M.Cur. / Awareness of the growing list of potential and inherent risks and hazards associated with receiving donor blood has created a mushrooming interest in alternatives to blood transfusion. Despite the fact that there are programmes, protocols and guidelines in place in the private health sector, blood conservation has not got off the ground. Therefore the aim of this study was to explore and describe the perceptions of health-care professionals regarding blood conservation in the private health sector. An exploratory descriptive contextual design was employed. Data was collected through the use of semi-structured focus group and individual interviews. Conceptualisation as well as data from the interviews served as the basis for the formulation of guidelines for health-care professionals to improve blood conservation. The results of this research show that the interaction among health-care professionals are negatively influenced by the lack of communication, feedback, support and uncertainty, a lack of trust, education, planning, implementation, involvement, commitment and co-ordination. Therefore the outcome of blood conservation cannot be achieved. Effective communication, education and participatory management have to improve in order for these negative factors to be overcome. It is recommended that these guidelines be implemented to improve blood conservation in the private health sector. Conclusions, limitations and further recommendations were made based on the results of this study.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:1834 |
| Date | 06 December 2011 |
| Creators | James, Vasanthie |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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