The burden, support and needs of primary family caregivers of people experiencing schizophrenia in Beijing communities: a qualitative study

• Published in: BMC psychiatry Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 75 - 10
• Main Authors: Chen, Lifen, Zhao, Yali, Tang, Juan, Jin, Guanghui, Liu, Yanli, Zhao, Xuexue, Chen, Chao, Lu, Xiaoqin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20.02.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aged; Beijing; Care and treatment; Caregivers; Caregivers - psychology; Community; Community health care; Consortia; Cost of Illness; Data processing; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Family caregiver; Family planning; Female; Health care industry; Health services; Housekeeping; Humans; Information management; Male; Medical personnel; Medical research; Mental disorders; Mental health care; Middle Aged; Needs Assessment; Personal Satisfaction; Perspective; Psychiatry; Public health; Qualitative Research; Rehabilitation; Risk factors; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenia - nursing; Services; Social interactions; Social research; Social Support; Social workers; Stress, Psychological - psychology; Systematic review; Therapeutic applications; Beijing; Hong Kong China; Beijing China; China; Schizophrenia; Perspective; Family caregiver; Community

Family caregivers play crucial roles in taking care of people experiencing schizophrenia in the community. The burdens on and needs of caregivers of these patients should be emphasized. This study aimed to explore the perspective of family caregivers of people experiencing schizophrenia in the commu...