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Burden of Care and Perceived Psycho-Social Outcomes among Family Caregivers of Patients Living with Cancer

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2021
Objective: Caring for patients living with cancer requires the support of family caregivers. Literature reports experiences of diverse burdens and health effects among caregivers.
Chiemerigo Anne Onyeneho, Rose Ekama Ilesanmi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The burden of caring: a quantitative analysis of caregiving burden [PDF]

, 2015
The Burden of Caring study examines the importance of race, social class and gender in predicting the burden experienced by caregivers. The study begins by demonstrating the importance of care giving in an aging society, using the lenses of Symbolic ...
Paul Rose
core  

‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington, Bernadette Sebar, Jessica Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hidden in the Labour Market: An Intersectional Latent Class Analysis of Discouraged Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study employs an intersectionality‐informed latent class analysis (LCA) to examine the hidden diversity of discouraged workers in Australia. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, we identified six empirically distinct subgroups defined by intersecting demographic and ...
Sora Lee, Woojin Kang
wiley   +1 more source

Joint trajectories of burden and benefits of caregiving among informal caregivers of older adults with functional limitations: a longitudinal study

Scientific Reports
Informal caregiving for older adults, often long-term, can be concurrently burdensome and beneficial. This longitudinal study aims to delineate distinct joint trajectories of burden and benefits of caregiving among informal caregivers of older adults ...
Yongjing Ping, Jeremy Lim-Soh, Truls Østbye, Rahul Malhotra   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intensity of Predeath Grief and Postdeath Grief of Family Caregivers in Palliative Care in Relation to Preparedness for Caregiving, Caregiver Burden, and Social Support

Palliative Medicine Reports, 2020
Background: The intensity of predeath grief is associated with postdeath grief in family caregivers of patients in palliative care. Different factors during caregiving may influence this association.
Lena Axelsson, Anette Alvariza, Maja Holm, Kristofer ?restedt   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychosocial factors and caregiver burden among primary family caregivers of frail older adults with multimorbidity

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Provision of care for frail older adults with multiple chronic diseases (multimorbidity) poses increasing challenge for family caregivers. Our study aims to evaluate to what extent caregiving competence, social support and positive aspects of ...
Cheuk Ying Chan, Jacqueline Giovanna De Roza, Gabriel Teck Yong Ding, Hui Li Koh, Eng Sing Lee   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Australian Practitioners' Beliefs, Confidence, and Training Needs for Delivering Behaviour Support to Children and Young People in Out‐of‐Home Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children in out‐of‐home care (OOHC) frequently present with complex behavioural needs. In New South Wales (NSW), behaviour support plans (BSPs) are mandated when restrictive practices, including psychotropic medication, are used. Little research has examined whether the statutory workforce is adequately prepared to meet behaviour support ...
Manisha Abayakoon Stanborough, Kelly‐Ann Allen, Emily Berger, Mikaela Stanborough, Erin Leif   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Hours Worked by Primary Carers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary caregivers constitute a major unpaid workforce in Australia. The aim of this study was to determine the sociodemographic factors that are associated with carer workloads. Multinomial logistic regression modelling was applied to the nation‐wide Australian Government survey.
Andrew J. Hamilton
wiley   +1 more source

Research in Caregiving

, 2013
Between 1950 and 2050, the proportion of those aged 65 years and older in the population will more than double (Himes, Elderly Americans, 2001). As the population ages, the likelihood of frailty, dementia, and disabling illness increases.
Crocco, Elizabeth A, Elizabeth A. Crocco, Carl Eisdorfer, Eisdorfer, Carl   +3 more
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