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Utilisation of Personal Care Services in Scotland: the Influence of Unpaid Carers
International Journal of Population Data Science, 2019 Scotland is unique in its collection of routine data for all individuals in receipt of social care services. This care encompasses home and personal care services, down to telecare and meals services. As the Scottish population continues to age and local
Elizabeth Lemmon
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Involving underrepresented groups: How unpaid carers influenced our data analysis
International Journal of Population Data Science, 2023 Objectives The recent census found that five million people in England and Wales provide unpaid care. With social services struggling, unpaid carers face increasing pressure.
Anna Lawrence-Jones +13 more
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Caregiving time costs and trade-offs: Gender differences in Sweden, the UK, and Canada
SSM: Population Health, 2019 Population ageing is putting pressure on pension systems and health care services, creating an imperative to extend working lives. At the same time, policy makers throughout Europe and North America are trying to expand the use of home care over ...
Maria Stanfors +2 more
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The scope of carer effects and their inclusion in decision-making: a UK-based Delphi study
BMC Health Services Research, 2021 Background and objective Health and social care may affect unpaid (family) carers’ health and wellbeing in addition to patients’ lives. It is recommended that such impacts (carer effects) are considered in decision-making.
Hareth Al-Janabi +4 more
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The Unpaid Care Work-Paid Work Connection [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2008 In order to provide a coherent perspective of gender differences in the world of work, this paper argues, the many intersections of paid and unpaid work must be brought to light. It is well documented that gender-based wage differentials and occupational segregation continue to characterize the division of labor among men and women in paid work.
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Unpaid and Paid Care: The Effects of Child Care and Elder Care on the Standard of Living [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011 ABSTRACT Transforming care for children and the elderly from a private to a public domain engenders a series of benefits to the economy that improve our standard of living. We assess the positive impacts of social care from both receivers’ and providers’ points of view. The benefits to care receivers are various, ranging from private, higher returns to
Kijong Kim, Rania Antonopoulos
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Health Services Insights, 2023 As health service delivery shifts from institutions to the home, greater care responsibilities are being imposed on unpaid caregivers. However, gaps remain concerning how these responsibilities are contributing to caregivers’ financial risk.
Husayn Marani +3 more
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Understanding Health Trajectories among Unpaid Carers in the United Kingdom
Journal of Long-Term Care, 2022 Context: There is very little research on the impact of caring on physical health, and the evidence that exists is mixed. There is also lack of evidence on the role of other factors including both socio-economic factors and the role played by care ...
Javiera Cartagena Farias +1 more
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CARE JUSTICE FOR UNPAID AND UNDERPAID CARE WORKERS
Innovation in Aging, 2023 Abstract Scholarship on older women, family caregiving, feminist gerontology, community-based services and policy change intersected throughout my career. As a social worker, care of older adults has always been a matter of social justice.
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Unpaid caregiving and stress among older working-age men and women in Sweden
SSM: Population Health, 2023 Many individuals are experiencing the potentially stressful combination of providing care while still employed. In this study, the association between unpaid caregiving to another adult and self-reported stress among men and women aged 45–74 is ...
Maria Stanfors, Josephine Jacobs
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