- Title
- Experiences of Family Caregivers Caring for Mentally Ill Relatives in a Rural District of the Eastern Cape Province
- Creator
- Koti, Tulisile
- Subject
- Caregivers -- Eastern Cape
- Subject
- Mental illness -- Eastern Cape
- Date Issued
- 2022-12
- Date
- 2022-12
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/60166
- Identifier
- vital:63208
- Description
- Mental illness refers to all diagnosable mental disorders, whether by a medical doctor or a psychiatrist. It includes significant changes in thinking, emotion, and behavior and may result in distress or difficulty functioning in society, work or family. South Africa has been on a de-institutionalization path for several decades, despite this, many mentally ill people are forced to live at home with their families. As a result, family caregivers have been faced with responsibilities for which they are unprepared. The burden of caring for the mentally ill causes distress and challenges for the primary caregiver and the family members involved in the care. This study aimed to explore the experiences and coping of caregivers living with mentally ill relatives. The researcher utilized Lazarus and Folkman's psychological stress and coping theory and other relevant literature to conceptualize the study. The study made use of a qualitative and exploratory design. Seven individual face-to-face interviews were conducted with semi-structured questions. Purposeful and snowball samples were used, and the study was analyzed using thematic analysis. Based on the study's findings, caring for a mentally ill relative had negative and positive outcomes for the caregiver. There were more negative experiences than there were positive ones. However, caregivers found ways to cope with these negative experiences. These findings should contribute to educating health professionals who are the primary contact for mentally ill patients and their family caregivers in rural communities. This will assist in pursuit of the third Sustainable Development goals (SDG3) which aims to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”. This study produced an understanding of the lived experiences of caregivers in a rural Eastern Cape.
- Description
- Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Health Sciences, 2022
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (i, 93 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Health Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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