Self-Management Among Chinese People With Schizophrenia and Their Caregivers: A Qualitative Study

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• 作者：Haiou Zou ; Zheng Li ; ^{zhengli@hotmail.com} ; Marie Nolan ; Hongxing Wang ; Lili Hu
• 刊名：Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：February, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：27
• 期：1
• 页码：42-53
• 全文大小：225 K

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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.