Putting the broken pieces of life together, Baloch family caregivers’ confrontation with schizophrenia: a phenomenological study
Abstract Background Long-term care of patients with schizophrenia, which creates a burden of care, leads to disruption in interactions, social and personal relationships, changes in lifestyle, and shifts in the roles of family members. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of family care...
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| description | Abstract Background Long-term care of patients with schizophrenia, which creates a burden of care, leads to disruption in interactions, social and personal relationships, changes in lifestyle, and shifts in the roles of family members. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of family caregivers who are caring for a family member with schizophrenia within the Baloch ethnicity. Methods This is a qualitative study, using a descriptive phenomenological approach. A total of fifteen family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia participated in the study. Data were collected by a semi-structured interview. Results Twenty-one categories, seven sub-themes and one theme were extracted. “Putting the broken pieces of life together” was the main theme with sub-themes of “Ignorance confrontation”, “Schizophrenia acceptance process”, “Restoring a chaotic context with human and non-human approaches”, “Support seeking”, “Escaping from stigma”, “Roles restoring”, and “Lifelong caring”. Conclusions For a family with a member with schizophrenia, restoring family life is a top priority. However, schizophrenia is so debilitating and destructive that it threatens not only the peace of the family but also the survival of the family, and it requires constant effort and complete support to restore and maintain life. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-556f9d8c3e254115b6eb56561f8121e92025-02-02T12:48:09ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832025-01-0113111510.1186/s40359-025-02358-zPutting the broken pieces of life together, Baloch family caregivers’ confrontation with schizophrenia: a phenomenological studyNastaran Heydarikhayat0Fatemeh Darban1Jamileh Farokhzadian2Nursing Department, School of Medicine, Iranshahr University of Medical SciencesNursing Department, School of Medicine, Iranshahr University of Medical SciencesNursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Long-term care of patients with schizophrenia, which creates a burden of care, leads to disruption in interactions, social and personal relationships, changes in lifestyle, and shifts in the roles of family members. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of family caregivers who are caring for a family member with schizophrenia within the Baloch ethnicity. Methods This is a qualitative study, using a descriptive phenomenological approach. A total of fifteen family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia participated in the study. Data were collected by a semi-structured interview. Results Twenty-one categories, seven sub-themes and one theme were extracted. “Putting the broken pieces of life together” was the main theme with sub-themes of “Ignorance confrontation”, “Schizophrenia acceptance process”, “Restoring a chaotic context with human and non-human approaches”, “Support seeking”, “Escaping from stigma”, “Roles restoring”, and “Lifelong caring”. Conclusions For a family with a member with schizophrenia, restoring family life is a top priority. However, schizophrenia is so debilitating and destructive that it threatens not only the peace of the family but also the survival of the family, and it requires constant effort and complete support to restore and maintain life.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02358-zFamily caregiverSchizophreniaQualitative studyCoping strategies |
| spellingShingle | Nastaran Heydarikhayat Fatemeh Darban Jamileh Farokhzadian Putting the broken pieces of life together, Baloch family caregivers’ confrontation with schizophrenia: a phenomenological study BMC Psychology Family caregiver Schizophrenia Qualitative study Coping strategies |
| title | Putting the broken pieces of life together, Baloch family caregivers’ confrontation with schizophrenia: a phenomenological study |
| title_full | Putting the broken pieces of life together, Baloch family caregivers’ confrontation with schizophrenia: a phenomenological study |
| title_fullStr | Putting the broken pieces of life together, Baloch family caregivers’ confrontation with schizophrenia: a phenomenological study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Putting the broken pieces of life together, Baloch family caregivers’ confrontation with schizophrenia: a phenomenological study |
| title_short | Putting the broken pieces of life together, Baloch family caregivers’ confrontation with schizophrenia: a phenomenological study |
| title_sort | putting the broken pieces of life together baloch family caregivers confrontation with schizophrenia a phenomenological study |
| topic | Family caregiver Schizophrenia Qualitative study Coping strategies |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02358-z |
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