Feelings, thoughts and experiences of caregivers of patients with schizophrenia

Kerime Bademli and Neslihan Lök

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2020, vol. 66, issue 5, 452-459

Abstract: Background: Caregivers have different experiences in the patient care process during which the role of providing care is fulfilled. Aim: The aim of this study was to provide data on the feelings, thoughts and experiences of the caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Method: In this study, the phenomenological method was used. Results: The results of this study revealed the following themes: meaning of schizophrenia, the meaning of being caregiver, life before being caregiver, feeling of patients’ relatives, difficult areas while providing care, coping situations and metaphors produced by the caregivers. Conclusion: The results obtained from the study revealed that the caregivers of patients with schizophrenia need information about the mental illness and have a higher emotional burden. Practice Implications: Nurses should listen to caregivers’ experiences, inquire about the experience of caregivers regarding patient care and advise caregivers on how to take care of their patients.

Keywords: Experiences; caregiver; schizophrenia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764020916211

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