Hope and belonging in patients with schizophrenia: A phenomenological study

Işık, Işıl; Ergün, Gül

doi:10.1111/ppc.12418

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“…Moreover, they also indicated that community psychiatric rehabilitation centers have given them a sense of belonging. Previous studies have shown that having hope and feeling a sense of belonging are important aspects for improving quality of life [ 34 , 35 ]. The factors that are mainly considered include improvement of cognition [ 36 ], mood [ 22 ], skills [ 23 ], while friendship and hope are rarely mentioned.…”

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"Why I stay in community psychiatric rehabilitation": a semi-structured survey in persons with schizophrenia

Zheng

Zhang

et al. 2022

BMC Psychol

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Aims Although community psychiatric rehabilitation plays an important role in returning persons with schizophrenia to the society, many patients in China stay in rehabilitation centers for longer periods of time and subsequently fail to integrate. This study is aimed to explore the underlying causes of this trend and identify possible solutions. Methods This study used a qualitative descriptive design to examine the persons with schizophrenia who stay in rehabilitation centers for longer periods of time. The researchers conducted semi-structured telephone interviews with the patients recruited through purposeful sampling. The audio-recorded interviews were transcribed in transcripts in Chinese. Thematic analysis was performed using Colaizzi's 7-step method. Results Most patients believe that they have gained knowledge, improved skills, friendship and social circles through community mental rehabilitation, with the sense of belonging and enriched life strongly attracting them to the rehabilitation centers. They felt that the difficulty of further integration into society is mainly because of social prejudice and rejection. In addition, the activities of community mental rehabilitation meet the needs of social communication, which also hinder patients from further entering the society. Conclusions Persons with schizophrenia with long-term stay in community mental rehabilitation centers meet their friendship, sense of belonging and social needs by participating in rehabilitation activities. Providing special social opportunity for these patients can get them out of the rehabilitation center. Overall, it is possible for patients to gradually return to society in a collective form.

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"Why I stay in community psychiatric rehabilitation": a semi-structured survey in persons with schizophrenia

Zheng

Zhang

et al. 2022

BMC Psychol

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“…Moreover, they also indicated that community psychiatric rehabilitation centers have given them a sense of belonging. Previous studies have shown that having hope and feeling a sense of belonging are important aspects for improving quality of life [34,35] The factors that are mainly considered include improvement of cognition[36], mood [22], skills [23], while friendship and hope are rarely mentioned. In the present study, respondents indicated that they had higher friendships than other improvements, with someone even indicating that friendship was the most important gain.…”

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"Why I Stay in Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation" -A Semi-Structured Survey in Schizophrenic Patients

Zheng

Hui

Zhang

et al. 2021

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Aims: Although community psychiatric rehabilitation plays an important role in returning schizophrenic patients to the society, Many patients in China stay in rehabilitation centers for longer periods of time and subsequently fail to integrate. This study aimed is to explore the underlying causes of this trend and identify possible solutions.Methods: A total of 28 schizophrenic patients were enrolled in this study. We used semi-structured telephone interviews to obtain patients’ perceptions on the effectiveness and attraction of community mental rehabilitation, as well as the difficulties of social inclusion, then applied the grounded theory to analyze the responses. Investigation of interviews include effect of community rehabilitation, attractiveness, and difficulties in social communication.Results: Most patients believe that they have gained knowledge, improved skills, friendship and social circles through community mental rehabilitation, with the sense of belonging and enriched life strongly attracting them to the rehabilitation centers. They felt that the difficulty of further integration into society is mainly because of social prejudice and rejection. In addition, the activities of community mental rehabilitation meet the needs of social communication, which also hinder patients from further entering the society.Conclusions: Schizophrenic patients with long-term stay in community mental rehabilitation centers meet their friendship, sense of belonging and social needs by participating in rehabilitation activities. Providing special social opportunity for these patients can get them out of the rehabilitation center. Overall, it is possible for patients to gradually return to society in a collective form.

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“…The stigma of schizophrenia is more severe in rural areas than in urban areas [ 4 ] and can affect health-seeking behaviors [ 12 , 13 ]. A subjective perception of schizophrenia patients, such as a sense of belonging and satisfaction, is important to the patients and can be obtained through community rehabilitative activities [ 8 , 13 , 14 ]. Social support might reduce stigma and create opportunities for patients to gain such subjective perception [ 4 ].…”

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Association between social support and the severity of positive symptoms in rural community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Liu,

Chen

et al. 2024

BMC Psychiatry

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Background This study examined the association between social support and the severity of positive symptoms in rural community-dwelling schizophrenia patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method The cross-sectional study included 665 rural community-dwelling schizophrenia patients investigated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social support was measured using the Social Support Rating Scale, and positive symptoms were assessed using the Positive Scale extracted from the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale. Multiple linear regression was adopted to examine the association of social support with positive symptoms. Result The scores for total social support, subjective support, objective support and the use of social support were 28.3 ± 5.9, 16.4 ± 5.2, 6.5 ± 1.4 and 5.4 ± 2.8, respectively. Total social support (β = −0.08, 95%CI: −0.13 to −0.02, P < 0.01) and subjective social support (β = −0.10, 95%CI: −0.16 to −0.04, P < 0.01) were significantly and negatively associated with the Positive Scale score after adjustment for confounders. Objective social support (β = 0.11, 95%CI: −0.10 to 0.32, P = 0.31) and the use of social support (β = −0.03, 95%CI: −0.14 to 0.07, P = 0.53) were not significantly associated with the Positive Scale score. Conclusion The study confirmed the importance of social support, especially subjective support, provided to rural community-dwelling schizophrenia patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. This support should be addressed and strengthened for such patients in emergent events.

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Hope and belonging in patients with schizophrenia: A phenomenological study

Cited by 12 publications

References 22 publications

"Why I stay in community psychiatric rehabilitation": a semi-structured survey in persons with schizophrenia

"Why I stay in community psychiatric rehabilitation": a semi-structured survey in persons with schizophrenia

"Why I Stay in Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation" -A Semi-Structured Survey in Schizophrenic Patients

Association between social support and the severity of positive symptoms in rural community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia during the COVID-19 pandemic

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