caa a22 4500 605520097 CHVBK 20210128100733.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11213-014-9321-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11213-014-9321-4 Makola Solomon Central University of Technology, Welkom, South Africa aut The Effectiveness of a Meaning-Centred Intervention in Protecting the Well-Being HIV/AIDS Health Educators [Elektronische Daten] [Solomon Makola] This study investigated whether teaching HIV/AIDS Health Educators about Viktor Frankl's theory of finding meaning in life, results in a significant improvement in their psychological well-being. The participants were 24 volunteers from the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) cluster of a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in South Africa (age range=20-39years, females=67%, majority ethnicity=58% Sotho speaking). The study was both quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative data was collected using Purpose in Life Test (PIL) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-IA). In addition, qualitative data was collected on the participants' subjective experience of development in creative potential. A one group pretest-posttest design was employed. The quantitative data was analysed using a non-parametric test procedure for small sample size designs. The qualitative data was analysed by means of themes. The researcher discovered that a sense of meaning intervention seems to result in significant improvement in levels of meaning, and a decrease in depressive symptoms among participants. Consequently, the findings indicate that it is possible to support front line health workers in their search for meaning by means of a meaning-centred intervention, and that this helps to alleviate depressive symptoms. Similarly, meaning-centred intervention seems to be a promising intervention for instilling resilience amongst front line health workers, who provide a valuable voluntary service in the community. Participants indicated they could apply the theory to their personal lives. More importantly, they would use the skills they have acquired in their duties. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Meaning-Centred Intervention nationallicence HIV/AIDS Health Educators nationallicence Depressive Symptoms nationallicence Creative Values nationallicence Experiential Values nationallicence Attitudinal Values nationallicence Systemic Practice and Action Research Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 28/1(2015-02-01), 37-49 1094-429X 28:1<37 2015 28 11213 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-014-9321-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-014-9321-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Makola Solomon Central University of Technology, Welkom, South Africa aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Systemic Practice and Action Research Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 28/1(2015-02-01), 37-49 1094-429X 28:1<37 2015 28 11213