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The Concept of Respite Care

Nursing Forum, 2017
The aim of this article is to analyze the concept of respite care in the context of caring for a child with special healthcare needs.Respite care has often been identified as an important resource for caregivers of children with special healthcare needs.
Kim E Whitmore
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Respite care.

Rehabilitation literature, 1985
Recent respite care research is reviewed, advantages and disadvantages of respite- and home-based care are presented, and some recommendations are introduced. It may be more cost-effective to invest in caregivers' physical, financial, and emotional well-being than to provide the care required when caregivers become "patients." Practical and policy ...
R, Warren, S, Cohen
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Realities of Respite Care

Health Services Management Research, 2004
Respite care in the form of day care centres, in-home respite and institutional care, has been the cornerstone of care for the disabled elderly. Evidence for its effectiveness in helping carers or disabled clients is hard to come by. In this paper, a proposition is put forward for a carefully designed study to answer some of the important points often
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THE Respite Care Alternative

Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 1987
Respite programs offer the care giver chance to take care of personal business just relax and rejuvenate and then return with brighter outlook and renewed energy.
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Respite Care

2019
202204 bcvc ; Accepted Manuscript ; Self-funded ; Published ; Green (AAM)
Fung, AWT, Cheng, ST, Lai, FHY
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Rx for Care Givers: Respite Care

Journal of Community Health Nursing, 1987
Successful nursing strategies that address the home care needs of the dependent elderly and their care givers require an expanded knowledge base for the community health nurse. Needs of the care-giving dyad are analyzed through a case study, discussion of the concept of respite, application of the nursing process, and an assessment tool. The assessment
M G, Zelewsky, E P, Deitrick
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Respite Care-Volunteers as Providers

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 1999
1. Although many studies examine the impact of respite care on caregivers, few studies have examined the impact of such programs on the volunteer respite provider. Results of such formative evaluation studies must be antecedent to the question of whether respite care "works." 2.
K M, Robinson, J W, Clemons
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Respite Care for Community Elderly

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1983
Abstract Care of an elderly disabled relative is a responsibility that many families cannot bear on a continuous long-term basis. In this paper, the development of a respite care program is described that provides caregiver relief by offering short-term hospitalization for the elderly in the community.
B R, Hasselkus, M, Brown
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Respite care: challenging tradition

British Journal of Nursing, 1992
Respite care is frequently provided within a hospital setting and such a service is likely to increase due to community care policies. Nurses need to challenge traditional assumptions on which respite care is based in order to provide a more flexible service.
M, Nolan, G, Grant
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Respite care

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 2002
Elderly people and their carers are not homogeneous groups, but are highly diverse in terms of their age, ethnicity, income, housing, education, geographical location and access to providers of health. In planning provision, particularly respite care, we need to focus attention on the needs and preferences of those who are not currently receiving help,
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