Social worker involvement in identifying problems and needs of families with mentally ill members
The aim of the current study was to explore the impact of schizophrenia on the life of the patient and his family, in particular, which problems people with schizophrenia and their families face. We applied a qualitative research strategy and method of semi-structured interview. Qualitative analysis...
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| author | Kovalčíková N. Letovancová K. |
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| description | The aim of the current study was to explore the impact of schizophrenia on the life of the patient and his family, in particular, which problems people with schizophrenia and their families face. We applied a qualitative research strategy and method of semi-structured interview. Qualitative analysis of the data demonstrated barriers in the working and financial areas of life of people with schizophrenia. In addition, schizophrenia negatively affects social interactions of patients which lead to their social isolation which is also derived from barriers at work. Families with this kind of patient suffer mainly in the economic sphere of life with the necessity to leave the job and take care of an ill member. These families also suffer from isolation, restriction of social contacts, reduction of free-time activities, and many other problems included within the barriers in social interactions. Family members suffer psychological stress and they badly cope with the situation if the ill member is hospitalized. In addition, the family meets with the structural discrimination in the form of lack of information about the disease, lack of day care centres network and similar barriers in communication with physicians and the other professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-290d9c4963be4a94b5c519bc753be3a62022-12-21T22:22:31ZengEDP SciencesSHS Web of Conferences2261-24242016-01-01300002110.1051/shsconf/20163000021shsconf_shw2016_00021Social worker involvement in identifying problems and needs of families with mentally ill membersKovalčíková N.Letovancová K.The aim of the current study was to explore the impact of schizophrenia on the life of the patient and his family, in particular, which problems people with schizophrenia and their families face. We applied a qualitative research strategy and method of semi-structured interview. Qualitative analysis of the data demonstrated barriers in the working and financial areas of life of people with schizophrenia. In addition, schizophrenia negatively affects social interactions of patients which lead to their social isolation which is also derived from barriers at work. Families with this kind of patient suffer mainly in the economic sphere of life with the necessity to leave the job and take care of an ill member. These families also suffer from isolation, restriction of social contacts, reduction of free-time activities, and many other problems included within the barriers in social interactions. Family members suffer psychological stress and they badly cope with the situation if the ill member is hospitalized. In addition, the family meets with the structural discrimination in the form of lack of information about the disease, lack of day care centres network and similar barriers in communication with physicians and the other professionals.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20163000021 |
| spellingShingle | Kovalčíková N. Letovancová K. Social worker involvement in identifying problems and needs of families with mentally ill members SHS Web of Conferences |
| title | Social worker involvement in identifying problems and needs of families with mentally ill members |
| title_full | Social worker involvement in identifying problems and needs of families with mentally ill members |
| title_fullStr | Social worker involvement in identifying problems and needs of families with mentally ill members |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social worker involvement in identifying problems and needs of families with mentally ill members |
| title_short | Social worker involvement in identifying problems and needs of families with mentally ill members |
| title_sort | social worker involvement in identifying problems and needs of families with mentally ill members |
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