Table 3. Summary of key themes.
Themes | Participants with MSI | Family members and friend participants |
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Sources and types of support | Received • Parents • Spouses • Friends • Community (e.g. neighbours) • Employers • Work colleagues • Healthcare practitioners |
Received • Spouses • Friends • Healthcare practitioners |
Received from sources of support • Emotional • Tangible • Informational |
Provided to the persons with MSI • Emotional • Tangible Received from sources of support • Emotional • Informational |
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Relationship development | • Quality of relationship • Changes in family roles |
• Minimal changes in the quality of relationship and roles in the family |
Challenges | • Loss of independence • Sense of burden • Lack of social support |
• Impact on health and wellbeing • Inability to plan • Carer duties and responsibilities |