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Investigations into adolescent non-fatal suicidal behaviour at a Gauteng public hospital : patient and staff experiences
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70613 Investigations into adolescent non-fatal suicidal behaviour at a Gauteng public hospital : patient and staff experiences Eskell-Blokland, Linda u11357542@tuks.co.za Kritzinger, Anna Maria UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2018. Increasing statistics on suicidal behaviour are a global concern, and South Africa is no exception. Non-fatal suicidal behaviour (NFSB) among adolescents specifically is also growing at an alarming rate. These trends put tremendous pressure on the health care systems responsible for emergency assistance in cases where suicide attempts result in admission to hospital. Despite this critical health resource consumption, information on health care personnel’s experiences of this patient group is scarce. In addition, while intensive work has been done on the clinical management of adolescent suicidal behaviour, an understanding of their experiences in relation to the suicide attempt and subsequent hospital admission remains limited. This qualitative investigation was aimed at exploring the experiences of adolescents admitted to a Gauteng public hospital following a suicide attempt, as well as the experiences of the health care providers who take care of them following admission. The study was based on Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis, utilizing semi-structured individual interviews and focus groups as methods of investigation. Analysis of the data sets culminated in a discussion of the following combined themes: a) placement of this patient group in the hospital setting, b) a possibly impulsive element to the suicidal act, c) intent to die, d) judgement and e) a specific focus on the associated experiences of nursing professionals. The holistic exploration of related experiences provides some insight into the complexity of in-hospital health care for adolescent suicidal behaviour in the current study context, as well as factors contributing to the possible persistence of suicide risk. Psychology PhD Unrestricted 2019-07-08T09:47:02Z 2019-07-08T09:47:02Z 2019/04/10 2018 Thesis Kritzinger, AM 2018, Investigations into adolescent non-fatal suicidal behaviour at a Gauteng public hospital : patient and staff experiences, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70613> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70613 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Investigations into adolescent non-fatal suicidal behaviour at a Gauteng public hospital : patient and staff experiences |
| title | Investigations into adolescent non-fatal suicidal behaviour at a Gauteng public hospital : patient and staff experiences |
| title_full | Investigations into adolescent non-fatal suicidal behaviour at a Gauteng public hospital : patient and staff experiences |
| title_fullStr | Investigations into adolescent non-fatal suicidal behaviour at a Gauteng public hospital : patient and staff experiences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigations into adolescent non-fatal suicidal behaviour at a Gauteng public hospital : patient and staff experiences |
| title_short | Investigations into adolescent non-fatal suicidal behaviour at a Gauteng public hospital : patient and staff experiences |
| title_sort | investigations into adolescent non fatal suicidal behaviour at a gauteng public hospital patient and staff experiences |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70613 |