title: Needs, concerns, and social support of single, low-income mothers.
abstract: The purposes of this qualitative pilot study were to describe needs and concerns of single, low-income mothers and to evaluate social support mechanisms these mothers valued during the transition to parenthood. Qualitative analysis consisted of word and context interpretation from focus group data. The following themes resulted from the discussion: (a) transition: resilience, finding new direction, and an array of emotions and mixed feelings; (b) stress: loss, isolation, and barriers; and (c) social support: positive and negative social support, and the need for informational, appraisal, emotional, and tangible support. Nursing interventions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing, Omaha, NE 68198-5330, USA. rkeating@unmc.edu
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Keating-Lefler
authors.forename: Diane Brage
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: Christie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campbell-Grossman
authors.forename: Missy Ofe
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Fleck
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Westfall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D015146:Midwestern United States; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011203:Poverty; D015406:Single Parent / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support