The perceptions of families on receiving forensic mental healthcare users for leave of absence and discharge in Limpopo Province

Bakali, Rudzani Octovia; du Plessis, Emmerentia; Froneman, Kathleen

doi:10.1016/j.ijans.2023.100577

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences

2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijans.2023.100577

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The perceptions of families on receiving forensic mental healthcare users for leave of absence and discharge in Limpopo Province

Rudzani Octovia Bakali,

Emmerentia du Plessis,

Kathleen Froneman

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Barriers to re-reintegration: investigating families’ reluctance to welcome rehabilitated forensic mentally ill relatives back into their homes in Thulamela municipality, South Africa

Matambela,

Tshifhumulo

2024

Social Work in Mental Health

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Barriers to re-reintegration: investigating families’ reluctance to welcome rehabilitated forensic mentally ill relatives back into their homes in Thulamela municipality, South Africa

Matambela,

Tshifhumulo

2024

Social Work in Mental Health

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Nurses’ perceptions of involving family members in the care of mental health care users

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2024

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Background Family involvement in mental health care is a therapeutic intervention in the management of mental illness. The global concern in long-term mental health is that families find it difficult to accept mental illness when their loved ones are admitted to receive care, treatment and rehabilitation. Objectives To describe nurses’ perceptions of involving family members in the care of mental health care users in long-term institutions. Method A quantitative descriptive design was used. The population comprised nurses working at three mental health institutions (MHIs). Probability simple random sampling was used to select 360 respondents. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires. Results The findings revealed that most (86.9%) of the nurses acknowledged that challenges affect families’ involvement in mental health care. A total of 91.4% of nurses complained that family members’ involvement was insufficient and (80.6%) indicated that poor family contact affects the provision of quality mental health care. Therefore, the respondents believed that the families’ involvement has an impact on the management of mental illness. Conclusion Engaging family members in mental health care helps both health professionals and families to participate in patient-centred care and mental health care services. However, MHCUs benefit when their families are involved. Contribution The study contributed to mental health nursing as its results can be used to measure the quality of health services improvements, by involving the family members during hospitalisation of their loved ones for mental health care.

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The perceptions of families on receiving forensic mental healthcare users for leave of absence and discharge in Limpopo Province

Cited by 2 publications

References 11 publications

Barriers to re-reintegration: investigating families’ reluctance to welcome rehabilitated forensic mentally ill relatives back into their homes in Thulamela municipality, South Africa

Barriers to re-reintegration: investigating families’ reluctance to welcome rehabilitated forensic mentally ill relatives back into their homes in Thulamela municipality, South Africa

Nurses’ perceptions of involving family members in the care of mental health care users

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