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Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2012 Background: People with dementia need different forms of assistance as the disorder progresses. In Norway, support contacts work as ‘paid friends’ and their role can be compared with respite carers or voluntary workers' in other Western countries ...
Aud Johannessen +2 more
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Respite Partnership Collaborative (RPC) Innovation Project Evaluation: Final Report [PDF]
, 2016 The Mental Health Services Act (MHSA)—funded by Proposition 63—supports five unique components: (1) Community Services and Supports, (2) Prevention and Early Intervention, (3) Workforce Education and Training, (4) Capital Facilities and Technology, and ...
Anita Poon +4 more
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Displaced Impacts: Visibility, Care, and Humanitarian Filmmaking in Iran
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Socially oriented documentary films are increasingly expected to articulate “impact” goals to gain international distribution, yet what counts as impact for those represented remains contested. This article examines how narratives about working and displaced youth in Iran are produced and circulated through social filmmaking.
Nat Nesvaderani
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Welcome to the Anthropozine! DIY Booklets as an Alternative to the Peer‐Reviewed Publication
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Peer‐reviewed publications remain the most accepted form of knowledge production and distribution in academia today. But such formal publications are often deeply exclusionary, especially for undergraduate and early graduate students as well as scholars tackling highly stigmatized subjects.
Nicholas C. Kawa
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Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
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WHO, WHEN, HOW: a scoping review on flexible at-home respite for informal caregivers of older adults
BMC Health Services ResearchBackground As the world population is aging, considerable efforts need to be put towards developing and maintaining evidenced-based care for older adults. Respite services are part of the selection of homecare offered to informal caregivers.
Maude Viens +3 more
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Nursing Research and Practice, 2013 The purpose of this study was to describe nurses' experiences of their collaboration and relationships with family members in institutional respite care for the elderly.
Sirpa Salin +2 more
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Hospice Palliative Home Care in Canada: A Progress Report [PDF]
, 2008 This report is a snapshot of hospice palliative home care services available to Canadians in 2008. The information refers only to hospice palliative care services provided in the home.
Jean Bacon
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Critical ‘Outsider’ Reflections on Research‐Initiated Pacific Partner Engagement
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Learning with Pacific stakeholders requires genuine people‐to‐people engagement and understanding of differing literacies and ways of being. Co‐learning is possible when people authentically meet in spaces of mutuality, such as those characterised by shared hospitality.
Ross Westoby +2 more
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Using technology to provide individualized respite for caregivers in rural communities
Frontiers in Health ServicesIntroductionCaregiving for older adults—by family and friends—is an essential component of the U.S. health and long-term care systems. Though often rewarding, caregiving is associated with higher rates of poor health.
Linda Weiss +5 more
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