2015
DOI: 10.17795/ijpbs-1898
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Abstract: Background:Family caregiving for patients with chronic mental illness is influenced by various factors such as political, socioeconomic, and cultural contexts as well as related policies and health services.Objectives:The purpose of this study was to explore the challenges with which the family caregivers of patients with chronic mental illness have to contend.Materials and Methods:The research design was qualitative with a phenomenological approach. The research population consisted of 16 long-term carers exp… Show more

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“…Of note, some participants discussed challenges they faced when a loved one experienced mental illness, such as stress on the caregiver and a negative impact on family relations. This is consistent with results in the literature that noted similar stressors and emotional concerns among individuals providing support and care to a loved one with a mental illness [28]. On the other hand, healthcare students who, in their private life, have experienced difficulties with individuals with mental illnesses may have a negative outlook toward mental health, that affects their behaviour in their healthcare practice.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Of note, some participants discussed challenges they faced when a loved one experienced mental illness, such as stress on the caregiver and a negative impact on family relations. This is consistent with results in the literature that noted similar stressors and emotional concerns among individuals providing support and care to a loved one with a mental illness [28]. On the other hand, healthcare students who, in their private life, have experienced difficulties with individuals with mental illnesses may have a negative outlook toward mental health, that affects their behaviour in their healthcare practice.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…Therefore, paying more attention to the patient's home environment, in which he will spend a major part of his life and being aware of the problems of female spousal caregivers are the main tasks of the mental healthcare system. However, there are little support interventions in the mental health system in Iran (Noohi et al., ; Shamsaei et al., ), which causes a serious gap in continuity of care.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, participants in this study have been involved in caregiving without readiness and assumed responsibility for caring without receiving any information from formal services. Other studies also emphasised the lack of training for family caregivers of chronically ill patients in some mental healthcare systems (Andershed et al., ; Noohi et al., ; Reinhard et al., ; Shamsaei et al., ). In Iran, despite the major role of caregivers in health care, little attention is given to them.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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