A qualitative analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder experiences at the Slater Coal Mining industry

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dc.contributor.advisorNgcobo, H.S.B.
dc.contributor.authorDumakude, Celani Carol
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-07T07:18:51Z
dc.date.available2012-06-07T07:18:51Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionThesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2012.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study investigated the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder within the mining industry. It further reviewed systems used to manage the same disorder following a disastrous mining accident in the Slater Coal Mines. There are key challenges that were reviewed as part of improving diagnosis and management of post-traumatic stress disorder. Two focus groups consisting of six African mineworkers, working in the Slater Coal Mines, were conducted. All participants were isiZulu speakers. The data was analysed using grounded theory, which is a qualitative technique. In using this data analysis technique, data labelling, open coding, axial coding and selective coding were the steps that were followed as a guide. Research findings indicated that post-traumatic stress disorder is prevalent within the mining industry and differs from post-traumatic stress. Existence of post-traumatic stress disorder was represented by symptoms such as intrusive thoughts, avoidant behaviours and terror. Further, causes of mining accidents and accident management measures were the findings. Different work conditions were implicated in the study as contributing to trauma in the mines in addition to accidents that happen underground.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10530/1065
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCoal mining industryen_US
dc.subjectPost-traumatic stress disorder.en_US
dc.titleA qualitative analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder experiences at the Slater Coal Mining industryen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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