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The psychological impact of caregiving on carers of HIV/AIDS orphans

HIV/AIDS epidemic has caused much devastation and has left many children destitute and in
need of care and supervision. The present study investigated the psychological impact of
caring on non-professional caregivers of HIV/AIDS orphans and children affected by
HIV/AIDS. General systems theory stands as the epistemological framework informing the
study. The study made use of a qualitative phenomenological approach to explore the lived
experiences of eight non-professional caregivers who participated in the study .From the
themes that were abstracted it was evident that caring for HIV/AIDS orphans is emotionally,
physically and mentally strenuous for the caregivers. It was better recommended that
caregivers be given recognition for their challenging work and be included in the planning
and development of programmes that affect their caregiving role. Furthermore emotional,
psycho-social, and income-generating skills support programmes including training and
educational programmes should be implemented. This will alleviate the distress inherent to
the caregiving role and to equip them with the necessary skills for handling the demands of
their work. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/10535
Date19 September 2013
CreatorsGuqa, Valencia Veliswa
ContributorsModutla, Khumoetsile, Semenya, Boshadi
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation
Format1 online resource (iv, 118 leaves)
RightsUniversity of South Africa

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