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Support for carers of older people
— the roles of the public and voluntary sectors in Sweden | | Author(s) | Magnus Jegermalm |
| Journal title | Social Policy & Administration, vol 37, no 7, December 2003 |
| Pages | pp 756-771 |
| Keywords | Services ; Voluntary agencies ; Local Authority ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Local Authority ; Longitudinal surveys ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Informal care in Sweden may be less prevalent in Sweden than in other Western countries, but it is still significant in the provision of care overall. This study examines the support services offered to informal caregivers, whether directly or indirectly, in Sweden over the period of a special investment initiative between 1999 and 2001. Data were collected in a Swedish county using two separate mail questionnaires in 1999 and 2001. The findings showed that only the municipalities provided direct forms of relief service, day care and financial support. The voluntary organisations' support for carers focused on support groups and training, as well as services for older care users themselves. However, the findings did not show any growth in support provided by the voluntary organisations, despite a significant increase in the number of municipalities providing information and training for carers and greater use of caregiver consultants. Here, Swedish welfare is dissimilar to other European countries, where greater use of voluntary organisations as providers of support for carers is made. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040301202 A |
| Classmark | I: PK: PE: QK6: PE: 3J: 76P |
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