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Item The relationship between occupational coping self- efficacy of nurses and patient satisfaction scores in a private hospital in KwaZulu-Natal(2022-05-09) Ghirdhari, Sewak; Orton, Penelope Margaret; Naidoo, Vasanthrie; Orton, Penelope; Naidoo, VaBrief background of the Study The nursing profession is faced with high levels of work stress such as staff shortages, poor working conditions, lack of resources, job dissatisfaction and burnout, which tends to compromise quality of care rendered to patients. The research was to establish whether nurses’ occupational coping self- efficacy had any association with patient satisfaction scores. Aim of the study The aim of this research was to describe any relationship between occupational coping self- efficacy of nurses and patient satisfaction scores in a selection of wards in a private hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. Methodology A quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive survey design was used to conduct the study. Data was collected using questionnaires. The quantitative data was analysed statistically. The statistics used included descriptive statistics such as frequencies, measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion. Factor analysis was used to explore the structure of the data and in order to test for significant trends in the data, inferential statistics were applied. Results The results revealed that although the recording was done objectively, the outcome was not positively achieved due to the unforeseen covid-19 pandemic. Results were skewed due to all wards unable to participate in research. The nurses completed their tool but unable to meet the expected patient ratio. Sample realization of 100% was achieved.Item The relationship between work stress and years of experience amongst male mental health care practitioners within tertiary psychiatric hospitals in the uMgungundlovu Health District(2020-11-30) Smith, Mark Albert; Orton, Penelope; Adams, CarolPsychiatric nursing is a speciality within the nursing profession in which the nurse directs his or her efforts to the early identification of and intervention in emotional problems and work towards the promotion of mental health. In addition, effort is placed on the prevention of mental disturbances, and follow - up care to minimize long - term effects of mental disturbance (Uys and Middleton, 2014:18-20). According to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) (2015), 16.5% of South Africans suffer from common mental disorders like depression and anxiety. Even more concerning is the fact that 17% of children and adolescents suffer from mental disorders. Mental illness adversely affects the person’s brain and at times requires long-term treatment. In this study a total of 158 male mental health care nurse practitioners’ were questioned and a quantitative non- experimental cross sectional descriptive survey was conducted to describe male mental health care nurse’s practitioners’ years of experience in psychiatric nursing and the levels of stress of these nurses was identified. The researcher also determined whether there was any relationship between the stress reported and the years of experience amongst male mental health care nursing practitioners in tertiary psychiatric hospitals in Pietermaritzburg.Item The effectiveness of a homoeopathic complex (Germanium metallicum 30CH, Nux vomica 12CH, Kalium phosphoricum 6CH, Picricum acidum 6CH) in the treatment of job burnout in the human services field(2008) Vaithilingam, Vimlen; Couchman, Ingrid; Ross, Ashley Hilton AdrianThe purpose of this double blind placebo-controlled study was to evaluate the efficacy of a homoeopathic complex (Germanium metallicum 30CH, Nux vomica 12CH, Kalium phosphoricum 6CH, Picricum acidum 6CH) in the treatment of job burnout in the human services field. In total 30 participants were chosen according to specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. The sample group was then randomly divided into a treatment group consisting of 15 participants, and a placebo group consisting of 15 participants. The study was conducted at the Durban University of Technology. The Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey (Appendix A) was used as a measurement tool. There was an initial consultation with the researcher which consisted of a full consultation, physical examination and administration of the survey. Thereafter there were two follow-up consultations at 4 week intervals at which the survey was re-administered. Medication was dispensed to the participants at the initial and the first follow up consultations only. The data obtained from the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey was statistically analysed using the SPSS software package (Version 15). Due to the small sample size of the study non-parametric tests were conducted. The intra-group analysis was performed using Friedman‟s Test and Wilcoxon‟s Signed Rank Test. The inter-group analysis was performed using the Kruskal-Wallis Test. Friedman‟s Test indicated a significant improvement in the emotional exhaustion subscale for both the treatment and placebo groups. The subscales of depersonalisation and personal accomplishment did not however reflect a significant difference.The Wilcoxon‟s Signed Rank Test indicated that for both groups there was a significant improvement in the emotional exhaustion subscale between baseline and follow up 1 and between follow up 2 and baseline (i.e. P<0.05). The Kruskal-Wallis Test showed no significant difference between the treatment and placebo groups. This was the case for all three subscales of the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey. The results of the study led to the conclusion that statistically the homoeopathic complex (Germanium metallicum 30CH, Nux vomica 12CH, Kalium phosphoricum 6CH, Picricum acidum 6CH) was not effective in the treatment of job burnout.