TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-care symptom management strategies for auditory hallucinations among patients with schizophrenia in Taiwan
AU - Tsai, Yun Fang
AU - Chen, Ching Yen
PY - 2006/11
Y1 - 2006/11
N2 - This descriptive study explored self-care management strategies for controlling auditory hallucinations (AH) among Taiwanese patients with schizophrenia. Patients with schizophrenia (N = 200) were recruited by convenience from 2 general hospitals. Self-report and semistructured questionnaires were used to identify 41 self-management strategies. Strategies were categorized into 3 groups: physiological, cognitive, and behavioral. Ignoring AH, a cognitive strategy, was the single most frequently used strategy. As a group, strategies in the behavioral category were used the most. The most common resource for strategies was self-learning. These results can help health care providers better understand self-care management strategies for coping with AH among outpatients with schizophrenia. We suggest the development of a manual of selected self-care strategies identified by these patients to empower other patients to use self-care for AH.
AB - This descriptive study explored self-care management strategies for controlling auditory hallucinations (AH) among Taiwanese patients with schizophrenia. Patients with schizophrenia (N = 200) were recruited by convenience from 2 general hospitals. Self-report and semistructured questionnaires were used to identify 41 self-management strategies. Strategies were categorized into 3 groups: physiological, cognitive, and behavioral. Ignoring AH, a cognitive strategy, was the single most frequently used strategy. As a group, strategies in the behavioral category were used the most. The most common resource for strategies was self-learning. These results can help health care providers better understand self-care management strategies for coping with AH among outpatients with schizophrenia. We suggest the development of a manual of selected self-care strategies identified by these patients to empower other patients to use self-care for AH.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apnr.2005.07.008
DO - 10.1016/j.apnr.2005.07.008
M3 - 文章
C2 - 17098156
AN - SCOPUS:33751079884
SN - 0897-1897
VL - 19
SP - 191
EP - 196
JO - Applied Nursing Research
JF - Applied Nursing Research
IS - 4
ER -