Table 6 Qualitative analysis of open-ended text response
Item | Â |
|---|---|
Categories | n |
What was particularly impressive about what was new in the program | (94) |
 The importance of staying close to the children | 21 |
 Thoughts and feelings of children of parents with mental illness | 11 |
 High incidence of mental illness | 11 |
 The large number of children of parents with mental illness | 10 |
 Low age of onset of mental illness | 7 |
 How parents with mental illness and their children live | 6 |
 How children of parents with mental illness live into adulthood | 6 |
 Knowledge of mental illness | 5 |
 Information on young caretakers | 5 |
 Others | 12 |
What has changed in thinking so far after taking the program | (50) |
 Want to stay involved with the children | 19 |
 View of the children's background | 16 |
 Want to be actively involved with the children | 5 |
 Want to be aware of children in need of support | 5 |
 Others | 5 |
How you plan to act | (101) |
 Look carefully at the children's background | 22 |
 Continue to stay close to the children | 20 |
 Try to be aware of children in need of support | 19 |
 Stay actively involved with the children | 10 |
 Have entire school respond, not just individuals | 10 |
 Share with the entire school, not just individuals | 6 |
 Create a safe environment at school | 3 |
 Share with other schoolteachers | 3 |
 Others | 8 |