Journal of Perioperative & Critical Intensive Care Nursing
Open Access
ISSN: 2471-9870
ISSN: 2471-9870
Department of Nursing Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
Research Article
Guidelines for Nurses on Guiding Young Individuals on Self-Management Following the Death of a Family Member to HIV/AIDS
Author(s): Siphesihle Delani Hlophe*
The fatalities caused by HIV/AIDS frequently lead to mental distress among young individuals and impose additional obligations on their parents, such as assuming the care of younger siblings. Youths may respond in many forms, such as increasing alcohol usage and relationships with their siblings may be positively or negatively affected. Individuals experiencing distress often exhibit a heightened prevalence of depression, which subsequently diminishes their inclination to partake in proactive self-management techniques, such as physical activity. Adolescents seek medical care in public hospitals for a range of reasons, such as experiencing panic attacks and anxiety, which frequently occur following the death of a relative. The researcher has found an upsurge in youths visiting a comprehensive primary healthcare clinic in Cape Town after being traumatised due to the demise of a family .. View More»