title: [The invisible reality of informal nursing].
abstract: Informal care was the subject of nursing research carried out by two psychiatric nurses. The investigation showed the importance within nursing of informal care, often confined to qualities associated with gender and the maternal function. A review of the pathway of the researchers, with a presentation of the choice of this research theme, a methodological resume and an overview of the results.
authors.affiliation: Centre hospitalier Saint-Cyr au Mont d'or, France. lanquetin.jp@free.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lanquetin
mesh_terms: D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D003142:Communication; D005602:France; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009742:Nursing Theory; D005791:Patient Care / Q000379:methods*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome