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| Title |
Support for Young Informal Carers of Persons with Mental Illness: A Mixed-Method Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Issues in Mental Health Nursing, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.3109/01612840.2013.791736 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lilas Ali, Britt Hedman Ahlström, Barbro Krevers, Nils Sjöström, Ingela Skärsäter |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to explore how young (16-25 year old) informal carers of a person with a mental illness experience and use support. In a mixed method approach, we interviewed 12 young carers, and 241 completed a self-administered questionnaire. While the young carers strive to maintain control, their main support seems to be others in their lives, who often define the situation differently. The carers said web-support, counseling, and group counseling might be helpful, yet very few had any professional support. Young carers are greatly in need of support and it should be provided. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 76 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 75 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 11 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 14% |
| Researcher | 6 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 13 | 17% |
| Unknown | 25 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 14 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Unknown | 29 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 January 2015.
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#7,429,810
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#304
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#65,857
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#8
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