Belcher J R
University of Maryland, School of Social Work and Community Planning, Baltimore 21201.
Women Health. 1988;14(2):61-80. doi: 10.1300/J013v14n02_05.
Increasingly, state hospitals are discharging large numbers of patients to their families and a significant number of these patients are severely mentally ill. The burden upon mothers who live alone and have to care for chronically mentally ill adult children is the focus of this paper. The author explores this phenomenon through the use of a qualitative research methodology to better capture the problems and struggles in these caretaking arrangements. Increased stress is found to contribute to a greater vulnerability to illness for the mother. Interventions are suggested which would reduce this burden and contribute towards a more healthy environment for the mother.
越来越多的公立医院将大量患者送回家由其家人照顾，其中相当一部分患者患有严重精神疾病。本文聚焦于独自生活且不得不照顾患有慢性精神疾病成年子女的母亲所承受的负担。作者运用定性研究方法探究这一现象，以更好地了解这些照护安排中存在的问题和困难。研究发现，压力增加会使母亲更容易患病。文中提出了一些干预措施，这些措施将减轻这种负担，并为母亲营造一个更健康的环境。
