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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Informal carers"”.
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The health of informal carers
In order to advance our understanding of informal carer health, this mixed-method research was conducted 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 …
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The information needs of informal carers
… is 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 …
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Coping and psychological well-being in informal carers of stroke survivors with aphasia
… considers coping and psychological well-being in informal carers of stroke survivors with aphasia. Firstly, a literature review examines the main problems<br/>reported by this group of carers, the coping strategies they use to manage these problems, and the links between coping and psychological …
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How Do Peer Networks Enable Service Users and Informal Carers to Obtain and Manage Personal Budgets?
Background: Since 1997, a growing proportion of United Kingdom citizens have been able to obtain a personal budget (PB) and spend it on their own support instead of using state-run health and social care services. Early studies of PBs found schemes that involved disabled people’s organisations and …
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An exploration of the experiences of support for informal adult carers of individuals with substance use issues in North East Scotland.
Informal carers provide unpaid support to an individual, usually a family member. The care and support which they provide has been shown to provide positive effects to the individual they support. However, this role may impact on the informal carer, often on their psychosocial wellbeing. Although …
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A társadalmi fenntarthatóság és jól-lét a demenciával élők informális ápolói körében = Social sustainability and well-being among informal carers of people with dementia
A doktori értekezés a szerző három publikációján alapul. Az egy angol és a két magyar nyelvű publikáció közös elméleti hátterét a demencia, a társadalmi fenntarthatóság, a jól-lét és életminőség, a társadalom elöregedése és az informális ápolás jelentik. Ahogy a cikkek alapját képező kutatásoknak, …
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The nurse's role in promoting the involvement of older patients and informal carers in the assessment of their individual continuing health and social care needs
… as it applies to older patients and their informal carers in the assessment of their own continuing care needs. In particular it is concerned with the nurse's role within the multidisciplinary team in facilitating the involvement of patients and informal carers in this process. The study …
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A mixed methods investigation into physical activity in carers for those with dementia
… with dementia require a high level of support, informal care provision is crucial to delay institutionalisation and prevent low quality of life for individuals living with the condition. Though caregiving can be rewarding, it can be extremely intense and could negatively impact caregivers’ …
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Patterns of caring for older people: an ethnic dimension
… community, i.e. the family. The present focus on informal carers by policy makers reflects their importance to the success of community care legislation (NHS and Community Care Act, 1990; Carers (Recognition and Services) Act, 1995). Much of the published information on the impact of caring has …
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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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Loving care for a person with dementia: from phenomenological findings to lifeworld theatre.
… professionals, and the public including carers of people with dementia with a specific focus on empathy and understanding of the patient/caregiver/ physician triad. Three phases were involved in the completion of this project: 1) a phenomenological study was completed with 10 people …
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An exploratory multi-case study of the health and wellbeing needs, relationships and experiences of health and social care service users and the people who support them at home in a regional area of Scotland.
… three participant groups: Service User [n=6]; Informal Carer [n=5]; HSC staff [n=7]. Service Users identified an Informal carer and HSC staff member to take part with them, creating a 'case' [n=7]. Qualitative data were collected via semi-structured interviews (December 2019 – March 2020) and …
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Acceptability of and adherence to a Tai Chi exercise intervention to prevent falls among older people living with dementia.
… living with mild-to-moderate dementia and their informal carer) taking part in a Tai Chi intervention program, including class and home-practice. Participants’ acceptability of and adherence to the Tai Chi intervention was studied alongside the Intervention Pilot Phase (3/4 weeks long) and the …
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The development and evaluation of a self-care intervention for informal caregivers of relatives with bipolar disorder.
Background: Informal caregivers provide unpaid support to a family member, which has been shown to more positively affect their relatives health outcomes than equivalent paid caregivers. The provision of this support, however, comes at a cost to the carers health and wellbeing through meeting the …
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Understanding posttraumatic stress symptoms in carers of people with psychosis: A cross-sectional study
… live with and/or maintain regular contact with informal carers. Findings from a small number of studies suggest that a significant number of carers of people with psychosis experience posttraumatic stress symptoms (Barton & Jackson, 2008; Loughland et al. 2009; Boye & Malt, 2002). However, it is …
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The experience of caring for someone with dementia: a biographical study
… of caring for someone with dementia. Six informal carers of people with dementia were interviewed. The carers were defined as ‘informal’ as they were family and friends, and therefore unpaid. Five of the carers were women who had or were supporting their mothers, and one was a man, who had …
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Exploring the changing multidimensional experiences of frail older people towards the end of life: a narrative study
… a clinical frailty scale, and thirteen nominated informal carers participated in up to three narrative interviews over eighteen months. Eight nominated professionals were also interviewed. The interviews were participant led, audio-recorded and fully transcribed. The ‘voice centred relational’ …
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Living with Asperger's syndrome : the phenomenon of 'not quite fitting in'
… nor were they recognised by others, as 'informal carers'. Furthermore their son or daughter did not perceive themselves as being 'cared for'. Nevertheless, the data revealed a considerable amount of 'caring' involved for parents, both psychological (psychological 'watching over', …
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Sleep/wake patterns and key predictors for sleep impairment in patient-caregiver dyads:: a longitudinal observational study among women with early stage breast cancer and their informal caregivers during chemotherapy treatment
… patterns of women with breast cancer and their informal caregivers may be concurrently exacerbated and co-vary during the patient’s treatment. The current study set out to longitudinally ex-plore sleep-wake patterns of patient-caregiver dyads in the context of adjuvant chemotherapy (CTh) for …
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