Treatment outcomes in schizophrenia: qualitative study of the views of family carers

BMC Psychiatry

Research Article

Michele Peters¹  Ray Fitzpatrick¹  Helen Lloyd²  Joanne Lloyd³ 

[1] Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, OX3 7LF, Oxford, UK;Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth University, Plymouth, Devon, UK;School of Psychology, Sport and Exercise, Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent, UK;

关键词: Schizophrenia;    Treatment;    Patient;    Carer;    Outcome;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12888-017-1418-8

 received in 2016-12-16, accepted in 2017-07-04,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSchizophrenia is a complex, heterogeneous disorder, with highly variable treatment outcomes, and relatively little is known about what is important to patients. The aim of the study was to understand treatment outcomes informal carers perceive to be important to people with schizophrenia.MethodQualitative interview study with 34 individuals and 8 couples who care for a person with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed by a thematic framework based approach.ResultsCarers described well-recognised outcomes of importance, alongside more novel outcomes relating to: Safety (of the patient/others); insight (e.g. into non-reality of psychotic phenomena); respite from fear, distress or pain; socially acceptable behaviour; getting out of the house; attainment of life milestones; changes in personality and/or temperament; reduction of vulnerability to stress; and several aspects of physical health.ConclusionsThese findings have the potential to inform the development of patient- or carer- focused outcome measures that take into account the full range of domains that carers feel are important for patients.

【 授权许可】

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