Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30557
Title: Health Professionals as Mothers of Adult Children With Schizophrenia
Contributor(s): Klages, Debra  (author); East, Leah  (author)orcid ; Usher, Kim  (author)orcid ; Jackson, Debra  (author)
Publication Date: 2020-10-01
Early Online Version: 2020-07-10
DOI: 10.1177/1049732320936990
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30557
Abstract: In this qualitative narrative study, we critically reflected upon mothering experiences of health professionals with adult children with schizophrenia. Thirteen participants from Australia, Canada, Scotland, and the United States were interviewed. The thematic analysis of the interviews resulted in one overarching theme - mothering in the context of uncertainty: unbalancing and rebalancing as mothers, and three major themes: disrupted mothering, reconfigured mothering, and resolute mothering. The findings suggested participants experienced difficulties in separating their professional role from their maternal responsibilities. The mothers gained expertise by using their dual knowledge to advocate for and support their children's mental health. The mothers' dual roles had a positive impact on their relatedness to others within their professional practice. Health care organizations might benefit from the expertise of health professionals with dual roles in the development of support, care, treatment, and delivery of services for people and their family members who live with schizophrenia.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Qualitative Health Research, 30(12), p. 1807-1820
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1552-7557
1049-7323
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 520501 Community psychology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920210 Nursing
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200307 Nursing
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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