Caring for HIV positive infants : Cotlands Hospice staffs' perceptions of challenges and stressors which they experience in the workplace

This study explored Cotlands Hospice staff's perceptions of challenges and stressors which they experience in the workplace, in caring for HIV infants. This aim of this study was to highlight some of the key struggles that healthcare workers are faced with in the HIV workplace in caring for HIV positive infants. The study also explored the participants' current coping strategies used to cope with stressors from within the workplace and supportive resources available to aid the participants were identified. Lastly unmet needs identified by participants were explored and discussed.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Social Development

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Shifrin, Lori Beth

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Williams, Fatima

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10709

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10709