Perception of schizophrenic’s relatives about the disease - doi: 10.5020/18061230.2012.p161

• Autor(a) principal: Xavier, Janmille Morais
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Brito, Eliane Magalhães de, Dantas Cavalcante de Abreu, Rita Neuma, Moreira, Thereza Maria Magalhães, Silva, Lucilane Maria Sales da, Mendes Vasconcelos, Silvânia Maria
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/2224
• topic: Schizophrenia; Family; Qualitative Research.; Esquizofrenia; Família; Pesquisa Qualitativa

Objective: To understand the perception of schizophrenic’s relatives about the disease. Methods: This is a descriptive, qualitative study performed with ten family members of people with medical diagnosis of schizophrenia treated by the Center for Psychosocial Care (CAPS) in a municipality of Ceará. Unstructured interview was used as a strategy to collect data. Data analysis was based on the method of content analysis proposed by Bardin (1997). Results: The identified categories were: identification of disease; treatment of schizophrenia; difficulties experienced by relatives; search for quality of life by people with schizophrenia. Conclusion: In the speech of schizophrenic’s relatives, gaps are perceived in knowledge concerning the diagnosis of the disease, which point at the importance of this aspect being clarified during the meetings between professionals, users and family members. However, other aspects of the disease, such as behavioral disorders and types of treatments, were mentioned by the study participants.