A qualitative study exploring the experiences and views of mothers, health visitors and family support centre workers on the challenges and difficulties of parenting

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-55

  Bloomfield, Linda ^a   Kendall, Sally ^a   Applin, Liz ^b   Attarzadeh, Vicky ^b   Dearnley, Katie ^c   Edwards, Louise ^d   Hinshelwood, Linda ^b   Lloyd, Pat ^b   Newcombe, Teresa ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Watford/Three Rivers Prim Care T   (United Kingdom)

^c Peace Childrens Centre

^d PNM   (United States)

^e Hertsmere Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenges; Difficulties; Focus groups; Parenting; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FATHER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FATHERS; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 12344303068     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2005.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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