Why carers use adult day respite: a mixed method case study

Why carers use adult day respite: a mixed method case study

BACKGROUND We need to improve our understanding of the complex interactions between family carers' emotional relationships with care-recipients and carers use of support services. This study assessed carer's expectations and perceptions of adult day respite services and their commitment to using services. METHODS A mixed-method case study approach was used with psychological contract providin...

Understanding the use of respite services among informal carers

Understanding the use of respite services among informal carers.

OBJECTIVE To examine the use of respite services among carers of non-institutionalised individuals aged 15 and over with either profound or severe disabilities. METHODS Based on data collected from the Australian Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers in 2003, the investigation evaluated the statistical significance of a number of carer and recipient characteristics on the likelihood of the ...

Respite: carers’ experiences and perceptions of respite at home

BACKGROUND Informal carers play an important role in supporting people with long-term conditions living at home. However, the caring role is known to have adverse effects on carers such as poorer emotional health and social isolation. A variety of types of respite may be offered to carers but little is known about the benefits of respite, carers' experiences with it, or their perceptions of car...

Study protocol: young carers and young adult carers in Switzerland

BACKGROUND In Switzerland, the issue of young carers and young adult carers - young people under the age of 18 and 24 respectively, who take on significant or substantial caring tasks and levels of responsibility that would usually be associated with an adult - has not been researched before. The number of these younger carers is unknown, as is the extent and kind of their caring activities and...