An evaluation of health care of prisoners at selected institutions : a nursing perspective

Thesis (MCur) -- University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A non-experimental descriptive study was conducted in four prisons in the
Western Cape. The research focussed on the standard of care within primary
health care settings in the purposively selected prisons. No official written
standards existed to measure the quality of care. After an in-depth literature
study, structure, process and outcome standards were formulated and validated.
The main findings of the study indicated that:
• Standards in these three dimensions of care did not meet the pre-set level
of performance as determined by the researcher;
• The clients were generally satisfied with the hygiene in the clinics;
• Aspects of concern were the lack of explanation offered to the clients
before and after consultations and nursing care interventions.
The researcher recommends the implementation of a comprehensive quality
care model for the health care of the prisoners with adequate human and nonhuman
resources
Core words: Qualtiy care, Correctional services health care, Nursing care in
prisons. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: "n Nie-eksperimentele beskrywende studie is in vier gevangenisse in die Wes-
Kaap uitgevoer. Die navorsing het gefokus op die gehalte van sorg binne
primere gesondheidsorgomgewings in die doelbewuste geselekteerde
omgewings. Geen amptelike geskrewe standaarde om die gehalte van sorg te
meet, het bestaan nie. Na 'n in-diepte literatuurstudie is struktuur-, proses- en
uitkomsstandaarde geformuleer en gevalideer.
Die belangrikste bevindings van die studie het aangedui dat:
• Standaarde in hierdie drie dimensies van sorg het nie aan die
voorafbepaalde vlak van sorg voldoen het nie soos deur die navorser
bepaal is;
• Die kliente was oor die algemeen tevrede met die higiene in die klinieke;
• Kommerwekkende aspekte het ingesluit die gebrek aan voldoende
verduidelikings aan kliente voor en na konsultasies en
verpleegintervensies.
Die navorser bevel aan dat In omvattende gehalteversekeringsmodel vir die
gesondheidsorg van gevangenes ingestel word met voldoende beskikbare mensen
ander hulpbronne.
Kernwoorde: Gehaltesorg, Korrektiewe dienste gesondheidsorg, Verpleegsorg
in gevangenisse.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/50261
Date January 2005
CreatorsSontyale, Ulungile Klaas
ContributorsWelmann, B., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences. Dept. of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences- Medicine .
PublisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
Languageen_ZA
Detected LanguageUnknown
TypeThesis
Format279 leaves : ill.
RightsStellenbosch University

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