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Dementia Care: Intersecting Informal Family Care and Formal Care Systems [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Aging Research, 2014
Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependence amongst older people and previous research has highlighted how the well-being of people with dementia is inherently connected to the quality of their relationships with their informal ...
Prabhjot Singh   +4 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Convoys of care: Theorizing intersections of formal and informal care [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Aging Studies, 2013
Although most care to frail elders is provided informally, much of this care is paired with formal care services. Yet, common approaches to conceptualizing the formal-informal intersection often are static, do not consider self-care, and typically do not account for multi-level influences.
Molly Perkins   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Protocol: Complementarity between informal care and formal care to adults: Knowledge mapping through a scoping review of the literature [PDF]

open access: yesCampbell Systematic Reviews
This is the protocol for a Campbell systematic review. The aim of this scoping review is to map, describe and characterize the available evidence on the role that formal care might have in complementing informal caregivers role – romantic partners ...
Marta Osório deMatos   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Formal and Informal Care: Complementary or Substitutes in Care for Elderly People? Empirical Evidence From China

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2021
To integrate the care resources of the elderly, while promoting the development of formal social care resources, some countries have gradually turned to the development of family informal care resources.
Huan Liu
doaj   +2 more sources

The impact of formal care provision on informal care receipt for people over 75 in England. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE
In this study, we examine the relationship between formal care provision and informal care receipt from within the household for people over 75 years old using data from the British Household Panel Survey between 1991 and 2009.
Eirini-Christina Saloniki   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Effect of reduced formal care availability on formal/informal care patterns and caregiver health: a quasi-experimental study using the Japanese long-term care insurance reform [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background It is unclear how formal long-term care (LTC) availability affects formal /informal caregiving patterns and caregiver health. We tested the impact of reduced formal LTC availability on formal LTC service use, intensity of informal caregiving ...
Atsushi Miyawaki   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Paternalism vs. Autonomy: Are They Alternative Types of Formal Care? [PDF]

open access: yesFront Psychol, 2019
This study has been supported by MINECO Project: PSI2014-52464-P ...
Fernández-Ballesteros R   +5 more
europepmc   +6 more sources

ContSOnto: A Formal Ontology for Continuity of Care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The global pandemic over the past two years has reset societal agendas by identifying both strengths and weaknesses across all sectors. Focusing in particular on global health delivery, the ability of health care facilities to scale requirements and to meet service demands has detected the need for some national services and organisations to modernise ...
Das, Subhashis, Hussey, Pamela
openaire   +3 more sources

The impact of internet use on old-age support patterns of middle-aged and older adults

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundThe trend towards low fertility and low mortality is prominant worldwide. The accelerating ageing and the pressure on public pensions are making the “dependent pattern of old-age support”, which relies on family and government, unsustainable ...
Jingyi Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategies for enhancing social skills of individuals with intellectual disability: A systematic review

open access: yesFrontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022
Individuals with intellectual disability who suffer from comorbid mental health problems are likely to experience difficulties in socialising. Deficits in social skills are also associated with challenging behaviours and self-injury.
Udeme Samuel Jacob   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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