The Challenges of Caring for an Adult Child with Schizophrenia in the Family
An Analysis of the Lived Experiences of Older Parents
Bibliographic Data
The present study aimed to investigate the lived experiences of older parents regarding the challenges in caring for adult children with schizophrenia. The current study was conducted on 16 parental (mother or father) caregivers of adult children with schizophrenia using a descriptive phenomenological qualitative approach and Colaizzi's seven-step method. This study follows the Qualitative Research Checklist (COREQ). The findings showed that the parent caregivers' experiences could be classified into two main themes: "burden of care" and "Negative attitude and inefficient performance." The former consisted of three sub-themes including "disrupted social and family interactions," "helplessness and inefficient support," and "challenges of the healthcare system," while the latter had two sub-themes including "Negative attitude and inefficient performance of the caregivers" and "Negative attitude and inefficient performance of families and society." Older parents have to tolerate a significant burden of care due to their age and physical conditions. Improving the knowledge of specialists, the government's redoubled efforts in multifaceted support for patients and caregivers, creating an integrated team of specialists, and accepting and improving public attitudes against stigma and obvious discrimination in society as important priorities in improving the condition of caregivers and patients with schizophrenia were considered
Checklist · Developmental psychology · Family caregivers · Government (linguistics · Learned helplessness · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming · Stigma (botany · Clinical Psychology · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology · Schizophrenia research and treatment
Differentiating between descriptive and interpretive phenomenological research approaches
Distinguishing Features and Similarities Between Descriptive Phenomenological and Qualitative Description Research
Sensitive Interviewing in Qualitative Research
The Stigma of Families with Mental Illness
Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (Coreq)
Relationship of quality of life with coping and burden in primary caregivers of patients with schizophrenia
Descriptive Versus Interpretive Phenomenology
Medical Student Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness in China
Family caregiving and chronic illness management in schizophrenia
Quality of Life and Social Isolation Among Caregivers of Adults with Schizophrenia
Naturalistic inquiry
Experiences of stigma and discrimination faced by family caregivers of people with schizophrenia in India
The Unstructured Interactive Interview
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
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