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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