Experience and attitude of discrimination among family members of hospitalized patients with schizophrenia
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2017.16.020
- VernacularTitle:住院精神分裂症患者家属受歧视经历及对歧视问题的态度研究
- Author:
Xiuxia YUAN
1
;
Cuiling WANG
;
Dongmei XU
;
Feifei LI
;
Minghai NIE
Author Information
1. 100096,北京回龙观医院临床四科
- Keywords:
Schizophrenia;
Family members;
Discrimination;
Experience;
Attitude
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2017;23(16):2160-2163
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate the experience and attitude of discrimination among family members of hospitalized patients with schizophrenia.Methods A total of 83 family members of hospitalized patients with schizophrenia were investigated using questionnaires of families experienced by discrimination and families' view on social discrimination of patients with mental illness.Results In the study,the three most common experiences included:68.7% of family members kept patients' schizophrenia as a secret in fear of discrimination;48.2% of family members failed in love or divorced because of discrimination;40.7% of family members were despised by neighbors. For the attitude of family members to discrimination,84.3% of family members thought that discrimination put too much stress on family members;79.5% of family members thought that social discrimination to patients with schizophrenia were more severe than to other disabled patients;71.0% of family members thought that social discrimination reduced their social activities;43.3% of family members thought that people discriminated patients with schizophrenia;and 77.1% of family members thought that in the past 20 years there was no reduction in the discrimination of patients with mental illness.Conclusions Discrimination commonly exists in schizophrenia patients' families and seriously affects family members both on psychological and social life. Doctors and nurses should assess the discrimination as part of the standard work not only for patients with mental illness but also for the family members,identify the high risk individual and help family members reduce the effects of discrimination on their lives.
