Table 1.

A codebook for the qualitative data

Themes	Subthemes
1. Long-term caregiving experiences	1.1 Caregiver transitions
	1.2 Medication supervision and assistance
	1.3 Daily care
2. Caregiving burden	2.1 Financial influences
	2.2 Daily housework and farming
	2.3 Psychological distress
	2.4 Stigma attached to schizophrenia
	2.5 Occupation choice and quality of life
	2.6 Social relationships and interactions
3. Positive thoughts	3.1 Satisfaction with one’s current life
	3.2 Feelings about the caregiver’s role
4. Coping strategies and patient reactions	4.1 Negative coping
	4.2 Positive coping and expectations for the future
5. Family roles and relationship restructuring	5.1 PwS as spouses: Spousal life
	5.2 PwS as parents: Parenting for the next generation
	5.3 PwS as adult children: Issues on taking care of the older generation