Sabanciogullari Selma, Tel Havva
Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Susehri Health High, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas 58140, Turkey. E-mail:
Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2015 Apr;20(2):145-52. doi: 10.17712/nsj.2015.2.20140713.
To determine information needs, care difficulties, and coping mechanisms of family members of people with mental illness.
In this descriptive cross-sectional study, the study sample consisted of the families of 134 patients who were treated in the Psychiatric Unit of Cumhuriyet University Training and Research Hospital in Sivas, Turkey between January and May 2011. Data was collected by a questionnaire and analysed descriptively, and by chi-square testing.
It was determined that 79.1% of family members were knowledgeable of the patients` illness. It was found that they experienced difficulties in communicating with the patient, and in ensuring drug compliance and anger management and that they used psychological and social coping strategies.
Our results indicate that access to medical information on its own is not sufficient for carers of people with mental illness, and the necessity of developing positive attitudes when dealing with the illness and its symptoms. We recommend that nurses and other health professionals offer long term support and consultation programs to family members.
确定精神疾病患者家庭成员的信息需求、护理困难及应对机制。
在这项描述性横断面研究中，研究样本包括2011年1月至5月期间在土耳其锡瓦斯的居米什利耶特大学培训与研究医院精神科接受治疗的134名患者的家属。通过问卷调查收集数据，并进行描述性分析和卡方检验。
确定79.1%的家庭成员了解患者的病情。发现他们在与患者沟通、确保药物依从性和情绪管理方面存在困难，并且他们采用了心理和社会应对策略。
我们的结果表明，仅获取医疗信息对精神疾病患者的护理人员来说是不够的，在应对疾病及其症状时培养积极态度很有必要。我们建议护士和其他卫生专业人员为家庭成员提供长期支持和咨询项目。
