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Direct and indirect support for carers
— patterns of support for informal caregivers to elderly people in Sweden | | Author(s) | Magnus Jegermalm |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 38, no 4, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 67-84 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Services ; Local Authority ; Voluntary agencies ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Informal carers should be more visible to policymakers, by virtue of the substantial contribution made in supporting older people at very little financial cost to the state. This study examines what support services are offered to informal caregivers, and whether the support is aimed directly or indirectly at the carers. Data were collected by two questionnaires in a Swedish county, the first to each municipality, the second to a random sample of 284 voluntary organisations. Only the municipalities proved to have relief services, day care centres and two forms of payment for carers. The voluntary organisations' support for carers was focused on support groups and training, as well as services for recipients of elderly care. The results indicated that the support services for carers were both direct and indirect, and that the municipalities and voluntary organisations largely offer different kinds of support. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030515226 A |
| Classmark | P6: I: PE: PK: 76P |
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