Illness Perception in Turkish Schizophrenia Patients: A Qualitative Explorative Study.

Background: Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that is highly complex and not fully understood. Individuals with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia experience difficulty trying to access mental health services. Few have the opportunity to receive the most optimal evidence-based treat...

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Publicado en:Archives of Psychiatric Nursing Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 405 - 413
Autor principal: Güner, Perihan
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Dec2014
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          Perception
          Attitude to Illness
          Schizophrenia Psychosocial Factors
          Human
          Qualitative Studies
          Exploratory Research
          Health Services Accessibility
          Patient Compliance
          Turkiye
          Life Experiences
          Recovery
          Reflection
          Leventhal and Johnson's Theory of Self-Regulation
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Purposive Sample
          Descriptive Research
          Content Analysis
          Female
          Male
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Coping
          Stigma
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Background: Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that is highly complex and not fully understood. Individuals with serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia experience difficulty trying to access mental health services. Few have the opportunity to receive the most optimal evidence-based treatment and only half of those who do actually adhere to the recommended treatment. Understanding what it is like to have this illness would help in our approaches to treatment. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted on nine Turkish patients with schizophrenia in order to explore the illness from the perspective of patients in remission. Results: Five themes emerged from the patients' descriptions of schizophrenia: schizophrenia is a complicated illness, a mystery, a lost life, a dynamic journey towards recovery, and a developmental process of recovery. Conclusion: This study has identified areas of concern about reflecting the patients' perspectives on their experiences thoroughly, which should help improve healthcare provision and guide future research.
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