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Issues in Mental Health Nursing Volume 36, 2015 - Issue 11
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The Lived Experience of Getting and Having a Home of One's Own: A Meta-Synthesis

Marianne Thorsen GonzalezDiakonhjemmet University College, Department of Nursing and Health, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
, RPN, CNS, MNS, PhD &
Ellen AndvigBuskerud and Vestfold University College, Faculty of Health Sciences, Drammen, Norway
, RPN, MNS
Pages 905-919 | Received 13 Feb 2015, Accepted 14 May 2015, Published online: 02 Dec 2015
 
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Abstract

This study aimed to synthesize findings from qualitative studies that explored the lived experiences of persons with serious mental illness with regard to getting and having a home. A systematic search strategy was used. Data from 24 articles were extracted and analyzed using a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach. The total number of informants was N = 769. Four main themes emerged: (1) The Turning Point: The Transition to a Home, (2) The Key to Stability and Thriving: Having and Estating a Home, (3) Home: The Mental Health Hub, and (4) Home: The Base Camp for Reconnecting and Relating.

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