title: Foreign-born and Swedish-born families' perceptions of psychosis care.
abstract: The aim of the study was to describe how foreign-born and Swedish born families living in Sweden perceive psychosis care. Eleven foreign-born and 15 Swedish-born family members were interviewed and the data were analyzed using a phenomenographic approach. The findings showed three main descriptive categories: taking responsibility, access to care, and attitudes to psychosis. The degree of responsibility in the family decreased if there was easy access to care and support from health-care staff. Knowledge of psychosis was considered to be important in order to counteract prejudiced attitudes in the family and the community. Foreign-born families did not want to be treated differently from Swedes and stressed the importance of finding ways to communicate despite communication barriers. Foreign-born families also were affected by their experiences of psychiatric care and different beliefs about psychosis in their home country. The results indicate how important it is that health-care staff members treat families on equal terms. It is necessary to take the time to identify how to communicate in a good manner and to identify families' previous experiences of and beliefs about psychosis care in order to help families face prejudice in society and to see beyond the psychosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden. sallyhultsjo@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hultsjö
authors.forename: Carina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berterö
authors.forename: Katarina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hjelm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D054521:Cultural Competency; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005060:Europe / Q000208:ethnology; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008877:Middle East / Q000208:ethnology; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011287:Prejudice; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology