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Self‐management of chronic disease in individuals with psychotic disorder: A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Adibelli Derya,
Özkan İlknur
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12598
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , disease , chronic disease , psychiatry , qualitative research , mental illness , self management , medicine , mental health , lived experience , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , disease management , psychology , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , family medicine , parkinson's disease , social science , pathology , sociology , machine learning , computer science
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate self‐management by individuals with a serious mental illness and an additional chronic disease. Design and Methods Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used. The study was carried out with 12 participants with a serious mental illness and an additional chronic disease. Results The participants had a diagnosis of schizophrenia and diabetes (75%). Based on the data, the difficulties faced by the patients in chronic disease management were determined as three themes: (a) personal‐related difficulties, (b) family and society‐related difficulties, and (c) healthcare system‐related difficulties. Practice Implications Nurses' interventions to accurately inform other clinicians and leading professional groups in the community will support individuals with serious mental illnesses to improve their self‐management by reducing the burden of stigma.