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Coping Strategies in Aymara Caregivers of Patients with Schizophrenia

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Deinstitutionalization has forced families of patients with schizophrenia to take responsibility of informal care, without having the tools to exert their role properly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the coping strategies of caregivers of patients with schizophrenia, belonging to the Aymara ethnic group, (aborigines who are located on the highlands of Northern Chile). The studied sample comprised 45 caregivers of patients with schizophrenia users of the Mental Health Service of Arica, Chile. The results from the Family Coping Questionnaire (FCQ) show that both, Aymara and non-Aymara caregivers use the same coping strategies except for spiritual help which is more likely to be used by Aymara. This strategy might be related with the worldview they possess, thus the relation with the deities has a meaningful importance in the way of explaining and coping with different phenomena.

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Acknowledgments

This research was funded by Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico FONDECYT Project 11075102 by the Chilean Government. We thank Mariela Cortés and Daniela Torres for their assistance in this research.

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  1. Departamento de Filosofía y Psicología, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile

    Alejandra Caqueo-Urízar

  2. Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos, Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    José Gutiérrez-Maldonado & Marta Ferrer-García

  3. Facultad de Medicina, Escuela de Psicología, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile

    Claudia Miranda-Castillo

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Caqueo-Urízar, A., Gutiérrez-Maldonado, J., Ferrer-García, M. et al. Coping Strategies in Aymara Caregivers of Patients with Schizophrenia. J Immigrant Minority Health 14, 497–501 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-011-9563-5

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