| Autor: |
SHILUBANE, H. N., KHOZA, L. B. |
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African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation & Dance; 2014 Supplement2, Vol. 1, p378-387, 10p, 1 Chart |
| Abstrakt: |
Most clinics at the Vhembe District of Limpopo Province are still staffed by primary health care workers who do not have psychiatric nursing as a qualification, and are expected to attend to all patients, including the mental health care users. The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the perceptions of primary health care workers in providing care to mental health care users. A qualitative, descriptive and exploratory design was used. The population of the study included all primary health care workers at Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. A purposive sampling was used to obtain a sample of six clinics and 45 primary health care workers from 16 clinics at Mutale sub-district. Focus groups interviews were used. Data analysis was done using Tesch's open coding method. Lack of capacity and skills of primary health care workers to handle mental health care users, inadequate opportunities to provide mental health education, socio-cultural and political influences were found to influence the provision of care to mental health care users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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