Psychosocial factors influencing Ghanaian family caregivers in the post-operative care of their hospitalised patients

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dc.contributor.authorAdejumo, Oluyinka
dc.contributor.authorAziato, Lydia
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-12T10:49:49Z
dc.date.available2016-09-12T10:49:49Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis study explored the psychosocial factors influencing family caregivers during the care of patients who had undergone surgery and were in pain. Family caregivers play key roles in the care of post-surgical patients in different cultures. However, research has not adequately explored family caregivers’ experiences within the post-operative context in Ghana. An exploratory qualitative design was employed. Data collection involved individual interviews. Concurrent content analysis was undertaken and saturation of data was achieved with 12 family caregivers and 1 key informant. The participants were recruited from the surgical department of a tertiary health facility in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. The study revealed six themes that influenced family caregivers in the care of post-surgical patients: faith, fear, feeling of relief, empathy, commitment and inadequate knowledge. Health professionals should meaningfully integrate and educate family caregivers on patient care and pain management within the post- surgical context.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.citationAziato L. & Adejumo O. (2014). Psychosocial factors influencing Ghanaian family caregivers in the post-operative care of their hospitalised patients, Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 16(2): 112-124en_US
dc.identifier.issn1682-5055
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2409
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherUnisa Pressen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author version of the article published in the African Journal of Nursing and Midwifery. The published article is available here: https://upjournals.co.za/index.php/AJNM/article/view/40.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectFamily careen_US
dc.subjectPost-operative painen_US
dc.subjectQualitative researchen_US
dc.subjectSurgical nursingen_US
dc.subjectPatients
dc.titlePsychosocial factors influencing Ghanaian family caregivers in the post-operative care of their hospitalised patientsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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