Research Outputs (Health Studies)
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/14519
2024-03-28T13:07:48ZTransition Possibilities for Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities into Adulthood
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30941
Transition Possibilities for Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities into Adulthood
Malapela, Rakgadi Grace; Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, Gloria
Transition possibilities for adolescents with intellectual disabilities into adulthood remain a complex issue and often neglected by the healthcare system and non-healthcare system. Given the responsibilities and roles that the healthcare system, non-healthcare system and families have to fulfil to address the transition possibility issue, the lack of knowledge, skills and resources negatively impacts on the transition possibility. In favour of situating adolescents with intellectual disabilities into adulthood, the provision and development of working skills need to be prioritised. Transition possibilities are to be considered to all adolescents with intellectual disabilities.
10.5772/intechopen.86684
2019-11-28T00:00:00ZUse of home remedies for the treatment and prevention of coronavirus disease: An integrative review
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30939
Use of home remedies for the treatment and prevention of coronavirus disease: An integrative review
Malapela, Rakgadi Grace; Baratedi, William Mooketsi; Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, Gloria
Background and Aims: Home remedies are understood to mean medications or
tonics prepared at home to treat certain ailments without any prescription or
professional supervision. Reliance on home remedies increased during coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID‐19). The aim of this integrative review was to identify home
remedies used to treat and prevent COVID‐19 and discuss implications for nursing
practice and health related to the safety and efficacy of home remedies.
Methods: Cooper's integrative review method guided this study to identify home
remedies used to prevent and treat COVID‐19. Google Scholar, BMC, EBSCOhost,
Medline, Academic Search Ultimate, Web of Science Core Collections, Science
Direct and Global Health were used to search for relevant information on the use of
COVID‐19 home remedies from 2019 to 2022. The Critical Appraisal Skills Program
(CASP) checklist was used to select studies that had to be included. The eligibility
criteria included studies on home remedies, written in English from 2019 to 2022.
Findings of qualitative, quantitative and mixed‐methods research were extracted,
and narrative thematic data synthesis was applied.
Results: Eleven articles which met the inclusion criteria were found in nine countries:
Ghana (1), South Africa (1), Tanzania (1), Togo (1) and Zimbabwe (1), Bangladesh (1),
Hong Kong (1), India (2), Iran (1), and Pakistan (1). Findings showed that home
remedies are used for the prevention of COVID‐19 infection, treatment of
COVID‐19, and boosting immunity.
Conclusions: Home remedies have been found to be more pronounced across all
sectors and social strata. More research is needed on the use of home remedies for
life‐threatening outbreaks. Policymakers and healthcare workers are challenged to
encourage the use of home remedies in the prevention of other ailments and
epidemics that might occur in the future.
2022-06-06T00:00:00ZWhat's holding back youth-friendly health services in Blantyre, Malawi? A qualitative exploration
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30937
What's holding back youth-friendly health services in Blantyre, Malawi? A qualitative exploration
Sibande, Grace Charity; Malapela, Rakgadi Grace
The use of Youth Friendly Health Services remains sub-optimal in Sub-Saharan Africa despite global agreements on the same. The
aim of this study was to explore barriers to utilization of Youth Friendly Health Services in Blantyre, Malawi. This was a qualitative
study drawing on three focus group discussions of youths aged 10 to 24 (N=24) and individual interviews with Youth Friendly
Health Service providers from four health facilities (N=6). Thematic analysis by Braun and Clark 2006 was used to analyse collected data. Seven themes emerged from the findings: frequent stockouts of medical supplies, lack of entertainment, sporting activities and supporting equipment, lack of dedicated space for Youth Friendly Health Services, lack of knowledge, financial constraints, misconceptions, and distance to the health facilities. Addressing these barriers would increase the utilization of Youth Friendly Health Services and, in turn, increase contraceptive uptake, hence reducing unintended pregnancies and their associated complications.
2023-09-01T00:00:00ZUntangling Intimate Care Experiences for Patients Admitted to Public Hospitals in South Africa.
https://hdl.handle.net/10500/30934
Untangling Intimate Care Experiences for Patients Admitted to Public Hospitals in South Africa.
Shakwane, Simangele
Background:
Hospital admission can be a traumatic and humiliating experience for patients due to the institutionalised attire they must wear. Intimate care may
trigger experiences of helplessness and disrespect due to exposure to their body parts and having to be touched by nurses.
Objective:
This research aimed to explore and describe patients’ perceptions of their bodies and their experiences of intimate care execution during their
hospital stay.
Methods:
A qualitative explorative-descriptive design and Trauma-informed care framework were used to explore and describe the participants’ perceptions
and experiences of intimate care execution during admission to the two sampled hospitals. Twenty participants admitted to medical and surgical
units were purposively recruited. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis was used to give meaning to the data.
Results:
Three overarching themes emerged from the data: the sacredness of the human body; Patients want their dignity to be respected during intimate
care and touch; and creating the nurse-patient intimate care relationship. Patients wish the nurses to maintain their dignity and privacy. Intimate
care and touch should be initiated in a safe environment where patients can make informed decisions.
Implications for Nursing:
Declothing of personal attire during admission violates patients’ dignity and privacy and is dehumanising. During intimate care and touch, nurses
should create a cultural, religious and gender safe environment, allowing inpatients to make informed decisions regarding the care provided to their
bodies.
Conclusion:
Patients’ beliefs system should be incorporated into autonomy and informed decisions about the care to be provided to naked bodies.
Hospitalisation should not reinforce physical and psychological trauma. Respect and dignity are paramount when caring for the patient’s body.
2023-05-21T00:00:00Z