Caring for the Seriously Mentally Ill in Thailand: Buddhist Family Caregiving

Sethabouppha, Hunsa; Kane, Catherine

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2005.02.004

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“…38 It refers to an active process of understanding and having a sense of obligation and resignation to an unchangeable situation. 39 Christensen and Jacobson 40 defined acceptance as the ability to tolerate what might be regarded as an unpleasant behavior of a relative with mental illness, with some understanding of the deeper meaning of that behavior and an appreciation of its value and importance.…”

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“…In a qualitative study conducted in Thailand, 17 Buddhist family members of persons with mental illness shared their beliefs and perspectives on their experiences with their mentally ill family member. 39 The themes they identified included management, compassion, and acceptance. Fortune and colleagues, 24 who examined relationships among perceptions of their loved one's psychosis, coping strategies, cognitive appraisals, and distress with 42 relatives of adults with schizophrenia, found that family members who expressed greater acceptance of their relative's psychosis, its severity, and consequences, experienced less distress (r = -0.66, p<.001).…”

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Resilience in Family Members of Persons with Serious Mental Illness

Zauszniewski

Bekhet

Suresky

2010

Nursing Clinics of North America

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Section: Acceptancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Acceptancementioning

confidence: 99%

Resilience in Family Members of Persons with Serious Mental Illness

Zauszniewski

Bekhet

Suresky

2010

Nursing Clinics of North America

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“…It may offer some protective effects on the family. However, these beliefs may prevent family members from engaging in active help-seeking behavior, and act as a barrier to diagnosis and intervention [28,31]. Effective communication between healthcare professionals and families is essential for eliciting their understanding of dementia.…”

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“…Influenced by Buddhism, suffering is considered to be part of life: people do not only experience happiness, but also suffering as well. Thus, people do not need to be afraid of suffering; they must accept it [31]. A Singaporean study found religion and spirituality has a positive effect on coping for family caregivers of persons with dementia [35].…”

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confidence: 99%

Family Caregiving in Dementia: The Asian Perspective of a Global Problem

Chan

2010

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord

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Background/Aims: With an increasing life expectancy, the number of people suffering from dementia globally will rise to about 115.4 million by 2050. It is projected that in the 21st century, the majority of the world’s older people will be living in Asia. This paper examines the global issues of family caregiving for older persons with dementia from an Asian perspective. Methods: Literature review of published empirical studies from 1990 to October 2010. Results: A full understanding of the specific way that culture could influence family caregivers’ burdens may play an important part in the development of a holistic model for family-centered care. Well-designed psychoeducation interventions or multicomponent interventions could help in reducing caregivers’ burden. With socio-economical and demographical changes, families need to be supported when taking on the caregiving role and be offered alternatives of care. Conclusion: There is a need for future trials with more rigorous randomization and longitudinal follow-up to assess family caregiver burdens at different illness stages. Future studies could focus on protective factors that promote caregivers’ resilience. It is essential to develop psychometrically robust measures for family caregiver burden and gain.

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“…Some studies showed that 70% of clients with schizophrenia live with their family. They depend on the family for care provision (5) were often served as an extension of the mental system. It is now recognized that globally, caregivers will continue to play an important and r-expanding role, as health and social services as are resource challenged (6) .…”

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Psychosocial Burden Among Caregivers of Patients With Schizophrenia in Egypt

Fouad

Fawzi

2013

Zagazig University Medical Journal

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Most studies of family burden have been conducted in developed countries, thus it is important to conduct studies in developing countries, namely Egypt. Aim of the study: To evaluate the psychosocial burden among caregivers of schizophrenic patients. Subjects and Methods: A total of 120 schizophrenic patients attending the outpatient Clinic of Zagazig University Hospital with their primary caregivers, using Caregiver Strain Index (CSI), Caregiver Self Assessment Questionnaire (CSAQ), Hamilton Anxiety Scale, Hamilton Scale of Depression. Results: High level of burden was found mainly among caregivers of disorganized type followed by catatonic type, also high levels of anxiety and depression in disorganized type followed by catatonic type. Conclusion: Schizophrenia is associated with high level of burden on caregiver. So effort should be made to alleviate the burden for better outcome in both patients and caregivers.

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Caring for the Seriously Mentally Ill in Thailand: Buddhist Family Caregiving

Cited by 66 publications

References 21 publications

Resilience in Family Members of Persons with Serious Mental Illness

Resilience in Family Members of Persons with Serious Mental Illness

Family Caregiving in Dementia: The Asian Perspective of a Global Problem

Psychosocial Burden Among Caregivers of Patients With Schizophrenia in Egypt

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