Carers' hope, wellbeing and attitudes regarding recovery
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Carers are important to the recovery of their relatives with serious mental disorder however, it is unclear whether they are aware of, or endorse recent conceptualisations of recovery. This study compared carers' and mental health workers' recovery attitudes, and undertook multivariate predictions of carers' wellbeing, hopefulness and recovery attitudes. Participants were 82 Australian family members caring for a relative with psychosis. Carers' average recovery attitudes were less optimistic than for previously surveyed staff. Carers' recovery attitudes were predicted by perceptions that their relative's negative symptoms were more severe. Hopefulness and wellbeing was predicted by more positive and less negative caregiving experiences. Hopefulness was also predicted by less frequent contacts with their affected relative, and unexpectedly, by perceptions of more severe psychotic symptoms. Carers' wellbeing was further predicted by having a partner and having no lifetime history of a mental disorder. Hope and wellbeing are affected by everyday challenges and positive experiences of caregiving.
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Marshall et al. (83) also found informal carers had pessimistic views about the potential for recovery and emphasized clinical aspects of recovery.
“Marshall et al. (83) also found informal carers had pessimistic views about the potential for recovery and emphasized clinical aspects of recovery.”
From Recovery from Severe Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review of Service User and Informal Caregiver Perspectives (2021) · cites this paper as [83]
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- Authors
- Marshall, S., Deane, F., Crowe, T., White, A., & Kavanagh, D.
- Affiliations
- Western Sydney University (AU)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Marshall, Sarah
- Venue
- Community Mental Health Journal
- Published
- 2012-11-21
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 344-353
- ISSN
- 0010-3853 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2789
- OpenAlex
- W2022925235
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 5 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 0.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Community Mental Health Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
- Research Online (University of Wollongong) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Keywords
- caregivers, hope, well-being, recovery attitudes, severe mental illness, psychosis, family caregivers, caregiver experiences, negative symptoms, mental health professionals, partner status
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Australia, Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Surveys and Questionnaires, Caregivers
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