The Relationships Among Perceived Criticism, Family Contact, and Consumer Clinical and Psychosocial Functioning for African-American Consumers with Schizophrenia

Guada, Joseph; Brekke, John S.; Floyd, R. Louise; Barbour, Jack

doi:10.1007/s10597-008-9165-4

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“…Of those who lived apart from family, two-thirds (62.9%) had face-to-face contact with a family member during the past month. These findings are consistent with other studies showing that most older adults with serious mental illnesses have regular contact with family members (Guada, Brekke, Floyd, & Barbour, 2009; Meeks & Hammond, 2001), a prerequisite for using family interventions to target physical and mental illness management.…”

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Family contact and health status among older adults with serious mental illnesses.

Aschbrenner¹,

Mueser²,

Bartels³

et al. 2011

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

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Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore the amount of family contact among older persons with serious mental illnesses (SMI), and to examine its relationship to health and mental health. Methods An analysis of baseline data was conducted from a treatment study including 180 adults age 50 and older. The amount of family contact was examined with descriptive statistics. Differences in health and mental health were examined between participants with low, moderate, or high levels of family contact. Analyses also compared these groups on health and mental health functioning, controlling for psychiatric symptoms and the number and severity of medical diseases, respectively. Results Over three-quarters of respondents (77.8%) reported speaking on the phone with a relative and two-thirds (67.2%) reported seeing a relative at least once during the past month. Older adults who lived with a family member had more severe mood symptoms and poorer mental health functioning. Those who lived with family or had moderate levels of family contact had more comorbid diseases and more disease severity than those with less family contact. These relationships remained significant after controlling for medical conditions or psychiatric symptoms. Conclusions and Implications for Practice The majority of older persons have regular family contact and those with the highest levels of family contact appear to have more compromised physical and mental health. Study findings provide new knowledge for practitioners regarding the importance of using family interventions to target physical health and mental illness management for older consumers who may need assistance to access medical care and treatment. Further research on the role of families in psychiatric and physical health management will provide a foundation for family interventions aimed at supporting community living among older adults.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Family contact and health status among older adults with serious mental illnesses.

Aschbrenner¹,

Mueser²,

Bartels³

et al. 2011

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

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“…Research suggests that African American families on average perceive less caregiving burden than some other groups (Guada et al 2011;Horwitz and Reinhard 1995;Stueve et al 1997). Sociocultural differences in the use and composition of support networks tend to contribute to this overall finding of less perceived burden among African American families (Connery and Brekke 1999;Guada et al 2009;Guarnaccia and Parra 1996;Horwitz and Reinhard 1995). The importance of wide-kin networks such as family, extended family, and the church as sources of support has been especially salient for African American families (Mattis 2004;Young et al 2003;Taylor et al 2001;Hatchett et al 1991).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In general, reliance on extended family, fictive kin, friends, community, and religious supports has been especially important in creating the potential for larger social networks and sources of support for African Americans (Taylor and Chatters 1988;Taylor et al 2001Taylor et al , 2003 and more specifically for African American families coping with severe mental illness (Guada et al 2009;Guarnaccia and Parra 1996;Horwitz and Reinhard 1995). In general, reliance on extended family, fictive kin, friends, community, and religious supports has been especially important in creating the potential for larger social networks and sources of support for African Americans (Taylor and Chatters 1988;Taylor et al 2001Taylor et al , 2003 and more specifically for African American families coping with severe mental illness (Guada et al 2009;Guarnaccia and Parra 1996;Horwitz and Reinhard 1995).…”

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Race‐Related Differences in the Experiences of Family Members of Persons with Mental Illness Participating in the NAMI Family to Family Education Program

Smith

Lindsey

Williams

et al. 2014

American J of Comm Psychol

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Families play an important role in the lives of individuals with mental illness. Coping with the strain of shifting roles and multiple challenges of caregiving can have a huge impact. Limited information exists regarding race-related differences in families' caregiving experiences, their abilities to cope with the mental illness of a loved one, or their interactions with mental health service systems. This study examined race-related differences in the experiences of adults seeking to participate in the National Alliance on Mental Illness Family-to-Family Education Program due to mental illness of a loved one. Participants were 293 White and 107 African American family members who completed measures of problem- and emotion-focused coping, knowledge about mental illness, subjective illness burden, psychological distress, and family functioning. Multiple regression analyses were used to determine race-related differences. African American caregivers reported higher levels of negative caregiving experiences, less knowledge of mental illness, and higher levels of both problem-solving coping and emotion-focused coping, than White caregivers. Mental health programs serving African American families should consider targeting specific strategies to address caregiving challenges, support their use of existing coping mechanisms and support networks, and increase their knowledge of mental illness.

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“…Because providing support to family members is highly valued in Latino culture, family contact can be seen to function as a protective factor for patients. Increased family contact has been associated with better psychosocial functioning (Guada, Brekke, Floyd, & Barbour, ). Increased weekly family contact was associated with lower rates of relapse for Mexican American outpatients compared to their European American counterparts (López et al., ).…”

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Hope and Burden among Latino Families of Adults with Schizophrenia

2013

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This study examined hope and family burden among Latino families of individuals with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 54 family members, one family member per outpatient adult recruited from public mental health programs in a diverse urban community. Hierarchical linear regression analyses were used to test the hypothesis that the family member’s increased hope for the patient’s future would be associated with decreased family burden beyond effects explained by the patient’s length of illness and severity of symptoms. Results supported the study hypothesis. Family hope for the patient’s future was associated with four of five types of family burden. Findings point to the prominent role of hope as a source of resilience for Latino families dealing with severe mental illness of a loved one.

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The Relationships Among Perceived Criticism, Family Contact, and Consumer Clinical and Psychosocial Functioning for African-American Consumers with Schizophrenia

Cited by 29 publications

References 68 publications

Family contact and health status among older adults with serious mental illnesses.

Family contact and health status among older adults with serious mental illnesses.

Race‐Related Differences in the Experiences of Family Members of Persons with Mental Illness Participating in the NAMI Family to Family Education Program

Hope and Burden among Latino Families of Adults with Schizophrenia

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