PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING GHANAIAN FAMILY CAREGIVERS IN THE POST-OPERATIVE CARE OF THEIR HOSPITALISED PATIENTS

This study explored the psychosocial factors influencing family caregivers during the care of patients who underwent surgery and are in pain. Family caregivers play key roles in the care of post-surgical patients in different cultures. However, research has not adequately explored family caregivers’ experiences within the post-operative context in Ghana.An exploratory qualitative design was employed. Data collection involved individual interviews. Concurrent content analysis was undertaken and saturation of data was achieved with 12 family caregivers and one key informant. The participants were recruited from the surgical department of a tertiary health facility in Accra, the capital city of Ghana.The study revealed six themes that influenced family caregivers in the care of post-surgical patients: faith, fear, feeling of relief, empathy, commitment and inadequate knowledge. Health professionals should meaningfully integrate and educate family caregivers on patient care and pain management within the post-surgical context.

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Caring for Moderate to Severe Dementia Patients - Malaysian Family Caregivers Experience

IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia ◽

10.31436/imjm.v17i1.287 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Zuria Idura AM ◽

Noorlaili MT ◽

Rosdinom R ◽

Azlin B ◽

Tuti Iryani MD

Keyword(s):

Family Caregivers ◽

Psychological Symptoms ◽

Kuala Lumpur ◽

Severe Dementia ◽

Individual Interviews ◽

Care Giving ◽

Dementia Patients ◽

People With Dementia ◽

Inadequate Knowledge ◽

Geriatric Clinic

Introduction: Caring for those with dementia affects the quality of life for both the caregivers and the patients themselves, particularly in the informal care system here in Malaysia. To date, only a few studies have explored from the family caregivers’ perspectives in the communities of different cultural background. The purpose of this study is to describe the Malaysian family caregivers’ perspectives of their experiences in providing care to for their family members suffering from moderate to severe dementia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Methods: This qualitative study involved in-depth individual interviews with twelve caregivers to patients with moderate to severe dementia. Participants were recruited via purposive sampling from the outpatient psycho-geriatric clinic at UKM Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Transcribed data was later analysed using a thematic approach. Results: Four themes identified in this study were; i) the feeling that ‘it is like caring for a baby’, ii) the caregivers’ perception of inadequate knowledge and skills, iii) the need for caregivers’ support system and iv) the importance of spirituality in enhancing care giving experiences. Conclusions: The framework of care shared by the caregivers in this study demonstrated strong cultural and spirituality influences in addition to the common issues of the challenges in managing the behavioural and psychological symptoms in people with dementia. Hence, culture and spirituality aspects should be addressed in the development of appropriate intervention to manage the needs of informal caregivers in this community.

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Psychosocial Factors Influencing Women's Psychological Adjustment to Herpes

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e617102010-001 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Jessica L. Barnack-Tavlaris ◽

Diane M. Reddy ◽

Katie A. Ports

Keyword(s):

Psychosocial Factors ◽

Psychological Adjustment ◽

Factors Influencing

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Relationship (or its lack) between population and a water and sanitation service: a study of users' perception in Vitória (ES) Brazil

Journal of Water and Health ◽

10.2166/wh.2010.067 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 764-778 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Sara Ramos da Silva ◽

Léo Heller ◽

Jorge de Campos Valadares ◽

Sandy Cairncross

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Risk ◽

Water Supply ◽

Health Authority ◽

Capital City ◽

Public Health Authority ◽

Water And Sanitation ◽

Local Public Health ◽

Water Handling ◽

Inadequate Knowledge

The objective of this paper is to identify and analyse the perception of groups of dwellers of Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, regarding their relationship with the water and sanitation service and aspects of water handling. Participants living in four distinct urban districts of the capital city were interviewed in their own houses and the Discourse of the Collective Subject approach was employed to order the data so obtained. The testimonies revealed the health risk to which individuals were exposed by virtue of: (i) inadequate knowledge concerning the water supply offered, (ii) lack of stimulus to exert their citizens' rights and obligations in relation to the water provided for their consumption and (iii) poor channels of communication between the community, the water and sanitation service and the local public health authority. The study concluded that there is a need to rethink the forms of information provided to the population that are presently adopted by these institutions.

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