Reflections on the concomitants of the restrictive visitation policy during the COVID-19 pandemic : an ubuntu perspective

dc.contributor.authorMulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis
dc.contributor.authorAnokwuru, Rafiat Ajoke
dc.contributor.authorDu-Plessis, Moselene A. R.
dc.contributor.authorLebese, Rachel T.
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T04:57:53Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T04:57:53Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-11
dc.description.abstractCaregiving is a prominent concept in the Ubuntu philosophy, and caring and visitation of the sick is regarded as an example of Ubuntu. The restrictive visitation policy adopted in the hospitals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected the exhibition of this concept among patients, nurses, and families. The narrative inquiry was used to explore the reflections of the participants on the impact caused by the nonvisitation policy experienced during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa. The narrative inquiry approach allowed the participants to tell their story as it is unique to them. The study used purposive sampling technique to select five participants for the webinar. Three themes emerged from the narrated stories which are 1) moral anguish of the caregivers; 2) mental health instability, and 3) erosion of trust in health care practitioners (HCPs). The non-visitation hospital policy was intended to reduce the danger of spreading COVID-19 within and outside the hospital; however, the care provided was devoid of the values of Ubuntu such as mutual respect, relational, responsibility, reciprocity, and interconnectedness. In retrospect, a case-by-case application of the policy would reduce the non-desirable effect of the policy on the patients, nurses, and patients’ family members.en_US
dc.description.departmentNursing Scienceen_US
dc.description.librariandm2022en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sociologyen_US
dc.identifier.citationMulaudzi, F.M., Anokwuru, R.A., Du-Plessis, M.A.R. & Lebese, R.T. (2022) Reflections on the Concomitants of the Restrictive Visitation Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Ubuntu Perspective. Frontiers in Sociology 6:769199. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2021.769199.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2297-7775 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.3389/fsoc.2021.769199
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/87910
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.A.en_US
dc.rights© 2022 Mulaudzi, Anokwuru, Du-Plessis and Lebese. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).en_US
dc.subjectCaregivingen_US
dc.subjectUbuntu perspectiveen_US
dc.subjectRestrictive visitation policyen_US
dc.subjectReflectionsen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)en_US
dc.titleReflections on the concomitants of the restrictive visitation policy during the COVID-19 pandemic : an ubuntu perspectiveen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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