Motivational Factors for Caring for People Living With Hiv in South Africa

Home-Based Caregivers’ Experiences

Bibliographic Data

ID22097612
AuthorsMaditobane Robert Lekganyane (0000-0001-8434-7885, University of South Africa, corresponding author), Robert Lekganyane
Year2020
Volume56
Issue4
Publication date2020-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Work/Maatskaplike Werk (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2312-7198 • E-ISSN: 0037-8054
PublisherStellenbosch University (PUBLISHER • ZA)
DOI10.15270/56-4-888
OpenAlexW3092282465
LanguageEN
References cited10

This qualitative study, based on Loretta Williams’s middle-range theory of caregiving dynamics, explores and describes the motivations of home-based caregivers in caring for people living with HIV (PLHIV). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty-five home-based caregivers from three provinces of South Africa. The study underscores Williams’s theory. It revealed that caregivers are motivated by experiencing caregiving as a divine calling; a need for self-fulfilment; an innate passion; a response to personal experiences (having a sick family member, or who is HIV-infected); an alternative career (to nursing or social work); a form of employment; and utilising existing experiences and skills

Family medicine · Passion · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Family and Disability Support Research · Family Support in Illness · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology

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