Filling the Void

The Role of Adult Siblings Caring for a Brother or Sister With Severe Mental Illness

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15736701
AutoresGabriele Kitzmüller (0000-0002-8528-6137, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, autor correspondente), Lena Wiklund Gustin (0000-0002-9714-577X, UiT The Arctic University of Norway), Anne Martha Kalhovde (0000-0001-6474-7451, Jæren District Psychiatric Centre)
Ano2023
Volume10
Páginas23333936231162230-23333936231162230
Data de publicação2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoGlobal Qualitative Nursing Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2333-3936 • E-ISSN: 2333-3936
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/23333936231162230
PMID37020709
OpenAlexW4361854405
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas80

Little is known about the role of adult siblings' caregiver role within the context of mental illness. Therefore, our purpose was to explore how siblings narrate their experiences of being the main caregivers of a brother or sister with severe mental illness and how they cooperate with their ill sibling and their family of origin. We used a narrative hermeneutic approach and performed a secondary analysis of two interviews of siblings derived from a study of peoples' experiences of hearing voices. The findings illuminate the participants' multifaceted roles and how differently siblings might deal with the multiple challenges of caring for an ill sibling. The mediating role between their ill sibling and their family of origin to reestablish the broken family bonds was a significant aspect. Nurses' awareness of the important and multidimensional role of caregiving siblings can improve the provision of family support and promote involvement of siblings in the treatment of an ill family member

Brother · Mental health · Mental illness · Psychiatry · Sister · Sociology · The Void · Family and Disability Support Research · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Family Support in Illness · Philosophy · Psychology