@article{ref1,
title="The human approach to supportive interventions: the lived experience of people who  care for others who suicide attempt",
journal="International journal of mental health nursing",
year="2020",
author="Wayland, Sarah and Coker, Sarah and Maple, Myfanwy",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="There is currently limited information about the impact and experiences of a suicide  attempt on the well-being of a person providing care before, during, or after the  attempt. Scant evidence available suggests that providing care has a profound impact  on the support person or carers' own physical and psychological health; they may  experience adverse health, financial, and functional outcomes, collectively  described as 'caregiver burden'. This project sought to understand insights into the  experience of providing care for someone who has previously attempted suicide. The  larger study was designed in three phases consisting of an online survey,  semi-structured interviews, and a follow-up survey. This paper reports the  qualitative findings of the interviews which were thematically analysed. Two  symbiotic themes emerged: the lived experience of caring and the impact of  engagement and support from the healthcare system. The authors concluded that that  the carer position is a multidimensional role involving informal agreements and  situational or time-based support. Further, awareness of this shifting relationship  needs to be embedded in the provision of care by health professionals following a  suicide attempt. Recommendations for enhanced health system response are proposed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1445-8330",
doi="10.1111/inm.12829",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.12829"
}