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Showing 1 to 20 of 363 for “"Carers"”.
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The health of informal carers
… amongst a large, general population of informal carers. Initially, a postal survey was carried out using the UK version of the Short-Form 36 (SF-36) health status questionnaire. The study population, which was composed of 578 participants, was drawn from the carer mailing lists of voluntary …
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The information needs of informal carers
… concerned with the information needs of informal carers, or, as they are now increasingly referred to, carers Within this thesis, the appellation carer is defined in terms chosen by carers themselves. In their words, • A carer is someone whose life is restricted by the need to assist another …
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Stroke liaison workers for patients and carers
… several trials targeting intervention aimed at carers only were identified. Chapter Five describes a systematic review and meta-analysis of Stroke Liaison Worker trials – that is trials that evaluated a healthcare worker or volunteer who provided social support, information and liaison with the …
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Carers of elderly whānau their invisible voices
The kaupapa of my research is about Māori whānau carers and the related notion of caring. I moved away from the care recipients’ health issues, accessing government and agency services and the negative impact of caring on the carer. Instead, I focus on exploring the deeper layers of my carers’ …
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Exploration of spousal carers' lived experience of loss
… phenomenological study was to explore spousal carers' lived experience of loss. Ten spousal carers of partners with Multiple Sclerosis participated in this study. In-depth, unstructured interviews were conducted and transcribed verbatim. The data were analysed using a modified form of the …
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The carers’ perspective: loving someone with health issues
… Sixty-eight people with dementia and their carers were recruited as participant dyads and randomised into one of three conditions; CST plus carer training, CST only or a wait-list control. Carers were administered four questionnaires addressing caregiver burden, self-efficacy, general …
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A study of kinship foster carers in Northern Ireland in relation to: 1. Selected characteristics in the wider context of traditional foster carers. 2. The attitude of kinship foster carers to social services involvement in their lives.
Objective<br/>To study Kinship Foster Carers in Northern Ireland in relation to:1. selected characteristic, in the wider context of traditional foster care,2. the attitudes of kinship foster carers to the involvement of social services in their lives.<br/><br/>Method<br/>A sampling frame for …
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Foster carers' perspectives: the dilemmas of loving the bureaucratised child
… explores the lived experiences of foster carers - how they understand their position. Based on a constructionist, sociological approach it focuses on their personal diverse experiences and perspectives. It contributes to current sociological debates about childhood, contemporary morality …
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Family carers and mental health : the role of self-compassion
… thesis is on examining self-compassion in family carers of people with mental health difficulties, so as to determine whether this is an appropriate focus for interventions. It is hoped that the work undertaken in this thesis will inform the support offered by clinicians, both to carers and their …
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Enabling carers to administer depot injections: an action research study
… elements of risk management involved in enabling carers (supportive persons) to give depot injections - to develop a training package that may be useful for others to use should such a request be made - to establish whether enabling supportive persons to give depot injections would have an effect …
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Carers of the dementing elderly coping techniques and expressed emotion.
… the impact that this condition has on the family carers of elderly people with dementia who live in the community. The study has two main aims. Primarily it set out to identify the stressful situations which carers were facing on a daily basis and to establish how they were coping with them. It …
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Meeting the psychosocial needs of young carers : a youth work perspective
… For this reason it was hypothesized that young carers of parents with mental health difficulties in Malta still remain hidden and their needs unmet by society. This study was conducted with two main aims, the first being to discover what the needs of young carers are, how they affected their …
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Activity engagement with people with dementia at home: family carers' perspectives
… support those with dementia at home, and family carers are increasingly advised to engage their relative in daily activities. Knowledge about family carers involvement in the activity needs of individuals living with dementia is fragmented. This study explored carers' decision making related to …
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Exploring foster carers' experiences with children who have complex attachment problems
… training and support mechanisms for foster carers. The host for the research project was a national independent fostering agency to whom the researcher has provided training and therapeutic support. An interview study of fourteen sets of foster carers was conducted to understand peak …
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When nurses grieve: How well are we caring for the carers?
INTRODUCTION All who experience personal bereavement require support to assimilate to the changed reality of living without a loved one. However, unlike the general public, nurses need to do so whilst remaining empathetic and understanding of the concerns of the clients they are caring for – …
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Effective communication with people with learning disabilities with epilepsy and their carers.
… benefits to the individual and their carers. Carers play vital roles in supporting individuals who live in the community to manage their conditions and the need for effective communication between service users and health care professionals is crucially important. Effective …
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