- Title
- The experiences of patients who absconded from psychiatric hospitals in the Eastern Cape
- Creator
- Steyn, Laetitia
- Subject
- Psychiatric patients -- Absconding
- Date Issued
- 2019
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MCur
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/44736
- Identifier
- vital:38149
- Description
- When patients abscond from the hospital, it is a taxing experience for everybody involved. The risk of harm to the patient is high. A small risk to the community also exits. This research aimed to explore and describe the experiences of psychiatric patients absconding from psychiatric institutions in the Eastern Cape. Data was collected making use of semi-structured interviews conducted with psychiatric patients that absconded. Data collected were analysed using Tech’s method of data analysis. The experiences and reasons for absconding identified were grouped into three main themes, namely biological factors, psychological factors and social factors. Fourteen sub-themes were identified. The fourteen sub-themes identified were correlated with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The participants expressed a number of unmet needs as motivation for their behaviour and the reason for absconding. A description of the profile of a psychiatric patient prone to absconding in the Eastern Cape was developed according to the demographic detail of the participants in this research. The research limitations are discussed. Recommendations were made from the findings to reduce absconding events in psychiatric institutions. Possible education and clinical practice recommendations were made, as well as recommendations provided for future related research. To ensure the quality of the study, the researcher made use of Guba’s four criteria to ensure trustworthiness. The researcher took special care to adhere to high ethical standards and protect the participants from exploitation.
- Format
- vii, 110 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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