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    Experiences of community psychiatric nurses and duardians psychiatric patients on the effectiveness of community mental health services of the Zomba District in Malawi.
    (University of Fort Hare, 2011-12-13) Kachingwe, Bertha Maggie; Tshotsho, N.; Magadla, N.
    Sturdy: Experiences of Community Psychiatric Nurses and Guardians of discharged psychiatric Patients on the Effectiveness of Community Mental Health Services of the Zomba District in Malawi. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the experiences of community psychiatric nurses and guardians of discharged psychiatric patients with regard to failure of Community Mental Health Services of the Zomba District, and make recommendations to improve community mental health services. Although such services exist, their effectiveness is unknown, either from the nurses' point of view or from the consumers' point of view. Method: A qualitative approach with phenomenological research design was used to answer the research question on the effectiveness of the services. This method was chosen because the researcher was committed to explore the lived in-depth experiences of the study participants. A purposive sampling method was used to select participants for the study, who were selected based on their knowledge of the phenomena. Data collection Instruments used were unstructured interviews, using face- to- face interaction. One broad, open-ended question was used to gather information from the participants. Data analysis was done using Atlas.ti software to help the researcher uncover complex phenomena hidden in the text.
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    Perception of professional nurses regarding factors that influence the integration of psychiatric services into primary health in Buffalo City clinics in the Eastern Cape Province.
    (University of Fort Hare, 2014-01) Mhlahlo, Ntobeko Beatrice; Tshotsho, N.; Magadla, N.
    The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of the professional nurses regarding the factors that influence integration of psychiatric services into Primary Health Care (PHC) in Buffalo City clinics in the Eastern Cape. A qualitative research-design was seen as the most suitable in this study. This method was chosen because the researcher was committed to explore the perceptions of the participants in the study. A purposive sampling method was used to select participants for the study, who were selected on the basis of their knowledge of the phenomenon. The participants were professional nurses who were involved in providing mental health care services at the primary health care settings. A pilot study was conducted in a primary health care setting involving participants with similar characteristics to the study population.