Factors causing the rejection of state patients by their families and relatives and the effects of the rejection on the patient

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dc.contributor.advisorSturgeon, Shonaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMdunyelwa, Siviween_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-30T13:46:33Z
dc.date.available2014-10-30T13:46:33Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 78-82).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe process of rehabilitating State Patients requires that they go out on leave of absence (LOA), once their psychiatric condition has settled to spend time with their families away from the hospital environment. The cooperation of the family or relatives is crucial as the patient is going to need supervision while he is at home. The family therefore should be prepared to accept him. The research was conducted at Valkenberg Hospital in the Western Cape. A qualitative approach was used to explore and describe the factors that cause the rejection of State Patients by their families and relatives and the effects of the rejection on the patient. A random sample was drawn from patients who are currently occupying beds in the forensic wards at Valkenberg Hospital, and have not been out on leave for at least one year and above. Ten patients were selected and relatives of these patients were interviewed. Emergent findings were that relatives were not willing to accept the patients because of lack of knowledge and understanding of the illness and also out of the fear of not knowing if and when the patient will re-offend. Substance abuse and aggression emerged as the main factors that families were struggling with and a high percentage of the respondents mentioned these as major difficulties for them. The patients who were interviewed appeared to be struggling with expressing their feelings, and could not articulate how the rejection affected their mental state or whether it affected them at all.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMdunyelwa, S. (2009). <i>Factors causing the rejection of state patients by their families and relatives and the effects of the rejection on the patient</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8949en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMdunyelwa, Siviwe. <i>"Factors causing the rejection of state patients by their families and relatives and the effects of the rejection on the patient."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8949en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMdunyelwa, S. 2009. Factors causing the rejection of state patients by their families and relatives and the effects of the rejection on the patient. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mdunyelwa, Siviwe AB - The process of rehabilitating State Patients requires that they go out on leave of absence (LOA), once their psychiatric condition has settled to spend time with their families away from the hospital environment. The cooperation of the family or relatives is crucial as the patient is going to need supervision while he is at home. The family therefore should be prepared to accept him. The research was conducted at Valkenberg Hospital in the Western Cape. A qualitative approach was used to explore and describe the factors that cause the rejection of State Patients by their families and relatives and the effects of the rejection on the patient. A random sample was drawn from patients who are currently occupying beds in the forensic wards at Valkenberg Hospital, and have not been out on leave for at least one year and above. Ten patients were selected and relatives of these patients were interviewed. Emergent findings were that relatives were not willing to accept the patients because of lack of knowledge and understanding of the illness and also out of the fear of not knowing if and when the patient will re-offend. Substance abuse and aggression emerged as the main factors that families were struggling with and a high percentage of the respondents mentioned these as major difficulties for them. The patients who were interviewed appeared to be struggling with expressing their feelings, and could not articulate how the rejection affected their mental state or whether it affected them at all. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Factors causing the rejection of state patients by their families and relatives and the effects of the rejection on the patient TI - Factors causing the rejection of state patients by their families and relatives and the effects of the rejection on the patient UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8949 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8949
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMdunyelwa S. Factors causing the rejection of state patients by their families and relatives and the effects of the rejection on the patient. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8949en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherSocial Worken_ZA
dc.titleFactors causing the rejection of state patients by their families and relatives and the effects of the rejection on the patienten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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