Family achievements in struggling with schizophrenia: life experiences in a qualitative content analysis study in Iran.
Achievement
Experience
Family
Qualitative
Schizophrenia
Journal
BMC psychiatry
ISSN: 1471-244X
Titre abrégé: BMC Psychiatry
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968559
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 01 2021
05 01 2021
Historique:
received:
18
05
2020
accepted:
22
12
2020
entrez:
6
1
2021
pubmed:
7
1
2021
medline:
27
4
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The challenges of living with and taking care of a patient with schizophrenia can lead to positive changes depending on the experiences and reactions of family caregivers. Such changes may directly affect the family performance and the patient's recovery stage. Present study aimed to explain the positive experiences reported by family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. The present study is a qualitative study of content analysis. Data were collected using semi-structured and in-depth interviews with 15 family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia referring to one of the psychiatric hospitals in Zahedan, Southeast part of Iran. Purposive sampling method was applied and data analysis was conducted using conventional content analysis proposed by Graneheim and Lundman. Data analysis created a theme entitled "family achievements in struggling with schizophrenia". This theme included four categories including Developing positive personality traits in family members, Strengthening family ties, developing insight into the life, and social mobility. The results provided insights that the experience of taking care of patients with schizophrenia led to positive consequences for family caregivers. Thus, it is recommended that psychiatrists or consultants help families rely on positive experiences and share these experiences with families with a newly-suffered patient.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
The challenges of living with and taking care of a patient with schizophrenia can lead to positive changes depending on the experiences and reactions of family caregivers. Such changes may directly affect the family performance and the patient's recovery stage. Present study aimed to explain the positive experiences reported by family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia.
METHODS
The present study is a qualitative study of content analysis. Data were collected using semi-structured and in-depth interviews with 15 family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia referring to one of the psychiatric hospitals in Zahedan, Southeast part of Iran. Purposive sampling method was applied and data analysis was conducted using conventional content analysis proposed by Graneheim and Lundman.
RESULTS
Data analysis created a theme entitled "family achievements in struggling with schizophrenia". This theme included four categories including Developing positive personality traits in family members, Strengthening family ties, developing insight into the life, and social mobility.
CONCLUSIONS
The results provided insights that the experience of taking care of patients with schizophrenia led to positive consequences for family caregivers. Thus, it is recommended that psychiatrists or consultants help families rely on positive experiences and share these experiences with families with a newly-suffered patient.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33402137
doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-03025-w
pii: 10.1186/s12888-020-03025-w
pmc: PMC7786938
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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