Experiences of family caregivers of persons living with mental illness: A meta-synthesis
Curationis (Online)
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41(2): 1-9, 2019. ilus
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-1260777
ABSTRACT
Background:
Meta-synthesis is used to generate and understand new insights from a qualitative perspective. Caregiving is associated with a range of physical and psychological symptoms. Caregivers bear the brunt of caregiving and this has become worse since the inception of de-institutionalisation, as more patients are discharged into the community under the care of their families.Objectives:
The purpose of this study was to synthesise phenomenological qualitative studies and create a comprehensive chronicle of phenomena of family caregivers' experiences of caring for relatives living with mental illness.Method:
Google Scholar and different electronic databases, which included CINAHL, MEDLINE, EBSCO and PubMed, were searched using keywords for relevant studies published from 1994 to 2014. To obtain an in-depth view of caregivers' lived experiences, a qualitative meta-synthesis was employed to review the findings of 10 studies.Results:
A total of 10 studies were included in the meta-synthesis. The family caregivers described their caregiving experiences under four themes perceived responsibility of caregiving, experiences of emotional effect, experiences of support needs and experiences of changed perspective.Conclusion:
The meta-synthesis revealed a lack of emotional coping among the family caregivers. This calls for robust family caregiver interventions to facilitate their mental health
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
South Africa
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Caregivers
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Family Relations
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Qualitative research
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Systematic reviews
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Curationis (Online)
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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