Family care of people with severe mental disorders: An integrative review
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UAM. Departamento de CirugíaPublisher
Universidade de São PauloDate
2015-01-01Citation
10.1590/0104-1169.0138.2562
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem 23.2 (2015): 352-360
ISSN
0104-1169 (print); 1518-8345 (on line)DOI
10.1590/0104-1169.0138.2562Editor's Version
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0138.2562Subjects
Caregivers; Nursing; Mental disorders; Review; MedicinaRights
© 2015 Revista Latino-Americana de EnfermagemAbstract
Objective: to analyze the scientific literature on home-based family care of people with severe
mental illness. Method: integrative review of 14 databases (CINALH, Cochrane Plus, Cuidatge,
CUIDEN, Eric, IBECS, EMI, ISOC, JBI COnNECT, LILACS, PsycINFO, PubMed, SciELO, and Scopus)
searched with the key words “family caregivers”, “severe mental illness”, and “home” between
2003 and 2013. Results: of 787 articles retrieved, only 85 met the inclusion criteria. The articles
appeared in 61 journals from different areas and disciplines, mainly from nursing (36%). The
countries producing the most scientific literature on nursing were Brazil, the UK, and the US,
and authorship predominantly belonged to university centers. A total of 54.12% of the studies
presented quantitative designs, with descriptive ones standing out. Work overload, subjective
perspectives, and resources were the main topics of these papers. Conclusions: the international
scientific literature on home-based, informal family care of people with severe mental disorder
is limited. Nursing research stands out in this field. The prevalent topics coincide with the
evolution of the mental health system. The expansion of the scientific approach to family care is
promoted to create evidence-based guidelines for family caregivers and for the clinical practice
of professional caregivers
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Google Scholar:Juan-Porcar, Maria
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Guillamón-Gimeno, Lledó
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Pedraz Marcos, María Azucena
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Palmar Santos, Ana María
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