Multicentre narrative research on major depression to integrate the experiences of patients, their caregivers and healthcare providers in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This research aimed to investigate the experience of major depression by integrating the perspectives of patients, caregivers and healthcare providers through narrative-based medicine (NBM) to provide new insights to improve care relationships.

Design and setting

The research was conducted in 2019 and involved five Italian psychiatric centres and targeted adult patients, their caregivers and healthcare providers to address data source triangulation. A sociodemographic survey and a narrative plot, based on Natural Semantic Metalanguage were collected. Narratives were analysed through NBM classifications, NVivo software and interpretative coding.

Participants

Thirty-six patients with a diagnosis of major depression, 27 caregivers and 33 healthcare providers pa

SUBMITTER: Chesi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557264 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature