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Assessing HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitude and perceived risks of professional nurses in a psychiatric hospital, Western Cape, South Africa
Makaudze, Tsitsi Regina (University of the Western Cape, 2018)As South Africa continues to experience the highest prevalence of HIV/AIDS globally, co-occurring mental illness poses challenges for public health. Mental illness has increased among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), ... -
Describing the psychological well-being of registered nurses in a psychiatric hospital in the Western Cape
Rotich, Josphat Kiprono (University of the Western Cape, 2023)Nursing staff form the backbone of the health care system, providing 24-hour holistic, quality care to patients. Job demands generally have a significant and negative impact on nurses’ well-being and several work outcomes. ... -
Knowledge of NGO personnel on motivational interviewing: substance use during pregnancy in Cape Town
Abiodun, Fisayo Ruth (University of the Western Cape, 2016)Background: Motivational interviewing is an approach that relates to a person’s hopes and aspirations. It is individual-focused to enhance intrinsic motivation to change. Over a decade, motivational interviewing has been ... -
Nurses attitudes towards stimulation activities for persons with intellectual disability at a psychiatric hospital within the Western Cape
Agherdien, Faldielah (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Globally, stimulation activities yield positive outcomes for persons with intellectual disability (ID), in terms of behavioural and cognitive changes. Intellectual disability is characterised by significant changes in ... -
Parents’ perception of nursing support in neonatal intensive care units in private hospitals in the Western Cape
Ndango, Immaculate Nyonka (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Parents undergo negative experiences that include parental anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress when their new-born babies are hospitalised in neonatal intensive care unit. During this stressful period, parents ... -
Perceived social support of learners at risk of substance abuse at two selected high schools within the Cape metropolitan area
Cassiem, Sabiyah (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Substance abuse contributes towards mental illness as part of the global burden of disease. In South Africa, substance abuse presents amongst learners at secondary schools. Substance use affects academic performance ... -
Professional quality of life among nurses in psychiatric observation units in the metropole district health services
Maila, Siyavuya (University of the Western Cape, 2019)Background: Psychiatric observation units are the units where 72-hour psychiatric observations are conducted in the district and in some of the regional hospitals. These hospitals were selected under the Mental Health Care ... -
Stress among student nurses at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa
Mafilika, Andile Mike (University of the Western Cape, 2022)Nursing education and training places significant demands on commitment, dedication, and perseverance by nursing students. They experience increased levels of stress which negatively affect their learning abilities and ...