A qualitative study of health visitors' family focused practice with mothers with mental illness in Northern Ireland: Perspectives of health visitors, mothers and partners.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite benefits of family focused practice, little is known about health visitor's practice with families when mothers are mentally unwell. Health visitors are midwives and nurses with additional training in community public health.

Objectives

To explore multiple perspectives of health visitor's family focused practice with families when mothers have mental illness in Northern Ireland.

Methods

Ten health visitors, 11 mothers with mental illness and seven partners completed in-depth interviews in Five Health and Social Care Trusts. Participants were asked to describe their experiences of providing or receiving family focused practice within health visiting and data was analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

Health visitors primarily addressed moth

SUBMITTER: Grant A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11326591 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature