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, 2008 Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the UK. Despite this, little is known about the care needs of people who die from or following a stroke.
Addington-Hall, Julia +2 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Firefighters face an array of stressors due to the demands of their occupation, leading to a high prevalence of mental health challenges. Social prescribing represents a novel approach to healthcare that emphasizes a holistic view of health and wellbeing.
Janice Ikeda +2 more
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Why are older informal carers in better health? Solving a causality problem
Public Sector Economics, 2018 Informal care is a widespread and important segment of long-term care, which is carried out independently of or in parallel with formal care, i.e. as a complement or replacement.
Andrej Srakar, Mateja Nagode
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The provision of informal care in terminal illness: An analysis of carers? needs using a discrete choice experiment [PDF]
There is an increasing expectation that families will provide care at home for those with chronic, acute and terminal illness. There is a range of services available to support the home care of these patients.
Patricia Kenny +2 more
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Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue +2 more
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Families as Care-Providers versus Care-Managers? Gender and Type of Care in a Sample of Employed Canadians [PDF]
This article extends previous research by examining care management as a distinct type of informal care. Using data drawn from a large Canadian study of work and family, the research is based on a study of a sub-sample of women (1068) and men (805) who ...
Carolyn J. Rosenthal +1 more
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Bridging the gap: socioeconomic inequalities in the use of formal and informal home care
Public Sector EconomicsThis paper examines socioeconomic inequalities in formal and informal home care among Europeans aged 65+, using SHARE data from 27 countries. Results show that health needs – especially age and functional limitations – are the main drivers of care use ...
Maja Matanić Vautmans
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Predicting transitions in the use of informal and professional care by older adults [PDF]
, 2005 To prepare the care system for a rising population of older people, it is important to understand what factors predict the use of care. This paper reports a study of transitions in the use of informal and professional care using Andersen-Newman models of
Twisk, J.W.R. +4 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
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Different views on collaboration between older persons, informal caregivers and care professionals
Health ExpectationsBackground Informal care features high on the policy agenda of many countries to deal with workforce shortages. As a consequence, care provision increasingly takes place in the care triad of care recipients, informal caregivers and care professionals ...
Teyler vanMuijden +4 more
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