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Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 3/2019

22.10.2018 | Review

Positive and negative impacts of schizophrenia on family caregivers: a systematic review and qualitative meta-summary

verfasst von: Nao Shiraishi, Jacqueline Reilly

Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Ausgabe 3/2019

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Abstract

Purpose

Schizophrenia places a heavy burden on the individual with the disorder, as well as on his or her family; this burden continues over the long course of the disease. This study aimed to provide an overview of the positive and negative impacts of schizophrenia on family caregivers.

Methods

From April to June 2017, two investigators conducted a systematic review and meta-summary of studies obtained from five electronic databases and the footnotes and citations of eligible studies. Qualitative studies that explored the experiences of family caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia were included. Study findings published between 1993 and 2017 were extracted and synthesised using narrative and summative approaches.

Results

After the removal of duplicates, independent reviewers screened 864 records. Subsequently, 46 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility and 23 papers were included in the synthesis. Negative impacts identified were traumatic experiences, loss of expectation of life and health, lack of personal and social resources, uncertainty and unpredictability, family disruption, conflict in interpersonal relationships, difficulty in understanding, and stigma and heredity. Meanwhile, the positive impacts identified were family solidarity, admiration, affirmation, affection, compassion, learning knowledge and skills, self-confidence, personal growth, and appreciation.

Conclusions

Analysis of the studies suggested that family members of individuals with schizophrenia face a series of traumatic situations during the course of the illness. Their subsequent experiences can be conceptualised as a continuous circle of caregiving, in which the positive impacts can be centrally positioned within the negative impacts.
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Metadaten
Titel
Positive and negative impacts of schizophrenia on family caregivers: a systematic review and qualitative meta-summary
verfasst von
Nao Shiraishi
Jacqueline Reilly
Publikationsdatum
22.10.2018
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Ausgabe 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-018-1617-8

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