SynthesisCurationis2019
Experiences of family caregivers of persons living with mental illness: A meta-synthesis.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Perceptions of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses Regarding the Needs of Family Members Caring for People Living With Mental Illness: A Qualitative Study in Lobatse, Botswana.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · 2026Article
- Experiences of home-based caregivers of patients with chronic mental illness in Ga-Dikgale Limpopo Province.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Experiences, needs and priorities of family caregivers of people with severe mental health conditions in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review of qualitative studies.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- "I think there is a certain worm that disturbs the head": Community perspectives and care pathways for psychosis in Malawi.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Informal carers' experiences of mental health services regarding supporting those they care for and getting support for their own wellbeing: A systematic umbrella review of qualitative evidence.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Psychometric evaluation of a multidimensional family resource assessment tool for schizophrenia (M-FRAT) from caregivers' perspectives in communities of Beijing, China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Psychosocial Interventions for Families Caring for Mental Health Care Users: A Nominal Group Technique.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · 2025Article
- An Explorative Study on the Role of Family Members in Caring for Mental Health Care Users in South Africa.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · 2025Article
- Lived experiences of caregivers with a family member living with a severe mental health condition in South Africa.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Affiliate stigma among primary caregivers of adult patients with severe mental illness: a facility-based cross-sectional study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- The Realities of Caring for a Person with a Mental Disorder in Rural and Remote Capricorn District of South Africa: A Qualitative Study.Community mental health journal · 2025Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the Family Caregiver-Specific Quality of Life Scale (FAMQOL) among family caregivers of patients with chronic psychiatric disorders.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Exploring the needs of family caregivers of people living with mental illness: a qualitative study in Lobatse, Botswana.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Benefit Finding and Growth Among Family Caregivers of Individuals With Mental Illness: A Scoping Review.Journal of family nursing · 2025Article
- Life dispositions of caregivers of a family member with mental disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- "Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- The needs of family members caring for people living with mental illness: An integrated review.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2025Review
- Prevalence and related factors of caregiving burden among family caregivers of patients with mental illness in China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Healthcare needs and expectations of family members caring for mental healthcare users in South Africa.Curationis · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMeta-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.
objectivesThe 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.
methodGoogle 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.
resultsA 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.
conclusionThe 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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