| Summary: | 碩士 === 中國醫藥大學 === 護理學系碩士班 === 95 === The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of grown adults who have a sibling with schizophrenia in Taiwan. A semi-structured interview guide and audio-taped recording skill were employed, and the data was analyzed by qualitative content analysis.
A purposive sample of 12 adults who have a sibling with schizophrenia was recruited from three psychiatric clinics and participated in this study. Three stages experiences of Taiwanese adults were found, including vague stage, dubious stage, and understanding stage. The interlaced three stages overlap back and forth with each other in the process.
In the vague stage, three themes included “having doubts of unusual behavior “, “the interlaced mood”, “the approaches to sibling’s condition management: initiative/passive”. In dubious stage, five themes included “having the fluctuation, downhill situation between believing and suspicion”, “questing for cause of schizophrenia”, “prolonged negative mood”, “the approaches to sibling’s condition management: the observation, went to see a doctor, observes again”. In the final gradual understanding stage, the experience included four themes: "gradually understanding the characteristics of schizophrenia”, “the approval two-pole to the disease: the tolerance/isolation “, “an interminable evil spirit”, “the approaches to sibling’s condition management: the difficult problem with anticipates”.
The impact of a sibling with schizophrenia on adults is “responsibility of caring ill sibling”, “having a illness sibling with schizophernia was his destiny”, “not to easily share his/her care with other people”, “uncertainty for his/her future”, “core of the family shift to sick siblings”, “ not easily feel joyful”.
The result of this study may empower psychiatric nurses to better understand the experiences of Taiwanese adults who have a sibling with schizophrenia.
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