Relatives’ experiences of providing care for individuals with suicidal behaviour conceptualized as a moral career: A meta-ethnographic study

An increasing number of qualitative research articles have reported on relatives’ experiences providing care for individuals displaying suicidal behaviour. To contribute more fully to theory and practice, these must be synthesized. identify original studies with non-fatal behaviour systematically review synthesize this using a meta-ethnographic approach. Systematic meta-ethnography. Literature searches were undertaken in six bibliographic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, Web Science Scopus) limited peer-reviewed studies. Eligible behaviour, published English or Scandinavian language. One reviewer screened the titles, abstracts full texts then collaborated another excluding ineligible A two-step strategy was used while reviewing publications: 1) appraising study quality, 2) classifying findings according degree data interpretation. This each by two independent reviewers who subsequently reached shared decision inclusion. Noblit Hare's methodology translation synthesis followed developing novel theoretical interpretation experiences. The concept moral career adopted producing synthesis. Of 7,334 publications screened, 12 eligible conveyed as comprising four stages, depicting different perspectives life felt identities. First, relatives negotiated conventional ideas about normalcy positioned themselves living abnormal family lives stage from normal abnormal. first movement could mediated social interactions professionals feeling helpful unhelpful. For some relatives, perspective abnormality got stuck an impasse. They did not interact their surroundings ways that would enable them renegotiate fixed views, named abnormality. other took place re-positioned negotiating alternative normal. Interactions people facing similar difficulties enabled shift alleviated distress.