Caregivers’ Experiences With Major Depression Concealed by Physical Illness in Patients Recruited From Central Ugandan Primary Health Care Centers

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dc.contributor.authorMuhwezi, Wilson Winstons
dc.contributor.authorOkello, Elialilia Sarikiaeli
dc.contributor.authorNeema, Stella
dc.contributor.authorSeggane, Musisi
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-29T10:54:38Z
dc.date.available2022-04-29T10:54:38Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractIn this article, we present caregivers’ grapples with major depression seen among their physically ill patients. A thematic analysis of 29 in-depth caregiver interviews identified four themes: (a) caregivers’ perceptions of depression, (b) barriers to caregivers’ focus on depression, (c) resources and opportunities for managing depression, and (d) caregivers’ perspectives on consequences of depression. Patients’ physical illnesses concealed depressive episodes. Caregivers could not apply the label of “depression” but enumerated its indicative features. Stigmatization of depression, common with other mental illnesses and poverty, undermined caregiving. Vital caregiving resources included caregivers’ willingness to meet patients’ basic needs, facilitating patients’ access to health care, informal counseling of patients, and ensuring patients’ spiritual nourishment. Caregivers’ management of depression in physically ill patients was expensive, but they coped; however, caregiving was burdensome. Ongoing support should be given not only to patients but caregivers, as well. To provide appropriate care, caregivers deserve sensitization about depression in the context of physical illness.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMuhwezi, W. W., Okello, E. S., Neema, S., & Musisi, S. (2008). Caregivers' experiences with major depression concealed by physical illness in patients recruited from central Ugandan Primary Health Care Centers. Qualitative Health Research, 18(8), 1096-1114. 10.1177/1049732308320038en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1177/1049732308320038
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/2949
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherQualitative Health Researchen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectCaregivingen_US
dc.subjectInformalen_US
dc.subjectCoping and adaptationen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectDeveloping countriesen_US
dc.subjectLife storiesen_US
dc.subjectPrimary health careen_US
dc.subjectStressen_US
dc.subjectThematic analysisen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleCaregivers’ Experiences With Major Depression Concealed by Physical Illness in Patients Recruited From Central Ugandan Primary Health Care Centersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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