Need of support for significant others to persons with borderline personality disorder-A Swedish focus group study.

Autor: Ekdahl S; Nyckeln Competence Center, Kalmar County Hospital, Kalmar, Sweden.; Department of Care Science, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden., Carlson E; Department of Care Science, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden., Idvall E; Department of Care Science, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden., Perseius KI; Department of Health and Caring Science, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scandinavian journal of caring sciences [Scand J Caring Sci] 2024 Mar; Vol. 38 (1), pp. 240-248. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 17.
DOI: 10.1111/scs.13221
Abstrakt: Background: Being a significant other (SO) to a person with borderline personality disorder (BPD) affect their health. High incidence of substance use disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, stress, fear, anxiety, depression, family burden and grief are common. Some specific therapies for BPD, have included support to SOs, however resources are scarce and to participate in the support it assumes that the person with BPD is included in these therapies. Although the SO support has been shown to be helpful, they all have a similar structure, and only a small exclusive group of SOs have access to the support.
Aim: The aim was to describe experiences and need of support for significant others to persons with borderline personality disorder from the perspective of themselves and of health care workers.
Methods: Data was collected via two focus groups. One with five SOs to persons with BPD, one with five health care workers. Two interview sessions in each group were conducted and data were analysed with qualitative content analysis. The study was approved by the research ethics committee of Lund (2016-1026).
Results: The results revealed four themes; not being seen by health care professionals creates hopelessness, being seen by healthcare professionals creates trust, experience of support - helpful or shameful and the step from loosely structured support to a structured support group. Both groups expressed a need for further support as a complement to already existing support.
Conclusions: The need of support is extensive. The results suggest a professional coordinator intended for SOs and peer support groups not linked to a particular psychiatric treatment yet offering support in a structured way. Further studies examining these complements to existing support, is therefore recommended.
(© 2023 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Nordic College of Caring Science.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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