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    Clients’ experience of substance abuse recovery in a faith-based programme in the Western Cape
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03) Herman, Colleen; Seekoe, Eunice; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. Nursing Science.
    ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The focus of the study is on clients’ experiences of substance abuse recovery in a faith-based programme in the Western Cape. In describing the nature and extent of the substance abuse problem at an Imbizo on substance abuse, the speech of the Minister of Social Development, Benjamin (2006:1) stated that there are major challenges in rendering services to people who abuse substances. These challenges exist particularly with regard to prevention, rehabilitation and treatment of abusers. Baumann (1998: 238) stated that drug misuse is widespread and a growing problem in Southern Africa. This epidemic will have an increasing impact on mental and physical health. The focus of the literature review is to highlight the escalation of the problem over the last decade or so. Substance abuse is classified as a mental health illness, which could be healed in the application of various modalities of care. Little is understood and documented about the role of FBO programmes in substance abuse recovery in the Western Cape. The researcher hopes to add to the body of nursing research knowledge by conducting the study to answer the research question by understanding the experiences of clients accessing this level of care. The objective of the study is to explore, describe and interpret clients’ experiences of substance abuse recovery in a faith-based (FBO) programme in the Western Cape. An explorative, descriptive, interpretive, phenomenological, qualitative research design was chosen for this study. The population for this study comprised males and females, aged 18 years and older, who were admitted as in-patients in the 6-month residential substance abuse recovery facility, who followed the programme. The researcher used purposive sampling to recruit 7 participants who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, until saturation of data was reached. The primary data collection tool used was in-depth semi-structured recorded interviews and field notes. The researcher used Nola Pender’s (1996) Health Promotion model (HPM) as the conceptual framework for the study as described The Braun and Clarke’s inductive thematic analysis (2006) was used to conduct the data analysis which yielded two overarching themes, namely, the positive recovery experience and the modified future experience. Recommendations were made based on the HPM assumptions and the thematic analysis. Ethical principles were followed in conducting the study and participants were advised that they are helping researchers to answer the research questions by participating in the study.