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- ItemDie lewensgehalte van versorgingspersoneel by 'n fasiliteit vir individue met intellektuele gestremdheid(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03) Wahl, Sindi; Newmark, R.; University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Educational Psychology.Research regarding caregivers in institutions for people with intellectual impairment has traditionally focussed on aspects of pathology, such as stress and burnout. In the past three decades there has been a shift towards a stronger focus on individuals' competencies and strengths. This paradigm shift has contributed to the development of the term ‘Quality of Life’. This study focuses on the perceptions of formal caregivers in an institution for the intellectually impaired about their Quality of Life. The aim was to understand the selfperceived quality of life of staff caring for adults with intellectual disabilities using Positive Psychology theories. Based on fortigenic assumptions regarding human functioning, the influence of stress on formal caregivers and also positive experiences and the factors that enable these caregivers to rise above hardships of their occupation, were investigated. This qualitative interpretive study was conducted in an institution for adults with intellectually impairment and twelve caregivers at the institution willingly participated. Data were generated through structured open-ended, informal and a focus group interview and later analysed thematically. The themes discussed in the study evolve around the caregivers’ perception of 1) their definition of quality of life, 2) their current quality of life, 3) the negative factors, stressors, positive experiences and psychofortological factors impacting on their quality of life, and 4) possibilities for improving their quality of life. Based on the relation between the above mentioned themes, the quality of life of the caregivers appears to be a product of their relationship with the adults with intellectual disabilities. Therefore, the findings indicate a paradox of care-giving where the participants not only report on care-giving, but also on care-receiving within their relationship with the adults with intellectual disabilities. In this relationship care-giving seems to be a fortigenic factor for the most of the participants and also a means for interpersonal flourishing. On the basis of these findings several recommendations are made for further research, with a view to striving towards improving the quality of life of staff caring for adults with intellectual disabilities.
- ItemDie self-waargenome lewensgehalte van versorgingspersoneel by ’n fasiliteit vir volwassenes met intellektuele gestremdheid(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2009-06) Wahl, Sindi; Newmark, RonaAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie artikel doen verslag oor ’n studie wat gedoen is oor die persepsies van versorgingspersoneel by ’n fasiliteit vir volwassenes met intellektuele gestremdheid aangaande hul lewensgehalte. Die doel van die studie was om die lewensgehalte te verstaan van versorgingspersoneel wat na volwassenes met intellektuele gestremdheid omsien. Daar is gebruik gemaak van teorieë met betrekking tot die positiewe sielkunde, met spesifi eke verwysing na fortigeniese aannames. Hierdie kwalitatief interpreterende studie is uitgevoer in ’n fasiliteit vir volwassenes met intellektuele gestremdheid en 12 versorgers by die fasiliteit het vrywillig deelgeneem. Data is ingesamel deur gestruktureerde oop-einde vrae, asook informele en fokusgroeponderhoude, en later tematies geanaliseer. Die temas wat in die studie aangespreek is, wentel om die versorgers se 1) defi nisie van lewensgehalte, 2) hul persepsie van hul huidige lewensgehalte, 3) hul persepsie van die negatiewe faktore, stressore, positiewe ervarings en psigofortologiese faktore wat ’n uitwerking op hul lewensgehalte uitoefen en 4) moontlikhede om hul lewensgehalte te verbeter.. Die bevindings toon ’n paradoks van sorgverskaffi ng aan waar die deelnemers nie slegs oor sorgverskaffi ng rapporteer nie, maar ook oor die ontvangs van sorg in hul verhoudinge met volwassenes met intellektuele gestremdheid. In hierdie verhouding blyk dit dat sorgverskaffi ng ’n fortigenese faktor en ook ’n wyse vir interpersoonlike. fl orering is vir die meeste van die deelnemers. Gegrond op die bevindings word verskeie aanbevelings gedoen rakende verdere navorsing ten einde die lewensgehalte te verbeter van die personeel wat sorg verskaf aan volwassenes met intellektuele gestremdhede.