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J T Maurin

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PubMed1990

Burden of mental illness on the family: a critical review.

The burden that a family experiences as a result of one of its members having a chronic mental illness has been the subject of research since the mid-1950s. A review of the findings in the research literature, an examination of the conceptual and operational definitions of burden, and an evaluation of methodological issues are provided. Finally, based on this critical review, suggestions are offered for future research.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1990

Research utilization in the social-political arena.

Many of the health problems of populations at greater risk for ill health require action at the social-political level for intervention. The experience of working with local community leaders and concerned providers to improve the resources available to meet the needs of the homeless is used to illustrate the value and problems of combining the roles of nurse researcher and change agent. Whereas the researcher must protect the integrity of the research process so that the results will be meaningful, the formation of the research questions and reporting of results also must take into account the social-political aims of the research.

Community Participation↗
PubMed1989

An exploration of gender differences among the homeless.

Interviews were conducted with 337 homeless people in Utah. There were 266 men (79%) and 71 women (21%) with varied social networks: 76% alone, 4.7% single parents with children, 11.9% couples, and 7.4% in two-parent families. The majority of men were alone (86.9%), compared to only 35.2% of the women. The women were more likely than the men to have children (31% compared to 7%), to have had recent contact with their absent children, to express the expectation that their absent children would live with them again, and to be psychologically distressed (65.7% compared to 39%). Of the 41 with children, 61% were in two-parent families. Respondents with children tended to have been more recently homeless than those without children. The homeless are a heterogeneous population, and this must be taken into consideration when planning services.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

Obstacles to research analysis.

1. The homeless population is composed of subgroups with varying mental health status and needs. 2. Different research designs and data collection methods require differing psychosocial abilities and skills on the part of the respondent. 3. As a result of the psychosocial abilities required and method of sampling, studies are likely to either underrepresent or overrepresent the severely mentally ill homeless. 4. Caution must be exercised in drawing conclusions from any one study.

Data Collection↗
PubMed1983

ROM versus NRx.

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