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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Community-Based Care"”.
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The impact of Thandukuphila HIV/Aids community based-care centre in Enseleni kwaZulu-Natal
… to assess the impact of Thandukuphila HIV/AIDS Community Based - Care Centre on the lives of HIV/AIDS infected and affected people (beneficiaries), which is situated in a rural township established on the precincts of a vast tribal area in the northern part of Kwazulu-Natal province. This …
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Understanding the Complex Mental Health Challenges of Children and Adolescents Seeking Community-based Care
… to mental health complexity among those seeking community-based mental health services. At present, environmental/social and behavioural factors remain the primary focus of treatment plans and much of the research examining this complex population has targeted psychosocial determinants. However, …
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Integrating community health workers in schools
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has set the tone for a radically revised health landscape in America that focuses on community-based care. Our health care system, however, has neither the infrastructure nor the vision to properly account for these demands. One possible …
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Life sustaining responses and everyday care work during the HIV/AIDS and Covid-19 crises in Cape Town, South Africa
… Africa, revealing the fragility of household and community capacities to absorb care responsibilities amidst longstanding inequality and gaps in state social protection. In Cape Town, neighbourhood-based Community Action Networks (CANs) rapidly mobilised to meet urgent material, psychosocial and …
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Community health workers in Khayelitsha : motivations and challenges as providers of care and players within the health system
Community health workers (CHWs) play an important role in health care in South Africa and similar countries, but relatively little is known about CHW motivations and experiences in the provision of care. This thesis considers these issues in three parts: 1. A protocol for a study of community …
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Life at a rural psychiatric hostel : The experience of a group of male residents
… and literature focussing on the transfer of care of people with mental illness from large psychiatric hospitals to community based care and the consequent quality of life issues. A phenomenological approach was chosen as the most appropriate for the study, in order to understand the meaning …
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The Formation and Operationalization of Charter(s) for the LYTE Foundation, Inc. (Living Your Truth Empowered), Through the Creation of Policies, Roles, and Responsibilities of Charter Leaders, Identification of Resources, and Identification of Community Needs
… policies align with LYTE's mission of delivering community-based care for breast cancer survivors, facilitating the implementation of NBHWC-certified coaching programs. By incorporating diverse insights from multiple sources, this study represents a significant advancement in achieving LYTE's …
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Physiotherapy student interaction with home-based carers and the impact on service delivery
… quadruple burden of disease. A cadre of trained community health workers, namely home-based carers (HBCs), have been trained in response to an increased need for health services. It is unclear to what extent the HBCs are able to provide rehabilitation support to their clients. Methodology: A …
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State Level Mental Health Policy Making Under Managed Care
The adoption of managed care in public mental health care programs at the state level was a relatively new development in state mental health policy during the 1990s. The introduction of managed care for public mental health occurred primarily through the use of Medicaid managed care waivers, but …
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An investigation into the nature, extent, and experience of collaboration between the Eden District, Western Cape Department of Health and community-based service providers
A major component of the primary health care (PHC) system is the delivery of health services on a community level, at the core of which is the Home and Community Based Care (HCBC) programme. This study focuses on one element of the HCBC system, namely how those involved in the administration of the …
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An identification of the core variables that assist people diagnosed with mental illness in a time of transition
… study participants exiting a non government community mental health agency. The variables of interest are those that assist individuals to cope during this time of change and transition. The specific transition involves participants leaving or exiting from a non government mental health …
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The emergence of a national community health worker programme in South Africa: dimensions of governance & leadership
National community health worker programmes are returning to favour across the globe. While such programmes expand access and deepen community engagement in health, they require considerable resources and support to sustain. This thesis seeks to enhance understanding of the system-wide changes and …
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Life with HIV in a suburban community: an exploration of experiences pertaining to health and social care service access
… proportion of Canadians live in this form of community. This inquiry investigated how people living with HIV (PLWH) in a suburban, Ontario, Canada community access health and social care services. Using hermeneutic phenomenology associated with Martin Heidegger, in-depth interviews with PLWH …
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A Comparative Analysis Of Mental Health Reform: Canada, The United Kingdom, And Australia
… institutional contexts within universal healthcare systems have influenced these trajectories. Despite being parliamentary democracies, these states exhibit significant variations in mental health governance due to differences in government control and levels of privatization. Using a …
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Caring biographies : qualitative explorations of South African informal sector workers' gendered subjectivities of care
… street traders, as they balance work and caregiving responsibilities. Focusing on 20 street traders (10 women and 10 men) in rural Venda, South Africa, the research aims to understand the historical, cultural, and structural factors influencing gendered caregiving roles, explore the …
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A pilot examination of quality and cost of long-term care settings in Illinois
Transitioning residents out of long-term care (LTC) institutions and back into the community has been shown to reduce Medicaid expenditure and improve quality of life for recipients of care. This research was conducted to build upon the findings of previous studies by contrasting components of cost …
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Meeting the Aspirations of Learning Disability Policy: The Role of the Support Worker
… learning disability policy in England? Social care policy has developed from a culture of paternalism and institutionalisation, to one that advocates enablement and community-based care. Government policy emphasises choice, independence and inclusion for people with a learning disability but …
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Understanding Adult Foster Care Through Provider Experiences
In this study, I explored Adult Foster Care (AFC) provider experiences. AFC is a small-setting option for community-based long-term care. This option varies considerably in accessibility and structure across states; due to the nature of the state's approach to AFC, this initial research effort …
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Becoming and being mother to a boy with severe haemophilia.
… a dependence on lengthy hospital admissions to community based care with parents, usually mothers, administering bolus intravenous infusions to their boys at home. A review of the literature revealed that, despite being essential contributors to their sons’ care, there was a paucity of …
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Exploring nurses? experiences in community mental health care delivery during the covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in the Accra metropolis
Mental health care in Ghana recently shifted from a focus on institutional care to the inclusion of community-based care. This shift helped to broaden the scope of mental health care in the country through the establishment of community psychiatric units in most regional and district health …
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