Female families' experiences of caring for persons with schizophrenia.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs
; 27(2): 72-7, 2013 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23540516
ABSTRACT
The caring experiences of female families of persons with schizophrenia were described through exploring the families' descriptions of their experiences. Focus group interviews were conducted with 11 family caregivers. According to content analysis, the experiences revealed five major themes early family experiences, family perceptions of illness and relatives with schizophrenia, family burden and suffering, family attitudes toward relatives with schizophrenia, and family thoughts about society and mental health resources. Also, the families had strength to overcome considerable adversity. It is needed for professionals to listen to family caregivers' narratives carefully and improve the support by focusing on accepting their experiences and histories with persons with schizophrenia.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Schizophrenia
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Caregivers
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch Psychiatr Nurs
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
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PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan