title: Differences Between Irish and Australian Psychiatric Nurses' Family-Focused Practice in Adult Mental Health Services.
abstract: Psychiatric nurses' practice with parents who have mental illness, their children and families is an important issue internationally. This study provides a comparison of Irish and Australian psychiatric nurses' family-focused practices in adult mental health services. Three hundred and forty three nurses across Ireland and 155 from Australia completed the Family Focused Mental Health Practice Questionnaire. Cross-country comparisons revealed significant differences, in terms of family-focused skill, knowledge, confidence and practice. Australian psychiatric nurses engaged in higher family-focused practice compared to Irish nurses. The comparative differences between countries may be attributable to differences in training, workplace support and policy.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Electronic address: A.Grant@qub.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.affiliation: Department of Rural and Indigenous Health, School of Rural Health, Monash University, Moe, Australia. Electronic address: Melinda.goodyear@monash.edu.
authors.forename: Melinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goodyear
authors.affiliation: Department of Rural and Indigenous Health, School of Rural Health, Monash University, Moe, Australia. Electronic address: darryl.maybery@monash.edu.
authors.forename: Darryl
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maybery
authors.affiliation: Krongold Centre, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: andrea.reupert@monash.edu.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reupert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D022143:Family Nursing / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires