University of Örebro, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro, Sweden.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2010 Nov;31(11):692-9. doi: 10.3109/01612840.2010.515768.
This paper aims to describe everyday life experiences of mothers who have an adult child with a long-term mental illness. Sixteen mothers were interviewed. A content analysis resulted in one main theme: My adult child who is struggling with mental illness is always on my mind, and three subthemes: (1) living a life under constant strain, (2) living with an emotional burden, and (3) seeing light in the darkness despite difficulties. Knowledge of mothers’ everyday life experiences is of great importance in order to support them and thereby increase the possibility of these mothers being a source of strength for their child.
本文旨在描述那些有成年子女患有长期精神疾病的母亲的日常生活体验。共对 16 位母亲进行了访谈。内容分析得出一个主题：我那患有精神疾病的成年子女一直萦绕在我的心头，以及三个次主题：（1）生活在持续的压力下，（2）承受着情感负担，以及（3）尽管困难重重，但仍看到希望。了解母亲的日常生活体验非常重要，这有助于为她们提供支持，从而增加这些母亲成为子女力量源泉的可能性。
