Toward an Understanding of Mothering: The Care Giving Process of Mothers With Autistic Children

The family impact of skin diseases: the Greater Patient concept

“…Other studies of atopic eczema 8,18 have identified the detrimental impact of the burden of care on familial relationships. The impact of skin diseases on families’ social and leisure lives magnifies the isolation that family caregivers may experience and also highlights the need for social and emotional support of these individuals 19,20 . Social support has been identified as an important factor that contributes to HRQoL of people living with a chronic illness 21 .…”

Process of Self-Identity Transformation in Women With Autistic Adolescent

“…To help the mother with an autis tic ado les cent, nurses need to be aware of the range of mother expe ri ences. As Shu et al (2001) stated, if nurses develop an under stand ing of the life expe ri ence of their cli ents, they can use this infor ma tion to help the mother find how to best take care of their autis tic child and to pro mote their well being. As long as nurses believe that life can remain poten tially mean ing ful regard less of circum stances, a major role for nurses will be to facil i tate a recon struc tion of mean ing and reconnection for moth ers of autis tic ado les cents.…”

“…Shu, Hsieh, Hsieh and Li (2001) interviewed moth ers with autis tic chil dren and found that rela tion ships of self and oth ers exist in their moth er ing pro cess, with the con struct of the self-relation play ing an impor tant part in moth er ing care. Sev eral stud ies have also shown that mothers of autis tic chil dren suf fer from sig nif i cantly greater levels of depres sion and/or anx i ety in com par i son with mothers of chil dren with Down syn dromes or oth er wise healthy chil dren (Holmes & Carr, 1991;Jessop, Riessman, & Stein, 1988;Shu, Lung, & Chang, 2000;Simon, 1995).…”

The effect of support group on the mental health and quality of life for mothers with autistic children

“…2000; Pisula 2002). A mother's perception of mothering greatly influences how she defines herself and her life meaning (Shu et al. 2001).…”

“…Garwick et al. (1998) and Shu et al. (2001) suggest that the primary caregiver needs emotional support and appropriate assistance.…”