scholarly journals Quality of sibling relationship and substance misuse: A comparative study

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Tsamparli ◽  
Elvisa Frrokaj
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Sibling Relationship ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Family Constellation ◽  
Differential Parenting ◽  
The Family

The aim of the current study is to examine the quality of sibling relationship in families with a sibling with substance misuse (SSU) and compare the relationship to families with a sibling with no use (SNU). Thirty-six (36) families participated in the study (17 with SSU and 19 with SNU; N = 144). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 40 siblings (20 SNU and 20 SSU; 18-31 years old) in order to qualitatively investigate the characteristics of the sibling relationship. The siblings were not identified with any psychopathology, according to SCL-90R. Moreover, we considered the family cohesion and adaptability, as identified by the FACES III (administered to the whole sample) and the family constellation (including number of children, birth order, gender, family size, family structure, years of substance misuse and socioeconomic level). The results of the thematic analysis seem to support Furman and Buhrmester’s (1985) framework, in the context of SNU families. Nevertheless, when considering families with SSU the framework is enriched with a new axis: Loss/mourning. The substance misuse seems to provoke an overturn of the representation of the sibling relationship: the behavioral changes (i.e. disengagement) of the sibling with drug use are experienced as a loss by the sibling non user, thus triggering the psychological process of ‘mourning’. Moreover, in these families, the sibling with no drug use seem to experience differential parenting, they feel neglected, angry and they take up a parental role towards the SSU, whom they experience as “sensitive” and “vulnerable”.

scholarly journals What motivates informal caregivers of people with dementia (PWD): a qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shakiba Zahed ◽  
Maryam Emami ◽  
Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi ◽  
Ahmad Ali Eslami ◽  
Majid Barekatain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
The Family ◽  
Burden Of Caring

Abstract Background The burden of caring for People with Dementia (PWD) is heavy; identifying incentives that motivate them in providing care is essential in facilitating and optimizing care. This study aims to explore and describe these motivating factors. Methods We conducted this qualitative study between January 2016 and January 2017 in Isfahan, Iran. Data were extracted through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 19 caregivers of PWD. These data were then examined through thematic content analysis. Results We identified four categories of psychological motives based on the caregivers’ feedback and experience. These include 1) Moral-based motives, 2) Religious, and spiritual motives; 3) Financial motives, and 4) Wicked motives. Conclusions Our results revealed several aspects of caregivers’ motives. They include moral, religious, and spiritual aspects; sharing housing accommodations, and the likelihood of inheriting a portion of the patient’s assets based on unspoken rules and informal arrangements in the family, and wicked and immoral aspects. These findings can inform future efforts in enhancing the experiences of caregivers of PWD, and subsequently, the quality of care these patients receive. It further suggests that family members, members of a religious and spiritual organization, as well as social media, could play important roles in setting the stage.

scholarly journals How parents cope with the care of a child with epilepsy: Based upon grounded theory

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monirsadat nematollahi ◽  
Roghayeh Mehdi pour Rabori ◽  
Fatemeh Keshavarz ◽  
behnaz bagherian
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Coping Process ◽  
Core Category ◽  
The Family ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Five Phases

Abstract Background: parents of children with epilepsy face health-related problems of their children. Coping strategies of parents, major caregivers, affect not only their stresses but also the children's quality of life. This study investigated the coping strategies of parents of children with epilepsy at two educational hospitals affiliated with Kerman University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Method: twenty parents (15 mothers and 5 fathers), and three nurses were selected using the purposive sampling method. Data were collected using qualitative semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the method suggested by Corbin and Strauss version 2008. The Interviews were conducted until thematic saturation was achieved. Results: the coping process had five phases: disbelief, patience, change to preserve, acceptance of the current situation, and self- empowerment.In summary, the parents of children with epilepsy had a five-phase coping strategy. The core category was "continued efforts of parents to restore calm."Conclusion: properly assessing the stresses of parents of children with epilepsy and their coping strategies may help medical staff and social workers provide more targeted support and balance the family function.

Perceived Benefits and Psychosocial Outcomes of a Brief Existential Family Intervention for Cancer Patients/Survivors

2011 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Garlan ◽  
Lisa D. Butler ◽  
Ernest Rosenbaum Alison Siegel ◽  
David Spiegel
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Family Intervention ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Intense Fear ◽  
The Family ◽  
Serious Injury

This study assessed a range of benefits from participation in a brief existential intervention consisting of a semi-structured videotaped interview with cancer patients and their families designed to illuminate a life legacy for the family (the Life Tape Project [LTP]). Results indicated the majority reported intervention-specific benefits, especially in the areas of symbolic immortality (passing on personal values and philosophy), self-reflection and growth, and improved family cohesion and communication. Participants, particularly those who had perceived their cancer as a threat of death, serious injury, or threat to their physical integrity, and responded with intense fear or helplessness, also reported more general reductions in mood disturbance, improvements in aspects of well-being (including overall quality of life), satisfaction with the understanding they received, and enhanced cancer-related posttraumatic growth. In short, the LTP is a brief, inexpensive, existential intervention that can yield broad positive psychosocial changes for a majority of participants.

Adolescents’ Post-Divorce Sense of Belonging

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Zoë Rejaän ◽  
Inge E. van der Valk ◽  
Wendy M. Schrama ◽  
Irina van Aalst ◽  
Aoju Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Parental Divorce ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Divorce Adjustment ◽  
The Family

Abstract. A considerable number of children face the divorce or separation of their parents globally every year. As parental divorce is often accompanied by changes in the home and social environment of adolescents, they may experience a diminished sense of belonging to one or multiple social contexts, such as the family, school, peer group, or neighborhood, which can, in turn, influence their post-divorce adjustment. To gain insight into the mechanisms and conditions that affect adolescents’ sense of belonging following parental divorce, we have reviewed empirical research from multiple disciplines from a bio-ecological perspective. This review has shown that adolescents’ sense of belonging can be an important protective factor after parental divorce, and is affected by processes at the micro-, meso-, exo-, and macrolevel. However, extensive knowledge on the determinants and mechanisms that affect adolescents’ belonging in the context of divorce remains lacking. Recommendations for future research are given, as a more thorough understanding of the factors that promote the belonging of adolescents in divorced families can be an important next step in promoting a higher quality of life for adolescents after parental divorce.

A Higher Quality of Life for Whom? Mouths to Feed and Clothes to Wear in the Families of Late Nineteenth-Century American Workers

1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Scott Smith
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Statistical Study ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Differential Impact ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Late Nineteenth

Children need to be fed, clothed, and sheltered. Historically, an additional baby usually implied a reduction of consumption by other members of a family, a burden that was not necessarily shared equally. Social historians have ignored the issue of inequality within the family. Using the household budgets of nearly 6,000 American workers surveyed in 1889-1890, this article attempts to remedy that neglect. It analyzes the differential impact of higher fertility, measured by the number of children in the household under age five, on the consumption of husbands, wives, and siblings. In response to higher fertility, the wife rather than the husband sacrificed more. Contemporary opinion demonstrates that clothing expenditures provide a good indicator of the extent of involvement in social life beyond the household. A statistical study of expenditures for the clothes of husbands, wives, and children corroborates this interpretation and suggests that the family consumption economy could be an arena of conflict. Finally, the article explores the meanings of the improving consumption status of wives during the twentieth century.

Quality of sibling relationship and family functioning in Greek families with school-age children

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-205
Author(s):  
Anastasia Tsamparli ◽  
Helias Halios
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Sibling Relationship ◽  
University Education ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
School Age ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Families With Children

AbstractThe aim of the current study is to examine the quality of sibling relationships in relation to family functioning in Greek families with typically developing school-age children. The sample: 251 intact Greek families with two children (251 parents — 1 parent participated from each family — and 251 children). Research instruments: (a) the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales III (FACES III; Olson, 1986), administered to both parents and children), (b) the Sibling Relationship Questionnaire (SRQ; Furman& Buhrmester, 1985); and (c) the family constellation: number of children, birth order, gender and socioeconomic level. According to the findings, the quality of a sibling relationship is associated with family cohesion and adaptability. Regarding children’s gender, the Warmth/Closeness scale is lower in families with children of different gender compared to families with children of the same gender. Regarding birth order, first-born children report higher levels of cohesion (ideal and actual), as well as higher Warmth/Closeness (children and parents), in comparison to the second-born children. Regarding parental educational level, parents and children report a higher level when it comes to ideal family and cohesion type (ideal level), as well as higher Warmth/Closeness (parents) when at least one of the parents has a university education background.

scholarly journals GAMBARAN HUBUNGAN SAUDARA KANDUNG PADA REMAJA AKHIR YANG MEMILIKI SAUDARA DENGAN TUNADAKSA

Jurnal Ecopsy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricka Octafrianti Tinambunan ◽  
Dwi Nur Rachmah ◽  
Hemy Heryati Anward
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sibling Relationship ◽  
Late Adolescents ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
Parental Relationship ◽  
Family Constellation ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The Relationship

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk memperoleh gambaran hubungan saudara kandung pada remaja akhir, untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh dalam hubungan saudara kandung serta untuk mengetahui pengaruh kehadiran saudara yang normal maupun yang tuna daksa dalam hubungan saudara kandung yang terjalin. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan metode kualitatif melalui wawancara terhadap dua orang remaja akhir yang memiliki saudara dengan tunadaksa.Temuan penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa kedua subjek menunjukkan hubungan saudara kandung yang dekat, hubungan yang didominasi oleh saudara sulung, hubungan dengan rasa cemburu dan hubungan yang berkonflik.Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi hubungan saudara kandung adalah konstelasi keluarga, hubungan orang tua dengan anak dan perlakuan orang tua. Penelitian ini juga menemukan saudara yang normal juga memberikan pengaruh positif terhadap saudaranya yang tunadaksa dan pengaruh kehadiran saudara dengan tunadaksa terhadap saudara yang normal menyebabkan saudara yang normal merasa kurang percaya diri, merasa dibedakan saat bersama dengan teman sebaya dan rasa lelah saat harus merawat saudara dengan tunadaksa. Kata kunci: Hubungan saudara kandung, remaja akhir, tunadaksa This study was conducted to obtain a description of sibling relationship in late adolescence, to find out the factors that influenced sibling relationship and to find out the effects of the presence of normal siblings and disabled ones in sibling relationship. This study was conducted with qualitative method through interview of two late adolescents, who had a physically disabled sibling. The research findings showed that both subjects indicated a close sibling relationship, the relationship dominated by elder siblings, the sibling relationship with jealousy and with conflict. Factors that affected sibling relationship were the family constellation, parental relationship with the child and the parenting. This study also found that the normal siblings gave a positive impact on the disabled siblings and The impacts of the presence of disabled siblings on normal adolescents were that the normal felt less confident, distinguished when being with peers and fatigue when obligated to take care of the disabled. Keywords: sibling relationships, late adolescents, physically disabled 

scholarly journals Quality of Life at Work of Janitors Workers

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 2831-2842
Author(s):  
Ma. Concepción Rodríguez Nieto ◽  
Oswaldo Himénez-Sanchez ◽  
José Armando Peña-Moreno ◽  
Víctor Hugo Ibarra-González
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Family ◽  
Perception Of Quality ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Mixed Approach ◽  
High Level

The aim of the study was to analyze the perception of quality of life in the work of janitor employees. The design was descriptive with a mixed approach. The 11 janitor workers of a Faculty of a public university participated and they responded individually to a questionnaire. In addition, eight of them participated in semi-structured interviews where the theme of study was addressed. The results showed that janitor workers have a high general perception of the quality of life at work associated with a high level of subjective wellbeing and satisfaction with work, good health and social interaction with coworkers, boss and members of the organization. For all janitor workers, the family is a great motivator and support in their daily lives and works. However, a work-family imbalance was found that women perceive greater than men.

scholarly journals Comfort and safety for the oncological client with indication of central venous catheter use: The intentionality of nurses

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. e56310414437
Author(s):  
Maria Amália de Lima Cury Cunha ◽  
Ann Mary Machado Tinoco Feitosa Rosas ◽  
Benedita Maria Rêgo Deusdará Rodrigues ◽  
Cláudia Regina Gomes de Araujo ◽  
Suely Lopes de Azevedo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Venous Catheter ◽  
Venous Catheter ◽  
Treatment Method ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Central Venous ◽  
The Family ◽  
Interdisciplinary Knowledge ◽  
Hospital Institution ◽  
The City

Objective: To understand the expectations of the educational actions of 41 nurses in the nursing consultation for oncologic clients when they indicate a central venous catheter (CVC) for treatment. Method: Phenomenological qualitative research with 41 nurses indicating the use of CVC for treatment in oncologic clients of two units of a federal public hospital institution located in the city of Rio de Janeiro and specialized in oncology. Semi-structured interviews were used and the data were analyzed according to Alfred Schütz's conceptions. Results: It was possible to identify the following categories: promoting comfort and safety for both the client and the professional; demystifying the use of the central venous catheter for the client; obtaining the client's collaboration. Conclusion: The findings of the study revealed that the nurses aim to promote comfort and safety for the oncologic client throughout the treatment to prevent complications, even in cases where there is no prospect of cure.  These professionals aim to sensitize the client to a possible change in behavior and that should be shared among the professionals of the multidisciplinary team of an interdisciplinary knowledge, the client, the family member in the search for the quality of appropriate and unique treatment.

scholarly journals The experience of living with stroke in low urban and rural socioeconomic areas of South Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Maleka ◽  
A.S. Stewart ◽  
L Hale
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Role Reversal ◽  
Home Language ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
The Family ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

The effects of stroke on stroke survivors are profound and affecttheir quality of life. The aim of this study was to establish the experience of peopleliving with stroke in low socioeconomic urban and rural areas of South Africa.A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was used to collect data.Participants were identified from stroke registers and recruited from PHC clinicsin Soweto, Gauteng and Limpopo provinces. Participants had to have had a stroke,be above the age of 18 and had lived in the community six months to a year followingtheir stroke. The researcher or research assistant conducted the interviews ofparticipants who had had strokes as well as their caregivers in the home language of the participants. The interviewswere audio taped, transcribed and translated into English. A thematic content analysis was done.Thirty two participants were interviewed, 13 from Soweto, Gauteng, and 19 from rural Limpopo provinces. Theresults suggest that the sudden, overwhelming transformation as a result of a stroke forms a background for loss ofcommunity mobility, social isolation, role reversal within the family and community, loss of role within the family andcommunity, loss of meaningful activities of daily living, loss of hope and threat to livelihood amongst stroke survivorsliving in low socioeconomic areas of South Africa.An overwhelming picture of despondency was found, with few positive stories told in both settings. The themesidentified from the interviews reflected the experience and issues that a patient with stroke has to deal with in lowsocioeconomic areas of South Africa.

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