The purpose of the study was to investigate the lived experiences of young
people living with mental healthcare users (MHCUs) in order to gain insight into
their needs and how their daily coping can be maximised. A qualitative,
descriptive phenomenology study was undertaken, with face-to-face, audiorecorded
individual in-depth interviews conducted with 10 participants aged
between 19 and 23 years, at their homes. Participants were recruited from one
of the local health clinics in Dikgale area, Limpopo province, where the MHCUs
collect medication and attend follow-up medical reviews. Non-probability
purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample size.
The following were the objectives of the study:
To explore and describe the lived experiences of young people living with
MHCUs.
To determine the coping strategies of young people living with MHCUs.
Five themes and 12 sub-themes emerged from the study. The findings of the
study revealed that young people were faced with psychological effects, caring
demands and responsibilities, effects on their schooling performance, and lack of
coping and support. The study results informed recommendations to the
psychiatric nursing services on the needs and support to be provided to these
young people in order to ensure maximum coping in their life situation. / Health Studies / M.A. (Nursing Science)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/24861 |
| Date | 01 1900 |
| Creators | Molepo, Mamokota Maggie |
| Contributors | Mfidi, Faniswa Honest |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (x, 101 leaves) : color illustrations |
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