The meaning of institutionalisation to older Africans: a case study of a Zimbabwean old people’s home

Institutionalisation is foreign to older persons in Africa. It invokes negative feelings on those institutionalised. These negative feelings include those of guilt, neglect and abandonment by relatives, regret and powerlessness. While institutionalisation cannot be avoided especially for destitute i...

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Main Author: Hungwe, Chipo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Electronic Journal of Applied Psychology 2016
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Online Access:http://sensoria.swinburne.edu.au/index.php/sensoria/article/view/219/240
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