Lived Experiences of Primary Caregivers in Violent Schizophrenic Persons.
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Objective: This research aims to study the lived experiences of primary caregivers in schizophrenic persons having violent behaviors.
Designs: The qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological method (Heidegger, 1962) was used in this study.
Methods: The Participants were selected according to purposive sampling. The data were collected through observation, field notes, tape recording, and in-depth interview until data saturation in 16 primary caregivers of schizophrenic persons who had been violently recorded at least three times/year. Then, the data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed by a Hermeneutic circle (Van Manen, 1990).
Results: The results of this study could lead understanding of this objective study through 4 main themes: 1) Lived with endurance. 2) The impacts of schizophrenic persons’ violent behaviors on primary care givers’ lives. 3) Adjusting for living together. 4) Schizophrenic persons’ violent behaviors managements.
Conclusion: The results guide nurses and multidisciplinary teams understanding by care givers’ experiences deeply and providing care to primary caregivers of violent schizophrenic persons to raise from their abilities of care in Thai community efficiently.
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