A TECHNICAL REPORT EXPLORING WHETHER CAREGIVERS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS RECEIVE SUFFICIENT PSYCHO-SOCIAL SUPPORT A South African Descriptive Study at Community Care Project

摘要: I find that most of the time my heart is sore, and think a lot, feel need someone to talk to, even if it’s little kid”. This one desperate voices Community Care Project’s Caregivers. Project (CCP) provides support for families who are infected affected by HIV/AIDS epidemic. The researcher observed many staff, volunteers carers were experiencing exhaustion, depression burn-out as result continual caring people HIV/AIDS. Caring Person Living with (PLHA) appeared be major stressor in lives caregivers, which was believed affect caregiver’s mental health his or her ability cope, well general wellbeing. Thus, research question was: “Do CCP caregivers providing care People living HIV/AIDS, receive sufficient psychosocial support?” degree psycho-social presently available whether current maintained coping within context addressed an integral part research. A phenomelogical descriptive survey study design used explore question. Forty-two Caregivers participated this (population size 97 possible caregivers). Self-administered questionnaires completed two focus groups conducted effects PLHA had on ones’ ability, coping. Analysis carried out using manual coding qualitative data, while quantitative data analysed statistics. Results showed not receiving support. also demographic variables such age, sex, PLHA, type caregiver, monthly income, number HIV-related deaths, PLHA’s cared did ability. poor access use emotional networks. 41 % they currently stressors caregiving 88 more symptoms burnout (the common being insomnia, 48% participants symptom). iii concluded has physical, spiritual expressed there been significant decrease their functioning PLHA’s.