Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "Du Plessis, Emmerentia"
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Black South African farm workers beliefs about HIV
Magcai, Dintletse Maria; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Pienaar, Abel Jakobus (ELSEVIER, 2013)Black South African farm workers' context of an isolated lifestyle and lack of education and resources might lead to unique beliefs that influence their understanding and behavior regarding HIV infection. An exploration ... -
A critical synthesis of interventions to reduce stigma attached to mental illness
Seroalo, Kenetsoe B.; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Koen, Magdalena P.; Koen, Vicki (AOSIS, 2014)Background: Interventions have been developed and implemented to reduce the stigma attached to mental illness. However, mental healthcare users are still stigmatised. Objective: The objective of this study was to critically ... -
The emotional well-being of the nurse within the multi-skill setting
French, Heleen; Scrooby, Belinda; Du Plessis, Emmerentia (AOSIS, 2011)The emotional well-being of nurses working in a multi-skill setting may be negatively influenced by their challenging work environment. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual study was conducted to investigate ... -
Exploring home visits in a faith community as a service-learning opportunity
Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Koen, Magdalene P.; Bester, Petra (Elsevier, 2013)Background: Within South Africa the Psychiatric Nursing Science curriculum in undergraduate Baccalaureate nursing education utilizes home visits as a service-learning opportunity. In this context faith communities ... -
Exploring leadership hubs as an intervention in strengthening the resilience of health caregivers
Koen, Magdalena P.; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Watson, Francois G. (Taylor & Francis, 2013)This article reports the findings from an intervention to strengthen the resilience of leaders of health caregivers involved in HIV and AIDS care across 4 countries, namely South Africa, Uganda, Jamaica and Kenya. Data ... -
Exploring the perceptions of psychiatric patients regarding marijuana use
Scrooby, Belinda; Sehularo, Leepile Alfred; Du Plessis, Emmerentia (AOSIS, 2012)There is limited understanding on marijuana use by psychiatric patients, specifically with regard as to why they continue to smoke marijuana despite the negative consequences, such as readmittance to psychiatric hospitals ... -
Increasing coping and strengthening resilience in nurses providing mental health care: empirical qualitative research
Ramalisa, Rudor J.; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Koen, Magdalena P. (AOSIS, 2018)Background: Research on coping and resilience is on the rise. However, there is a paucity of information addressing strengths, assets, competence or resilience that enable nurses to remain committed and cope in their ... -
Interventions to promote psychiatric patients’ compliance to mental health treatment: a systematic review
Serobatse, Mosidi B.; Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Koen, Magdalena P. (AOSIS, 2014)BACKGROUND: Non-compliance to treatment remains one of the greatest challenges in mental healthcare services, and how to improve this remains a problem. AIM: The aim of this study was to critically synthesise the best ... -
Reflecting on 'meaningful research': a qualitative secondary analysis
Du Plessis, Emmerentia; Human, S P (Unbound Medicine, Inc, 2009)Reflection on 'meaning' and 'meaningful research' led the researchers to further explore data obtained in an original study which aimed to develop a strategy to improve the contribution of nurses towards health research. ...