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An investigation of carers' burden: before and after a total hip replacement
- Author:
- CHOW W.H.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 64(10), October 2001, pp.503-508.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Osteoarthritis in the hip joint is a chronic degenerative condition, causing pain and disability. This study investigates whether carers experienced stress from looking after individuals with osteoarthritis who were waiting for total hip replacement. The survey was conducted with 23 carers using postal questionnaires before and 3 months after the care receivers had undergone a total hip replacement. Concludes that carers do experience stress from looking after people with osteoarthritis waiting for a total hip replacement and that the carers' stress level was not reduced significantly 3 months after the hip operation. The results of this study have implications for health care professionals who come into contact with this group of carers.
Focus day: services for people with a physical disability; held on 6 July 1992 at the Holiday Inn, Portsmouth
- Author:
- PORTSMOUTH AND SOUTH EAST HAMPSHIRE COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- University of Portsmouth. School of Social and Historical Studies. Social Servic
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 96p.
- Place of publication:
- Portsmouth
A day of workshops which involved users, carers and service providers. Designed as a practical exercise to obtain the views of users about services.
Domiciliary care: implementation of regulations and national minimum standards
- Author:
- WALES. National Assembly
- Publisher:
- Wales. National Assembly
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Work has been underway for some while to regulate domiciliary care services, where personal care is provided, in Wales following powers provided under section 22 of the Care Standards Act 2000. The Minister for Health and Social Services established a Task and Finish Working Group in August 2002 to provide expert advice on the realities of applying Regulations and National Minimum Standards to domiciliary care agencies in Wales.
Domiciliary care: national minimum standards; regulations
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 70p.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
While broad in scope, these standards acknowledge the unique and complex needs of individuals, and the additional specific knowledge, and skills required in order to deliver a service that is tailored to the needs of each person. With the emphasis on caring for people with complex health and personal care needs living in their own home instead of in residential or nursing homes or long stay hospitals, the provision of personal domiciliary care services is evolving rapidly and reflects changes at the interface between health and social care. These standards will be applied to agencies providing personal care to the wide range of people who need care and support whilst living in their own home, including: older people, people with physical disabilities, people with sensory loss including dual sensory impairment, people with mental health problems, people with learning disabilities, children and their families, and personal or family carers.
Informal carers and the primary care teams
- Author:
- SIMON Chantal
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of General Practice, November 2001, pp.920-923.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of General Practitioners
The number of carers in the community is rising, and the importance of general practice in providing support for them has been highlighted. Caring for a disabled friend or relative has been shown to be harmful to the health of the caregiver and changes in social and family structure have led carers to become isolated and more reliant on the formal support services. The shift from hospital to community-based care and the blurring of social roles of responsibility puts additional pressure on the cares and community services. Argues that, general practice is in the best position to help and there are many things that can be done by primary care teams, such as providing information about available support, benefits and local services, which would be appreciated by informal carers.
Ethnicity, disability and chronic illness
- Editor:
- AHMAD Waqar I. U.
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 154p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Brings together work on ethnicity, disability, chronic illness and caring. Examines the conceptualisation of disability or chronic illness and the implications of particular definitions; looks at everyday living with a disability or chronic ill health; and examines the role of services in providing support to disabled people and carers. Highlights the continued problems experienced by minority ethnic disabled and chronically ill people and their families.
We're in this together: conversations with families in caring relationships
- Authors:
- BECKER Saul, SILBURN Richard
- Publisher:
- Carers National Association
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 89p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Study looking at caring relationships and focusing on parents caring for a disabled child, husbands, wives or partners caring for the other partner, and adult sons and daughters caring for an older, frail parent. Draws directly on detailed conversations with carers and the people they care for, in order to provide a picture of what it is like to give and receive full time personal care in Britain today. Concludes with a series of policy recommendations designed to support caring relationships.
Disability and isolation: a joint SSI/Arthritis Care study of isolated people with arthritis
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate, ARTHRITIS CARE
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 26p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report outlining the main concerns expressed by a sample of disabled people and their carers and identifying issues for service delivery, mainly in health and social services, but also for transport, education, housing and employment.
First link in the chain: GPs as disseminators of non-clinical information
- Author:
- GAY Pat
- Publisher:
- Berkshire Disability Information Network
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- Bracknell
Research study looking at the role GPs' can play in disseminating information to disabled people and their carers. Looks at GPs' current practice in disseminating information and goes on to look at district nurses, health visitors, social workers, hospital staff and hospital social workers as information providers. Examines the experiences of users and carers with getting hold of information, and concludes by looking at ways of improving information provision.
Going inter-professional: working together for health and welfare
- Editor:
- LEATHARD Audrey
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 268p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Brings together academics, professionals and researchers from the human services professions to assess key developments and underlying issues around inter-agency and inter-professional relations as they affect hospitals, general practice and community care. Includes chapters on: the theoretical background to inter-professional work; education and management issues; work with children, disabled people, older people and people with mental health problems; implications for carers; and developments in Australia, Western Europe and the USA.