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The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of respite for caregivers of frail older people [PDF]

, 2007
The proportion of frail elderly people in the industrialized world is increasing. Respite care is a potentially important way of maintaining the quality of life for these people and their caregivers.
Arksey, Artaso Irigoyen, Baumgarten, Buchner, Burch, Census 2001., Chapko, Clark, Conlin, Covinsky, Derogatis, Donaldson, Feinberg, Fisher, Gaugler, Gaugler, Grant, Grundy, Hedrick, Hirst, Holm, Johnson, Kosloski, Kosloski, Lawton, Lee, Lund, Maher, Montgomery, Montgomery, Montgomery, Montgomery, Montgomery, Niebuhr, Pinquart, Quayhagen, Robertson, Robertson, Rockwood, Rockwood, Rockwood, Sörensen, Undertaking Systematic Reviews of Research on Effectiveness., Walston, Wan, Wells, Wills, Wishart, Yin, Zank, Zarit   +50 more
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Effect of Respite Time before Live Transportation on Muscle Quality of Blunt Snout (Wuchang) Bream

Foods, 2022
To provide scientific support for improving the muscle quality of blunt snout bream, ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography, texture analyzer, and optical electron microscopy were applied to explore the effects of respite time (0, 24, 48, and 72 h ...
Ling Peng, Juan You, Lan Wang, Shanbai Xiong, Qilin Huang, Tao Yin   +5 more
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Respite care models and practices for persons with intellectual disability: A scoping review

African Journal of Disability, 2023
Background: Families are the primary caregivers for persons with intellectual disability (ID), offering informal support to ensure community living. Ensuring families are adequately supported is key to reduce the financial, physical, mental and social ...
Toni Abrahams, Sharon Kleintjes
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The impact of respite care from the perspectives and experiences of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their care partners: a qualitative study

BMC Palliative Care, 2022
Background Respite care provides caregiving support to people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their care partners by providing the care partner with temporary relief from their caregiving duties.
Julia M. Wu, Mallorie T. Tam, Kirsten Buch, Fouziah Khairati, Laurissa Wilson, Elizabeth Bannerman, Alexandra Guerrero, Andrew Eisen, Wendy Toyer, Travis Stevenson, Julie M. Robillard   +10 more
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Knowledge, help-seeking and efficacy to find respite services: an exploratory study in help-seeking carers of people with dementia in the context of aged care reforms

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background Research highlights the need for carers of people with dementia to acquire relevant and timely information to assist them to access appropriate respite services.
L. Phillipson, K. Johnson, E. Cridland, D. Hall, C. Neville, E. Fielding, H. Hasan   +6 more
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Determining Provider Needs for Respite Training, Results of an Alabama Survey

SAGE Open, 2014
The Alabama Lifespan Respite Resource Network™ enhances respite services for family caregivers. University evaluators conducted a statewide assessment of respite providers using multiple formats.
Brian F. Geiger, Marcia R. O’Neal
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Supporting Parent Caregivers of Children with Life-Limiting Illness

Children, 2018
The well-being of parents is essential to the well-being of children with life-limiting illness. Parents are vulnerable to a range of negative financial, physical, and psychosocial issues due to caregiving tasks and other stressors related to the illness
Kendra D. Koch, Barbara L. Jones
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Academics' Experiences of a Respite From Work: Effects of Self-Critical Perfectionism and Perseverative Cognition on Postrespite Well-Being [PDF]

, 2012
This longitudinal study examined relations between personality and cognitive vulnerabilities and the outcomes of a respite from work. A sample of 77 academic employees responded to week-level measures of affective well-being before, during, and on 2 ...
Bond, F. W., Flaxman, P., Kinman, G., Menard, J.   +3 more
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An Investigation of Perspectives of Respite Admission Among People Living With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and the Hospitals That Support Them

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2017
Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive disease with rapid degeneration. Respite care is an essential service for improving the well-being of both patients with this disease and their family caregivers, but accessibility of respite ...
Michiko Nakai, Yugo Narita, Hidekazu Tomimoto   +2 more
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Barriers to non-residential respite care for adults with moderate to complex needs: A UK perspective. [PDF]

, 2016
Respite aims to alleviate the stress and burden of caring for someone with an intellectual disability and/or autism. Respite can take place in a number of different ways, but most commonly occurs in a residential setting.
Bryman A, Caples M, Cresswell J, Department of Health, Kris Southby, McGrotherp CW, Northway R, Petr C, Savin-Baden M   +8 more
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