Nxumalo Ngubane, S, McAndrew, SL 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4681-3261 and Collier, E
2019,
'The experiences and meanings of recovery for Swazi women
living with ‘Schizophrenia’'
, Journal Of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 26 (5-6)
, pp. 153-162.
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Abstract
Introduction: Globally, twenty-four million people live with schizophrenia, 90% living in developing
countries. While most Western cultures recognise service user expertise within the recovery
process this is not evident in developing countries. In particular, Swazi women diagnosed
with schizophrenia experience stigma from family, community and care providers, thus
compromising their recovery process.
Aim: This study aimed to explore the experiences and meanings of recovery for Swazi women living with schizophrenia.
Methodology: Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis was used. Fifteen women were recruited from
Swaziland National Psychiatric Hospital out patients’ department, and face to face interviews
were conducted.
Findings: Four super-ordinate themes were identified: (1) The emotionality of ‘illness of the brain’; (2)
Pain! Living with the illness and with others; (3) She is mad just ignore her; and (4) Being better.
Discussion: Discussion focuses on the findings of this study and a number of positive and negative
implications emanating from them; labelling, stigma and the roles of family, culture and religious beliefs on the process of recovery.
Implications for practice: This study provides practitioners with insight into the importance of the socio-cultural context of the lives of women diagnosed with schizophrenia and how, in understanding this,
mental health care could be improved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Schools: | Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Applied Research in Health, Welfare and Policy |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal Of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| ISSN: | 1351-0126 |
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| Depositing User: | SL McAndrew |
| Date Deposited: | 23 May 2019 10:03 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2020 14:18 |
| URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/51411 |
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