Dalarna University, School of Health and Social Studies, Falun, Sweden.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2012 Mar;33(3):157-64. doi: 10.3109/01612840.2011.633735.
Research suggests that siblings of individuals with severe mental illness are affected by the situation and that health care services seem to be inadequate in meeting their needs for support. The aim of this study is to explore how siblings of individuals with a psychotic illness, and who have participated in a support group, experience their situation. Thirteen individuals participated in focus group interviews, which were analyzed by inductive content analysis. The findings were interpreted into an overall single theme: A lonely life journey bordered with struggle. This theme consists of three categories: facing existential thoughts, facing ambiguity in approach and engagement, and facing disparate attitudes and expectations.
研究表明，严重精神疾病患者的兄弟姐妹会受到影响，而医疗保健服务似乎无法满足他们获得支持的需求。本研究旨在探讨参加支持小组的精神病患者的兄弟姐妹如何体验他们的处境。十三名参与者参加了焦点小组访谈，采用归纳内容分析法进行分析。研究结果被解释为一个总体的主题：孤独的人生旅程伴随着挣扎。这个主题包含三个类别：面对存在性思考、面对方法和参与的模糊性、面对不同的态度和期望。
