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Yi, Choe, Hah, Kim, Yih, and Kim: Mothers' Experience of Caregiving for Their Children with Schizophrenia
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2006; 36(1): 45-54.

Published online: 28 February 2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2006.36.1.45

Mothers' Experience of Caregiving for Their Children with Schizophrenia

Myungsun Yi1, Myoung Ae Choe1, Yang Sook Hah1, Keum Soon Kim1, Bong Sook Yih2, Jahun Kim3

1Professor, College of Nursing, Seoul National University; The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Korea.

2Doctoral, College of Nursing, Seoul National University; researcher, The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Korea.

3School of Nursing, University of Washington, USA.

donam@snu.ac.kr

Copyright © 2006 Korean Society of Nursing Science

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to explore Korean mothers' experiences of caregiving for their adult children with schizophrenia.

Method

A iterative descriptive qualitative research design was used to understand and explain the caregiving experience from the perspective of mothers. The data were collected by individual in-depth interviews and one focus group interview from 11 mothers. The ages of the participants ranged from 50 to 60 years old and the ages of their sick children ranged from late 20s to early 40s.

Results

Three major themes were identified from qualitative thematic analysis: (a) “emotional debris from the disease,” (b) “the disease that makes mothers dumb” (c) “space of rational reason.”

Conclusions

This study would provide health care professionals insights in establishing intervention for mothers by deeply understanding the process of recognition and acceptance of their children with schizophrenia.

Keywords: Mothers, Schizophrenia, Qualitative research

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