Abstract
This scoping review focuses on how the caregiving experience of unpaid carers of persons with schizophrenia (CPSs) is understood in the literature. One hundred and eighteen studies were included. Publications have steadily increased over the past two decades. Most studies were derived from India, the UK, and China and were quantitative research. Financial problems, disruption to social life, and family relationships were commonly evaluated to be objective burdens, while care recipients relapsing, CPSs suffering from violence from care recipients, and experiencing discrimination were identified as subjective burdens. The effectiveness of care services and the positive feelings and physical impacts of CPSs need to be further discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Social Work in Mental Health |
| Early online date | 8 Dec 2023 |
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| Publication status | Published - 8 Dec 2023 |
Bibliographical note
The author would like to thank Dr Jeremy Dixon and Dr Demi Patsios for useful feedback regarding the interpretation of the data and efforts in reviewing an earlier version of this paper.Funding
This work was carried out at the University of Bath with the support of a PhD Studentship awarded to the author from the Economic and Social Research Council.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Economic and Social Research Council |
Keywords
- Carer
- carer burden
- chronic mental illness
- mental health
- schizophrenia
- scoping review
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
