1997
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199702)12:2<193::aid-gps580>3.0.co;2-u
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Home-Based Assessment for Family Carers: A Preventative Strategy to Identify and Meet Service Needs

Abstract: Objective. To identify unmet need for services among family carers and their frail or disabled relatives and to facilitate links to services. Design. Intervention study with a subgroup of carer dyads from a random statewide survey of family carers, followed by telephone 2 months post intervention. Setting. Carer dyads in general community; urban and rural Victoria. Participants. All 186 identified carers were approached. One‐third of the dyads were ineligible; of the remainder, 67 (53%) participated, matching … Show more

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“…Well-established working principles influenced by awareness of problems in current service systems that have been identified in many previous studies guided the intervention. [20][21][22][23] Client-centeredness was emphasized. All of the coordinated services were planned in collaboration with the families, respecting the autonomy and enhancing empowerment of the couples.…”
Section: Interventionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Well-established working principles influenced by awareness of problems in current service systems that have been identified in many previous studies guided the intervention. [20][21][22][23] Client-centeredness was emphasized. All of the coordinated services were planned in collaboration with the families, respecting the autonomy and enhancing empowerment of the couples.…”
Section: Interventionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although caregiving leads to strain and burden, families of dementia patients are often reluctant to use the services offered [2, 913]. Only one third of caregiving families use these services [10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Formal services are typically engaged when informal services are unavailable or only in moments of crisis [13]. The literature on caregiving has suggested several reasons for this.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…6,9 Finally, these families value their autonomy, privacy, and dignity even in very stressful situations and therefore they are reluctant to use the services. 7,9 Thus, there is friction between the service system and the caregiving families.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…2,[4][5][6][7] Formal services are typically engaged when informal services are not available or only if a crisis arises. 7 Caregiving literature has suggested several reasons for this. First, families are often unaware of available services, and they have a great need for information.…”
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confidence: 99%