Hines-Martin V P
University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Chandler Medical Center, Lexington 40536-0232, USA.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 1998 Sep-Oct;19(5):433-51. doi: 10.1080/016128498248881.
Most people with severe mental illness depend on family to provide care. Although an increasing amount of research has examined caregiving, there is much to be discovered about the caregiving experience of African American families. This ethnographic study reports findings from 16 African American caregivers, presenting a picture of how they navigate through their environment to meet the needs of caregiving. Formal resource selection and use, and perceived barriers to and facilitators of care within an urban environment, are discussed. The impact of the African American community's perception of mental illness on caregiving and involvement in policy change also is discussed.
大多数患有严重精神疾病的人依靠家人提供照料。尽管越来越多的研究关注照料问题，但关于非裔美国家庭的照料经历仍有许多有待发现。这项人种学研究报告了16位非裔美国家庭照料者的研究结果，展现了他们如何在自身环境中应对以满足照料需求。文中讨论了城市环境中正规资源的选择与使用，以及照料过程中所感知到的障碍和促进因素。还讨论了非裔美国社区对精神疾病的看法对照料及参与政策变革的影响。
