Factors Associated With Perceived Burden, Resourcefulness, and Quality of Life in Female Family Members of Adults With Serious Mental Illness [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: Each year, 54 million American adults are affected by serious mental illness. Most of these persons depend on female family members for support or assistance, and unless these women are resourceful, they may experience considerable burden ...
Bekhet, Abir +2 more
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Who Does Bogotá “Care” for? Care Blocks, Care Workers and the Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper critically examines Bogotá's District Care System within the framework of urban social sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Focusing on the Care Blocks (Manzanas del Cuidado), it employs a mixed‐methods approach—legal analysis, interviews, testimonies, surveys, and InfoCuidado data—to explore the paradox of a
Valentina Montoya‐Robledo +1 more
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Journal of Patient-Reported OutcomesBackground Informal caregiving may impact the physical, mental and economic well-being and ultimately the quality of life (QOL) of the caregivers, however, each caregiver may differ in the degree to which their QOL is impacted.
Nilesh Gangan +6 more
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Crime, Gender and Policing: The Role of Women Officers in Addressing Gender‐Based Violence in India
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines whether an increased presence of women in Indian police forces results in enhanced justice for victims of gender‐based crimes and improves the overall effectiveness and responsiveness of the police. It employs focus group discussions and qualitative system dynamics modelling to examine the dynamics of women in law ...
Kandaswamy Paramasivan +3 more
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Support for informal caregivers
, 2014 FORWORD 1 -- ABSTRACT 2 -- SYNTHESIS 4 -- 1. BACKGROUND 6 -- 2. OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND METHODS 7 -- 2.1. OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE 7 -- 2.2. METHODS . 7 -- 3. RESULTS OF THE LITERATURE REVIEW: THE COMPLEX ENVIROMENT OF SUPPORT POLICIES FOR INFORMAL CAREGIVERS . 8 -- 3.1. GENERAL CONTEXT IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES 8 -- 3.2. ASSESSING THE SUPPORT MEASURES TO AVOID
Anthierens, Sibyl +11 more
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Constructing Difference: Maternal Boundary‐Work in Science‐Based and Natural Mom Groups on Facebook
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Boundary‐work describes the activities of social groups as they seek to differentiate themselves from others to establish credibility, authority, or to protect their interests. While a growing body of literature explores occupational boundary‐work in health care, limited research has focused on how lay actors practice boundary‐work online.
Darryn DiFrancesco
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A Model of Social Support for a Patient-Informal Caregiver Dyad. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2022 Pasek M, Suchocka L.
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The Association of Medicaid Estate Recovery with Homeownership, Home Equity, and Medicaid Enrollment
The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.Policy Points This study examines the association between the implementation of Medicaid estate recovery and homeownership, home equity, and Medicaid enrollment among low‐income adults. Estate recovery is associated with a decrease in Medicaid enrollment among unmarried, low‐income older adults and a decrease in home equity overall and among Black ...
AMANDA SPISHAK‐THOMAS
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Informal Caregiver Stroke Program in Geriatric Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients: A Qualitative Study. [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2023 Vielvoye M +3 more
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Ethical Issues: Caring for the Caregiver [PDF]
, 2004 EssayOne of the important details we tend to overlook when taking care of patients with debilitating or life-threatening disease is the welfare of those family members taking care of the patient at home.
Fleming, David A.
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