dc.date.issued	2014-06
dc.identifier.citation	Shirinda-Mthombeni, Keit (2014) Psychosocial challenges and coping mechanisms of palliative care volunteer caregivers for people living with HIV and AIDS, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18693>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18693
dc.description.abstract	South African palliative care volunteer caregivers play a crucial role in caring for people living with HIV and Aids, but frequently do not receive the support and respect that they deserve. The current study explored the psychosocial challenges and coping mechanisms of palliative care volunteer caregivers for people living with HIV and Aids. The researcher conducted in-depth interviews with 24 participants who also filled in questionnaires. The aim was to explore their experiences, their challenges, and coping mechanisms. Although these volunteer caregivers shared many positive experiences, they also faced multiple challenges in the workplace, their personal lives, financial challenges as well as psychological and emotional ones. Despite these challenges, the caregivers showed only moderate levels of stress on the stress scale. Recommendations for overcoming these challenges were provided to caregivers, organisations and the Department of Health	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xiii, 133 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Palliative care	en
dc.subject	Volunteerism	en
dc.subject	Volunteers	en
dc.subject	Caregivers	en
dc.subject	Stress	en
dc.subject	Burnout	en
dc.subject	Coping mechanisms	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.196979200968
dc.subject.lcsh	AIDS (Disease) -- Palliative treatment -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Volunteer workers in terminal care -- Psychological aspects	en
dc.subject.lcsh	AIDS (Disease) -- Nursing -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV infections -- Palliative treatment -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV-positive persons -- Services for -- South Africa	en
dc.title	Psychosocial challenges and coping mechanisms of palliative care volunteer caregivers for people living with HIV and AIDS	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Psychology	en
dc.description.degree	M. Sc. (Psychology)