TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-Management Among Chinese People With Schizophrenia and Their Caregivers
T2 - A Qualitative Study
AU - Zou, Haiou
AU - Li, Zheng
AU - Nolan, Marie
AU - Wang, Hongxing
AU - Hu, Lili
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by China Medical Board (grant number 04-797).
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - This study explores the practice of self-management in Chinese people with schizophrenia and their caregivers. Twenty-one patients and 14 caregivers were interviewed. Four themes were identified, reflecting the practice of self-management from both the patients' and caregivers' perspective: managing medication, monitoring and dealing with symptoms, maintaining social relations, and seeking health information and maintaining medical appointments. In general, self-management practices among Chinese people with schizophrenia were not optimal. This study highlights the importance of developing and implementing family-based self-management programs for Chinese people with schizophrenia and their family in order to enhance their self-management abilities and improve care outcomes.
AB - This study explores the practice of self-management in Chinese people with schizophrenia and their caregivers. Twenty-one patients and 14 caregivers were interviewed. Four themes were identified, reflecting the practice of self-management from both the patients' and caregivers' perspective: managing medication, monitoring and dealing with symptoms, maintaining social relations, and seeking health information and maintaining medical appointments. In general, self-management practices among Chinese people with schizophrenia were not optimal. This study highlights the importance of developing and implementing family-based self-management programs for Chinese people with schizophrenia and their family in order to enhance their self-management abilities and improve care outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apnu.2012.10.002
DO - 10.1016/j.apnu.2012.10.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 23352024
AN - SCOPUS:84872819886
SN - 0883-9417
VL - 27
SP - 42
EP - 53
JO - Archives of psychiatric nursing
JF - Archives of psychiatric nursing
IS - 1
ER -