1. Modes of Informed Caring: Perspectives of Health Professionals Who Are Mothers of Adult Children with Schizophrenia.
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Klages, Debra, East, Leah, Usher, Kim, and Jackson, Debra
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ADULT children , *ATTITUDE (Psychology) , *COMMUNICATION , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *INTERVIEWING , *SERVICES for caregivers , *MEDICAL personnel , *MOTHERHOOD , *PROFESSIONS , *RESEARCH funding , *SCHIZOPHRENIA , *QUALITATIVE research , *JUDGMENT sampling , *OCCUPATIONAL roles , *THEMATIC analysis , *PSYCHIATRIC treatment , *ATTITUDES of mothers , *HEALTH literacy , *PATIENTS' families - Abstract
Schizophrenia is a global concern, and, this paper, describes the caring roles of health professionals who are mothers of adult children with schizophrenia. A thematic analysis of data from a doctoral study identified a blending of expertise into an informed care model. Caring roles included: constant carer; coordinator carer; watchful bystander carer; and life coach carer. Previous research has not explored these dual roles. This paper elucidates their responsive approaches and contributions to mothering and caregiving roles. Informed by a fusion of professional and mothering knowledges, their insights into mental health care have been forged by their experiences and is an untapped resource. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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