scholarly journals Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Family Social Interaction with Mental Disorders in Medan Sunggal, Medan

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Sakinah Al Muniroh Nasution ◽  
Wardiyah Daulay
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
The Family

Family member with mental illness causes inferiority, shamefulness, and minimal function in the community.  In some cases, mentally ill patients withdrawn from interaction and refuse to communicate.  The objective of the research was to analyze the correlation between self-esteem and social interaction in the family with mentally ill patients in Kelurahan Medan Sunggal, Medan. This was a descriptive quantitative study with correlation method. The samples were 18 family members who suffered from a mental disorder, with purposive sampling technique. The data collection using questionnaires and data analyses is undergone with univariate analysis and frequency distribution.  The bivariate analysis applied Spearman's Rho test. The result of the research showed that 15 respondents (83.3%) had high self-esteem and 11 respondents (61.1%) had a good social interaction. There was a significant correlation between self-esteem and social interaction in a family with a mentally ill patient (P-value = 0.012) with positive direction (r = 0.576). It is concluded that a high self-esteem correlates well with the social interaction among the family members with mental illness. It is recommended for family members to maintain their self-esteem and social interaction capacity. A mentally disorder person should get social support from family, health care providers, the government, and society.

Families Living with Mental Illness

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aditi Rana
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
The Family ◽  
Partner Research

Mental illness is a growing reality of our times. Usually in a typical Indian family, the parents act as the primary caregivers for the child suffering from mental disorder. For adult sufferers, it can also be siblings or offspring, and  at times even spouse or partner. Research on the experiences of families of mentally ill people has been minimal in the Indian context. This study aims to shift the focus from the mentally ill patients to the suffering of the caregivers and families of the patient keeping in mind the interconnected well being of the family in a collectivist culture. Following a qualitative approach, narratives have been taken from the family members of mentally ill (narratives of 8 families with mentally ill person) and also the mental health professionals (two) through semi structured interviews. The findings suggest that the family members suffer from a significant amount of stress accompanied by burden. Also, they feel secluded from the society and experience a lack of assistance to deal with the mentally ill member of the family.

Making a Connection: Family Experiences With Bedside Rounds in the Intensive Care Unit

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn E. Cody ◽  
Susan Sullivan-Bolyai ◽  
Patricia Reid-Ponte
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Family Management ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Bedside Rounds ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Future

Background The hospitalization of a family member in an intensive care unit can be stressful for the family. Family bedside rounds is a way for the care team to inform family members, answer questions, and involve them in care decisions. The experiences of family members with intensive care unit bedside rounds have been examined in few studies. Objectives To describe (1) the experiences of family members of patients in the intensive care unit who participated in family bedside rounds (ie, view of the illness, role in future management, and long-term consequences on individual and family functioning) and (2) the experiences of families who chose not to participate in family bedside rounds and their perspectives regarding its value, their illness view, and future involvement in care. Methods A qualitative descriptive study was done, undergirded by the Family Management Style Framework, examining families that participated and those that did not. Results Most families that participated (80%) found the process helpful. One overarching theme, Making a Connection: Comfort and Confidence, emerged from participating families. Two major factors influenced how that connection was made: consistency and preparing families for the future. Three types of consistency were identified: consistency in information being shared, in when rounds were being held, and in informing families of rounding delays. In terms of preparing families for the future, families appeared to feel comfortable with the situation when a connection was present. When any of the factors were missing, families described feelings of anger, frustration, and fear. Family members who did not participate described similar feelings and fear of the unknown because of not having participated. Conclusion What health care providers say to patients’ families matters. Families may need to be included in decision-making with honest, consistent, easy-to-understand information.

Supporting families managing parental mental illness: Challenges and resources

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 361-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle D Sherman ◽  
Stephanie A Hooker
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Family Medicine ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The United States ◽  
Parental Mental Illness ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Treatment Needs

Over five million children in the United States have a parent living with a serious mental illness. These offspring are at higher risk for developing mental health problems themselves due to a complex interplay of biological, psychological, and psychosocial factors. Life with a parent with psychiatric symptoms can be scary, confusing, overwhelming, and sad; children often blame themselves for their parent’s problems, find their parent’s behavior embarrassing, and struggle to explain the illness to their friends. Unfortunately, these children’s needs and experiences are often ignored by overwhelmed parents, worried family members and relatives, separate mental health systems of care for adults and children that often fail to coordinate care, and even well-intentioned health-care providers. Family medicine teams have an opportunity to detect and support these families in unique ways. We offer four recommendations for family medicine teams to help families managing parental mental illness including assessing functioning, treatment needs, and impacts on each family member; educating all family members about mental illness; instilling hope, noting the range of effective treatments for mental illness; and encouraging the use of supports and referral options. Providers can leverage family members’ strengths, work with community-based resources, and offer continuity to these families, as they struggle with an oftentimes chronic, relapsing disease that has ripple effects throughout the family system.

scholarly journals Care with Love Training Program for Home Health Care Providers

1970 ◽  
pp. 57-58
Author(s):  
Magda Iskander
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Home Health Care ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Urban Families ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
The Family ◽  
Education And Employment

The Egyptian society has experienced socio- economic changes as a result of development and modernization strategies, which resulted in a decline in the family size, education and employment of female family members, as well as migration of adult family members in pursuit of employment opportunities. These changes have affected the structure of urban families .

Perceptions of Family Members, Nurses, and Physicians on Involving Patients’ Families in Delirium Prevention

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 48-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela L. Smithburger ◽  
Amanda S. Korenoski ◽  
Sandra L. Kane-Gill ◽  
Sheila A. Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Family ◽  
Delirium Prevention ◽  
Nurses And Physicians ◽  
Prevention Activities

BACKGROUND Delirium occurs in up to 80% of patients admitted to an intensive care unit. Nonpharmacologic delirium-prevention strategies, which are commonly used by the bedside nurse, have reduced the incidence and duration of delirium in patients in the intensive care unit. With increasing demands on the nurse, strategies such as including the patient’s family in delirium prevention activities should be investigated. OBJECTIVE To determine opinions and willingness of health care providers to involve patients’ families in nonpharmacologic delirium-prevention activities in the intensive care unit, and of patients’ families to be involved. METHODS Two surveys, one for intensive care unit nurses and physicians and one for patients’ families, were developed and administered. The provider survey focused on current delirium-prevention practices and opinions about family involvement. The family survey concentrated on barriers and willingness to participate in prevention activities. RESULTS Sixty nurses and 58 physicians completed the survey. Most physicians (93%) and all nurses believed families could assist with delirium prevention. Only 50% reported speaking with family members about delirium and delirium prevention. The family survey was completed by 60 family members; 38% reported a provider spoke with them about delirium. Family members reported high levels of comfort in participating in delirium-prevention activities. CONCLUSIONS Health care providers and family members are supportive of the latter performing delirium-prevention activities. Family of patients in the intensive care unit may work collaboratively with nurses to reduce the incidence and duration of delirium in these patients.

scholarly journals Family Centeredness in Mental Health: A Concept Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-70
Author(s):  
Iril Panes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Open Communication ◽  
Entire Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Centeredness

Background: Mental illness affects the entire family structure. The family members are the main provider of care that results in caregiving burden. Thus, the care given should encompass the entire family system, termed as family centeredness. Purpose: This study clarifies the concept of "family centeredness" in mental health to enhance individual and family cares living amid mental illness. Methods: This research employed Walker and Avant's method of Concept Analysis. Literature was reviewed, and the characteristics that appeared repeatedly were noted and categorized. Data were mapped according to its definition, antecedents, attributes, and consequences. Results: Three key defining attributes were identified: (a) A mutual, collaborative partnership between the patient, family and health care providers based on knowledge exchange, open communication and cooperation; (b) A supportive, professional relationship/bond/engagement among health care providers, patient and family characterized by empathy, understanding, respect and empowerment; and (c) Individualized care wherein the process is defined by the family is supported, enabling the opportunity to choose, control over decisions and empowerment. Conclusion: The result of the study clearly defines family centeredness as a health care approach in mental health that acknowledges the patient and family as the experts on themselves, involves families as collaborative partners in all aspects of services and decisions about care through mutually beneficial supportive partnerships with health care providers; to help patients make progress towards recovery.

scholarly journals The experiences of family members of a person with a head injury

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Maria Tegelela Iiyambo ◽  
Louis Small ◽  
Agnes Van Dyk ◽  
Esther Kamenye
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Family ◽  
Rehabilitation Period ◽  
Purposive Sample

The aim of this study was to understand what the family members of a person with a head injury go through during the pre-hospitalization, hospitalization and rehabilitation period. The objective set for this study was to explore and describe the experiences of family members of a person with a head injury.A purposive sample was selected from the records of the Intensive Care Unit at the Intermediate Hospital Oshakati where the addresses of the head injury patients were identified. A qualitative explorative, descriptive and contextual research design was conducted utilizing individual in-depth face-to-face interview to gather data from family members of a person with a head injury. Data was analyzed using Tech’s method for content analysis.The results of this study showed that family members of a person with head injury had varied and different experiences varying from different feelings, challenges and support to them.Recommendations based on the findings were made for both health care providers and family members of a person with a head injury.

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