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Hope and Burden among Latino Families of Adults with Schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Hernandez Mercedes,
Barrio Concepción,
Yamada AnnMarie
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/famp.12042
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , mental illness , family member , psychiatry , psychological resilience , psychology , mental health , multilevel model , test (biology) , family resilience , clinical psychology , gerontology , medicine , family medicine , social psychology , paleontology , machine learning , computer science , biology
This study examined hope and family burden among L atino families of individuals with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 54 family members, one family member per outpatient adult recruited from public mental health programs in a diverse urban community. Hierarchical linear regression analyses were used to test the hypothesis that the family member's increased hope for the patient's future would be associated with decreased family burden beyond effects explained by the patient's length of illness and severity of symptoms. Results supported the study hypothesis. Family hope for the patient's future was associated with four of five types of family burden. Findings point to the prominent role of hope as a source of resilience for Latino families dealing with severe mental illness of a loved one.