Provision of Care to the People with HIV
Voices of Professional Nurses in the Public Hospitals of Limpopo Province, South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15468411 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Lebeko Moshidi (University of Limpopo), Rambelani Nancy Malema (0000-0003-1036-7458, University of Limpopo), Livhuwani Muthelo (0000-0001-5672-1702, University of Limpopo, corresponding author), Tebogo Maria Mothiba (0000-0002-8577-9126, University of Limpopo) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 3112-3112 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18063112 |
| PMID | 33803507 |
| OpenAlex | W3137911768 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
The battle against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic are still raging in South Africa (SA) despite all the preventive strategies implemented via the five-year strategic plan (2011-2015). The intensity of the AIDS pandemic in SA creates additional challenges for the health workers as they have to deal with an increasing number of people who suffer from this disease. Professional nurses are a critical part of the workforce. The qualitative, explorative, descriptive, and contextual study design was conducted in five public hospitals from each district of Limpopo Province. The purpose of the study was to explore and describe experiences regarding support received by professional nurses while providing care to HIV and AIDS patients in the public hospitals of Limpopo Province. Purposive sampling was employed to select the participants who provided care to HIV and AIDS patients for 24 months or more. The recruitment of participants continued until data saturation was reached at participant number 20. Data were collected through face-to-face individual interviews using a semi-structured guide. Data were analyzed using Tech's qualitative data analysis method. Trustworthiness was measured through credibility, dependability, confirmability, and transferability. Findings: Emotional and physical strain due to a shortage of staff, heavy workload, staff turnover, and high absenteeism were experienced by the nurses fulfilling these tasks. Exhaustion, fatigue, increased levels of stress, and lack of training, counselling, debriefing sessions, recognitions, and reward systems were also experienced. Recommendations: A program for support of all professional nurses providing care to HIV and AIDS patients should be conceptualized and implemented
Credibility · Debriefing · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Medical education · Nonprobability sampling · Pandemic · Population · Preparedness · Public health · Qualitative research · Workforce · Workload · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |