Carer mentoring: A mixed methods investigation of a carer mentoring service
International Journal of Nursing StudiesPublished 12 July 2013
Nan Greenwood, Ruth Habibi
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Whether mentoring had a significant positive effect on carer mentees in terms of mental health, quality of life and confidence in caring and how carers experience and perceive the process and benefits of mentoring are explored.
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Carer mentoring services can be a valuable form of carer support that falls somewhere between formal and informal support. Adopting mixed methods permitted greater understanding of how mentoring may benefit carers and has implications for mentor recruitment and training. The fact that mentoring can be provided by volunteer mentors makes it an attractive, potentially cost-effective means of supporting carers.
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