Influences of Depression on Family Members and Their Coping Strategies: Recognition of Spouses in Patients with Depression

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  • Harada Yuka
    Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Sapporo University of Health Sciences
  • Sawada Izumi
    Department of Nursing, School of Health Science, Sapporo Medical University
  • Yoshino Junichi
    Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Japan Health Care College

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  • うつ病患者の配偶者が認識していたうつ病が家族にもたらした影響とその対処

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<p>The purpose of this study was to explore how the family members of patients with depression are affected by the depression, and how they deal with its influence based on the spouses’ recognition about the patients with depression. The participants, who took part in semi-structured interviews, were 5 spouses married to depressed patients. The data obtained were qualitatively analyzed using a modified grounded theory approach. The results were as follows. We extracted four categories consisting of 18 concepts such as “life base and daily life shaken by depression” as depression’s effect on the spouse and other family members of the patient. We also dealt with five categories and 17 concepts such as “Do not step over into patients with depression” for coping with family depression. While depression had a major impact on family life in general, it had not only a negative impact but also a positive effect on the family.</p><p>In response to the influence brought to the family by depression, spouses of patients with depression and their family members reported that they maintained marital relations while being supported by positive influences such as deepening of bonds with in-laws. In addition, they might not be overstressed by patients with depression, keeping them at a reasonable distance, and being involved without too much focus on negative aspects.</p>

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