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Understanding how education/support groups help lone mothers

Abstract

BackgroundLone-mother led families are at increased risk of psychosocial disadvantage, social isolation and mental health morbidity. Community-based programs are more accessible for families seeking assistance. We examine the experiences of eight lone mothers participating in a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a community-based education/support group program using mixed methods.MethodsA purposeful sample of eight mothers …

Authors

Lipman EL; Kenny M; Jack S; Cameron R; Secord M; Byrne C

Journal

BMC Public Health, Vol. 10, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

December 2010

DOI

10.1186/1471-2458-10-4

ISSN

1472-698X