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Feelings, thoughts and experiences of caregivers of patients with schizophrenia
Kerime Bademli1, Neslihan Lök2
1Psychiatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
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.
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