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Perception, Process, and Perspectives of Caring for Family Members with Mental Illness: A Meta-Synthesis

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Background: The care for people with mental illness falls on the family and community. The support system is a quintessential aspect of patient’s recuperation. However, some families experience the feeling of burden, loss, and stigma having a significant impact on the family’s quality of life.Purpose: This meta-synthesis explored the available literature on the experiences of the family about mental illness.Methods: A web-based literature search was conducted. An initial 1,952 studies were retrieved from Web of Science, Scopus, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Ovid-based MEDLINE. Six qualitative studies were included in the review.Results: Findings revealed that family empowerment as the grand theme emerged from the perceived effects of mental illness on the family, the process of coping and their perspectives on family empowerment.Conclusion: Family empowerment offers an openness, readiness, and acceptance towards a holistic care for a family member with a mental illness.

Source: Nurse Media Journal of Nursing

DOI: 10.14710/nmjn.v8i2.18989

Authors: Iril I Panes, Cyruz P. Tuppal, Mark Donald C. Reñosa, Ma. Elizabeth P. Baua

Institutions: Sultan Kudarat State University, St. Paul University Philippines, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Family Caregiving in Mental Illness

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2920359665

FWCI: 1.068

Cites: 24

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10