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Showing 1 to 20 of 161 for “"Carer"”.
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Carer Information Needs Following a Family Member's Right Hemisphere Stroke
… studies have explored information needs for carers of persons with aphasia; however, there is minimal research on information needs of carers with right hemisphere disorder (RHD). RHD describes cognitive and communication impairments a person experiences following a right hemisphere stroke or …
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Foster carer factors which predict placement success for young people aged 12 – 18 years
… relationship between a child and their foster carer. The empirical paper explores the role of the foster carer in promoting successful placements for foster children between the ages of 12 and 18 years old. Lastly, a public domain provides a summary of the empirical paper.
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Apathy after stroke: clinical characteristics, association with functional outcome and effect on carer burden
… symptom trajectory and its effect on patient and carer’s quality of life needs to be clarified. The research presented in this thesis mainly focuses on a prospective longitudinal study conducted in three acute stroke services in the East of England, UK. The main goal of the study was to evaluate …
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The HEart faiLure carer support Programme: a feasibility study of the HELP intervention for carers
… Patients often rely on support from family carers, who take on many responsibilities to help assist with self-care and management of symptoms. Evidence has found that carers experience poor quality of life linked to their caring role, and are in need of improved services and information to …
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Investigating the experiences of people with learning disabilities in accident & emergency from a carer perspective
… & Emergency - from the perspective of the carers of people with learning disabilities. The work was undertaken in two separate A&E departments. An Interpretative Phenomenological Approach was used to analyse interviews undertaken with carers. Some of the findings which emerged were in …
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An evaluation of the needs of patients receiving palliative care for upper gastrointestinal cancer and their main carer
… support from family and their social network. Carers' levels of psychological distress, when cure is no longer an option, can be extremely high. Evaluation and research of the organization of generic palliative care in specialist gastrointestinal cancer is limited. Method An exploratory case …
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The relationship between patient, carer and staff perceptions of need in an assertive community treatment team in South Africa
… be defined from several perspectives. Patient, carer and staff interests may differ, influencing their perspectives in defining needs. Traditionally, the staff perspective on needs has taken priority but the steady growth of the 'user movement' and 'recovery philosophy' has led to this being …
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The voices of adults with a learning disability and a carer on their orthopaedic and trauma hospital care in the UK
… care • The valuable support and expertise of carers • Incompetence of hospital staff • Isolation and loneliness Discussion & conclusions: This study contributes to the evidence base by being the first to specifically focus on and provide experiential findings pertaining to the orthopaedic or …
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Co-creation of guiding principles and a practical framework for a midwifery continuity of carer model: a cooperative inquiry with midwives.
… in order to provide midwifery continuity of carer (MCoCer). This model is evidence-based best practice, and has been shown to improve outcomes and maternity experiences. Whilst the evidence suggests that this model of midwifery is also associated with positive practice for midwives, it poses …
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A grounded theory study on midwifery managers' views and experiences of implementing and sustaining continuity of carer models within the UK maternity system.
… towards providing Midwifery Continuity of Carer (MCoCer) models in order to provide quality care for women and their families in the UK. It is known from the literature that quality of care received in the NHS is correlated with the quality of the management. There is no known evidence …
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Exploring the Lived Experience of Advocating for a Disabled Child While Engaging with Professionals and Institutions.
Previous research has shown that parent carers, despite their vital role in securing their children’s rights and wellbeing, often encounter systemic barriers that undermine their agency and advocacy. This study addresses the gap in understanding parent carer agency by exploring the impacts of care …
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The carers’ perspective: loving someone with health issues
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a carer training programme delivered alongsideCognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST). Design and Subjects: The project used a mixed methodology design. It comprised a single blind, randomised control trial and a thematic analysis of focus group interviews …
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Predicting the Well-Being of Families with a Child with Down Syndrome
… factors that predict the well-being of parents/carers of children with Down syndrome. It was hoped that this would increase the understanding around what factors impact the well-being of such families and also influence future interventions and supports that may be available for these families. …
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A qualitative study to investigate service user experience of participating in research
Service user and carer involvement in research and health services is mandated by policy and has been taken up with different degrees of success in the NHS. This study employs a phenomenological approach to consider the service user and carer experience of participating in a service evaluation of a …
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Dementia caregiving: burden and breakdown
… in community caregiving situations. 109 carer subjects participated in the study, with 91 current carers - 17 via face-to-face interview and 74 via the internet, and 18 past carers - two via face-to-face interview and 16 via the internet, contributing their experiences of dementia …
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Challenging behaviours : caregiver attributions and emotional experiences
… which are related to the causal attributions carers make about challenging behaviours. Sixteen quantitative studies that had examined carer attributions in the areas of learning disabilities and dementia care were reviewed. A wide range of factors had been examined in relation to attributions, …
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