Putting the broken pieces of life together, Baloch family caregivers' confrontation with schizophrenia: a phenomenological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term care of patients with schizophrenia, which creates a burden of care, leads to disruption in interactions, social and personal relationships, changes in lifestyle, and shifts in the roles of family members. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of family caregivers who are caring for a family member with schizophrenia within the Baloch ethnicity.

Methods

This is a qualitative study, using a descriptive phenomenological approach. A total of fifteen family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia participated in the study. Data were collected by a semi-structured interview.

Results

Twenty-one categories, seven sub-themes and one theme were extracted. "Putting the broken pieces of life together" was the main theme with sub-themes of "Igno

SUBMITTER: Heydarikhayat N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11783899 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature