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Baseline utilisation of specialist disability services in Ireland. ESRI Working Paper No.644 December 2019 [PDF]

, 2019
The objective of this paper is to analyse the data on specialist disability services available in Ireland. The paper provides a baseline utilisation profile of selected services which can be used to project future service demand and expenditure.
Brick, Aoife, Keegan, Conor, Wren, Maev-Ann   +2 more
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Information-sharing with respite care services for older adults:a qualitative exploration of carers’ experiences [PDF]

, 2017
This study was financially supported by the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS Project ELCRI01), Edinburgh, Scotland.Respite services play an important role in supporting older adults and their carers.
Alzheimer Scotland & Scottish Government, Barbour, Barnard, Carers Scotland, Croos, Department of Health, Dickinson, Forbes, Gale, Glendinning, Greenwood, Ham, Holly, Lindsay, McPherson, Moriarty, Neville, Nolan, Nolan, Olsen, Payne, Pentland, Phillipson, Phillipson, Robinson, Sayago, Scottish Government, Scottish Government, Scottish Government, Scottish Government, Seddon, Shaw, Turnpenny, Voss, Welsh Government, Wenger, Wilson, Yagil   +37 more
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Contrasts or Carryover? Demands–Capabilities Fit and Task‐Level Intrinsic Motivation Across the Workday

Journal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the course of a workday, employees attend to various tasks whose challenge might be equal to, higher than, or lower than employees' present level of capabilities. Moreover, employees encounter these tasks sequentially throughout the day with different levels of prior motivation. Investigating carryover effects in motivation from one task to
Sherry (Qiang) Fu, Anna C. Lennard, Leslie Garza, Lindsey M. Greco, Nikolaos Dimotakis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defining the outcomes of community care: the perspectives of older people with dementia and their carers [PDF]

, 2000
There is growing recognition of the need for outcome measures which reflect the aims of services for people with dementia. The development and application of existing outcome measures has often marginalised people with dementia. ‘Experts’ and carers have
Bamford, C., Bruce, E.
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Dynamic Evolution and Transformative Trends in the Consumer Market: A Technology Paradox Perspective

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The consumer market is defined by tensions arising from the clash between technological advancement and consumer psychology. Current research lacks a unifying framework to explain these contradictions. Addressing this gap, we introduce a conceptual model based on technology paradox theory, which maps the dynamic process from antecedents ...
Chanaka Jayawardhena, Hongfei Liu, Chatura Ranaweera, P.K. Senyo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social worlds of Appalachian women caregivers of older relatives living with dementia

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
RationaleOver 11 million people in the United States provide care for an older family member with dementia, with this responsibility primarily falling on daughters and wives. In Appalachia, a mountainous region in the U.S characterized by close families,
Brandy Renee McCann, Karen A. Roberto, J. Savla, Rosemary Blieszner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceptions on technology for volunteer respite care for bedridden elders in Chile

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2018
Purpose: Informal caregivers of bedridden elders need a respite. One form of obtaining a respite is through volunteers who are contacted by means of information and communication technology (ICT).
Esmeralda Abarca, Solange Campos, Valeria Herskovic, Carolina Fuentes   +3 more
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Economic Cost of Current and Alternative Models of Multidisciplinary Care of Juvenile‐Onset Huntington's Disease

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Multidisciplinary care has been advocated for Juvenile‐onset Huntington's Disease but there has been no detailed analysis of this. Objectives To evaluate the current economic costs of providing health care for patients with Juvenile‐onset Huntington's disease (JoHD) and to model the effects and economic costs of providing a ...
Tracey A. Young, Penny A. Curtis, Jill Thompson, Aileen K. Ho, Helen Santini, Oliver W. Quarrell   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reducing hospital admissions in remote Australia through the establishment of a palliative and chronic disease respite facility

BMC Palliative Care, 2017
Background There are limited respite services for palliative care patients and their families in the Northern Territory (NT). The high prevalence of complex chronic diseases, limited access to primary care services, and the poor living situations of many
Timothy A. Carey, Mick Arundell, Kellie Schouten, John S. Humphreys, Fred Miegel, Simon Murphy, John Wakerman   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Family Caregiving to the Older Population: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress [PDF]

, 2007
[Excerpt] Family caregiving to older individuals in need of long-term care encompasses a wide range of activities, services, and supports. Caregiving can include assistance with personal care needs, such as bathing, dressing, and eating, as well as other
Colello, Kirsten J.
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