Families in crisis : a comparative hermeneutic study of the impact of cancer and HIV/AIDS on familes.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wassenaar, Douglas Richard. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Du Plessis, Eugene. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-08-17T07:33:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-08-17T07:33:33Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2002 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2002. | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study employed a qualitative hermeneutic methodology to compare and explore the stress faced by families caring for a family member with cancer or HIV/AIDS. Four 'Indian' families, two with a family member with cancer and two with a family member with HIV/AIDS, were purposiveiy sampled through NGOs in Pietermaritzburg and Durban. Generally it appeared that the illnesses brought about a range of stressors in families including fmancial and care-related stressors, role changes, difficulties accessing medical treatment, uncertainty and the psychological responses of family members. The impact of these on families was mediated by the families' abilities, social support, a variety of meaning factors and stigma. It did however, appear that families caring for a family member with HIV/AIDS had to cope with several additional burdens including coping with a more prolonged and variable period of illness, fears of infection, increased difficulties accessing medical treatment, less social support and stigma. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Konrad Schrenk | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3456 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | Aids (Disease)--Patients--South Africa--Family relationships. | |
| dc.subject | Cancer--Patients--Family relationships. | |
| dc.subject | Sick--Family relationships. | |
| dc.subject | Caregivers--Family relationships. | |
| dc.subject | Theses--Psychology. | |
| dc.title | Families in crisis : a comparative hermeneutic study of the impact of cancer and HIV/AIDS on familes. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |