Assessing the needs of siblings of persons with schizophrenia: A qualitative study from India.
There is a lack of studies on siblings of persons with schizophrenia (SOPS) in Asia. This study aims to explore the needs of SOPS in India. 15 SOPS participated in this qualitative explorative study. All the interviews were audio recorded and later transcribed. Data analysis was carried out using General Inductive Approach. Five themes emerged from the data: managing illness or socio-occupational functioning; follow up services; informational needs; personal needs; and miscellaneous needs. SOPS in India have some distinctive needs. Identifying these needs might help in developing and designing specific psychosocial interventions for better management.
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 560029, India. Electronic address: amarmsw@gmail.com.
Anekal C
AC
Amaresha
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 560029, India.
Boban
B
Joseph
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 560029, India.
Sri Mahavir
SM
Agarwal
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 560029, India.
Janardhanan C
JC
Narayanaswamy
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 560029, India.
Ganesan
G
Venkatasubramanian
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 560029, India.
Daliboina
D
Muralidhar
Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, 560029, India.
Doddaballapura K
DK
Subbakrishna
D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003710:Demography; D019468:Disease Management; D005192:Family Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020380:Needs Assessment; D000067250:Psychiatric Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
Caregivers; Needs; Schizophrenia; Siblings