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Parents’ Experiences of Caring Responsibility for Their Adult Child with Schizophrenia
Joint Authors
Blomgren Mannerheim, Ann
Hellström Muhli, Ulla
Siouta, Eleni
Source
Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-02-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
As a consequence of the latest psychiatry-related reform in Sweden and its implementation, relatives and family members have taken over from the formal healthcare system significant responsibility for the care of persons with a mental disability and illness.
The aim of this study was to systematically describe and analyze the experiences of parents’ informal care responsibility.
The questions were, what are the experiences around parents’ informal care activities and responsibilities and how do parents construct and manage their caring responsibility and with what consequences? Semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted (16 hours of recorded material) with eight parents who were all members of the Interest Association for Schizophrenia (Intresseföreningen för Schizofreni (IFS)) in Sweden.
A mixed hermeneutic deductive and inductive method was used for the interpretation of the material.
The parents endow their informal caring responsibility with meaning of being a good, responsible, and accountable parent with respect to their social context and social relationships as well as with respect to the psychiatric care representatives.
In this tense situation, parents compromise between elements of struggle, cooperation, avoidance, and adaption in their interaction with the world outside, meaning the world beyond the care provision for their child, as well as with the world inside themselves.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Blomgren Mannerheim, Ann& Hellström Muhli, Ulla& Siouta, Eleni. 2016. Parents’ Experiences of Caring Responsibility for Their Adult Child with Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115811
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Blomgren Mannerheim, Ann…[et al.]. Parents’ Experiences of Caring Responsibility for Their Adult Child with Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115811
American Medical Association (AMA)
Blomgren Mannerheim, Ann& Hellström Muhli, Ulla& Siouta, Eleni. Parents’ Experiences of Caring Responsibility for Their Adult Child with Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research and Treatment. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115811
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1115811