Through talking to long-term sick and disabled people the authors found out how much the parents depended on their children for their physical and, in many respects, psychological well-being. The research also showed a complex matrix of relationships within the family and between the family and professionals. What was clear is that child carers were neglected both from within the family and from outside. Suggests how professionals must address this issue.
Through talking to long-term sick and disabled people the authors found out how much the parents depended on their children for their physical and, in many respects, psychological well-being. The research also showed a complex matrix of relationships within the family and between the family and professionals. What was clear is that child carers were neglected both from within the family and from outside. Suggests how professionals must address this issue.
Subject terms:
long term conditions, parents, physical disabilities, physical illness, young carers, carers, children;
A new study set out to explore how young people's experience of caring for ill or disabled family members affected their lives in the future. The authors explain their findings.
A new study set out to explore how young people's experience of caring for ill or disabled family members affected their lives in the future. The authors explain their findings.
Subject terms:
informal care, long term conditions, parents, personality development, physical disabilities, physical illness, surveys, young people, attitudes, carers, child development;