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Respite Care

Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien, 2013
Respite care is a program of planned admissions to the hospital for short periods of time to give the caregiver and family a rest from caring for the disabled person at home. It complements day hospitals, day care and home care. The Assiniboine Centre, a 201-bed rehabilitation/extended care facility in Brandon, Manitoba, has a respite program for the ...
Ariella Riva Ritvo, Fred R. Volkmar, Karen M. Lionello-Denolf, Trina D. Spencer, James Todd, Nurit Yirmiya, Maya Yaari, Diana B. Newman, Michelle Lestrud, Edward Ritvo, Amiris Dipuglia, Megan Ness, Megan Lyons, Maura Moyle, Steven Long, Maura Moyle, Melissa Manjarrés, Elizabeth Allen, John D. Murdoch, Michael F. Walker, Brynn Thomas, Laudan B. Jahromi, Rebecca DeAquair, Victoria Shea, Peter Doehring, Megan Lyons, Jeremy Parr, Ann S. Couteur, Timothy Soto, Oren Shtayermman, Ernst VanBergeijk, Sunny Kim, David McAdam, Vicki Madaus Knapp, Mark Groskreutz, Michael Miklos, Evelynne Green, Barbara Cook, Cori Fujii, C. Enjey Lin, Jeffrey J. Wood, Johannes Rojahn, Lisa J. Meier, Cynthia Beesley, Linda Simonson, Fred R. Volkmar, Karen Meers, Michelle Sondra Ballan, Josh Pritchard, Bill Ahearn, Stephanie Bendiske, Yael Kimhi, Amy Heberle, Karen Toth, Alvi Azad, Zachary Warren, Elizabeth Howell Dohrmann, Dermot Bowler, Elizabeth Schoen Simmons, Katherine Tsatsanis, Sarah Butler, Catherine Lord, Fred R. Volkmar, Lawrence David Scahill, Ariella Riva Ritvo, Deborah A. Pearson, Peter Mundy, Cheryl Smith Gabig, Nurit Yirmiya, Ifat Seidman, Tiffany Hutchins, Arianne Stevens, Raphael Bernier, Katherine Tsatsanis, Susan Hyman, Fred R. Volkmar, Fred R. Volkmar   +76 more
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Why carers use adult day respite: a mixed method case study [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: We need to improve our understanding of the complex interactions between family carers’ emotional relationships with care-recipients and carers use of support services.
Angela R McKenzie, Christine M Stirling, Corinna A Dwan   +2 more
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Long-term care and intermediary structures for frail older people : Switzerland and Germany in comparison [PDF]

, 2018
This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in [International journal of care and caring]. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1332/239788218X15265697287824Long-term ...
Kehl, Konstantin, Strohmeier Navarro Smith, Rahel   +1 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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Estimating service demand for respite care among informal carers of people with psychological disabilities in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015
Objective: To estimate service demand (willingness to seek or use services) for respite care among informal, primary carers of people with a psychological disability and to describe their characteristics.
Meredith Harris, Sandra Diminic, Caroline Marshall, Emily Stockings, Louisa Degenhardt   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

"We Really Help, Taking Care of Each Other": Older Homeless Adults as Caregivers. [PDF]

, 2019
Objectives:Many older homeless adults maintain contact with family. We conducted a qualitative study examining the role of family caregiving for older homeless adults.
Handley, Margaret, Knight, Kelly R, Kushel, Margot, Ramsey, Claire, Rosenwohl-Mack, Sarah   +4 more
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an in-home respite care program in supporting informal caregivers of people with dementia : design of a comparative study [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Frequent hospitalization and permanent nursing home placement not only affect the well-being of persons with dementia, but also place great financial strain on society.
Annemans, Lieven, Putman, Koen, Van Den Noortgate, Nele, Vandepitte, Sophie, Verhaeghe, Sofie   +4 more
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Systematic review of respite care in the frail elderly

Health Technology Assessment, 2009
Objectives: To assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of breaks in care in improving the well-being of informal carers of frail and disabled older people living in the community and to identify carer needs and barriers to uptake of respite ...
C Shaw, R McNamara, K Abrams, R Cannings-John, K Hood, M Longo, S Myles, S O’Mahony, B Roe, K Williams   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source