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Department of Social Development

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

Abstract

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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.

Degree

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Grantor dc:publisher.institution
Department of Social Development
Year dc:date.issued
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Shifrin, Lori Beth
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Williams, Fatima

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Language dc:language.iso
eng

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10709
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10709

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Shifrin, Lori Beth. Caring for HIV positive infants : Cotlands Hospice staffs' perceptions of challenges and stressors which they experience in the workplace. Department of Social Development, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10709