A descriptive survey to identify factors influencing relapse of psychiatric outpatients in the
rural communities of the Eastern Cape was undertaken. A questionnaire was used to
collect data from family caregivers who were relatives of psychiatric patients receiving
their monthly medications from two rural clinics. Data were analysed using the Statistical
Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17. A total number of 92 family caregivers
participated. Respondents reported side effects of psychotropic drugs, poor family role,
poor referral system, lack of home visits, non-compliance and stigmatization as major
factors contributing to relapse of psychiatric outpatients. Active involvement of caregivers
in follow up care of their relatives is effective in fostering collaboration between the
psychiatric hospitals and patients with the common goal of relapse avoidance. It is
recommended that adequate provision of resources in conjunction with health education
is effective in enhancing collaboration towards prevention of relapse in psychiatric
patients. This would promote team work among patients, caregivers and health care
providers. / Public Health / M.A. (Public Health)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/3925 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Mahamba, Nozipho Deborah |
| Contributors | Mavundla, T.R. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (viii, 69 leaves) |
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