Assessment of carers' psychological needs

Patients' transcultural needs and carers' ethical responses.

Many Turkish people migrated to Germany between 1955 and 1975. This study was carried out in Göttingen, Germany. Fifty Turkish people (described as patients) were asked about the care they had received from German health care personnel, and 50 German nurses and 50 German physiotherapists were questioned about care they had given to Turkish patients. Significant findings were the needs of the Tu...

Development of a clinical version of the Carers’ Needs Assessment for Schizophrenia

OBJECTIVE Based on the research version of the Carers' Needs Assessment for Schizophrenia (CNA-S) a shortened clinical version was developed for routine assessment of interventions needed by the caregivers of schizophrenia patients in everyday clinical work. METHODS The development of this questionnaire (including a manual explaining its use) was based on results from earlier studies and sugg...

The information needs of carers of adults diagnosed with epilepsy

AIM The aim of the study was to explore the information needs of informal carers, and how information from health professionals can become more effective for families caring for people with epilepsy. METHODS A combined methodology was used, comprising an interview study and a survey. Twelve in-depth interviews with carers were carried out. The questionnaire was developed using the interview d...

Between worlds: the experiences and needs of former family carers.

While the financial, physical and psycho-social burden for caregivers is recorded, less is known about the post-caring experience. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore the experiences and needs of Irish former family carers in the post-caring/care transitions period. Former family carers were defined as family members who provided physical and/or social care to a fam...

Assessing the health promotion needs of informal carers.