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| Asian carers' perceptions of care assessment and support in the community | | Author(s) | David Hepworth |
| Journal title | British Journal of Social Work, vol 35, no 3, April 2005 |
| Pages | pp 337-354 |
| Source | http://bjsw.oupjournals.org |
| Keywords | Asian people ; Family care ; Attitude ; Domiciliary services ; Community care ; Evaluation ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Within a study of the use of carer assessment forms, Asian carers were given the opportunity to describe and comment on their perceptions and experience of community care assessment and support. Although their confidence in community care workers was not exclusively related to ethnicity, they relied a great deal on semi-informal contacts with minority ethnic workers through their own communities. The concept of "friendship" with professionals was important to many Asian carers. In common with the findings of other carer studies, many Asian carers were uncertain about their experience of formal assessment, and unclear about their entitlements and availability of community care support. "Outreach" contact and "befriending" support was greatly appreciated. Day care and sitting support were seen as a priority for formal services. Apart from contact with general practitioners (GPs), there was limited awareness or experience of community health care support. Most of these Asian carers were involved with care support groups. They spoke of the benefits in terms of social interaction and mutual support, counteracting feelings of isolation, and access to information and formal support. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050520204 A |
| Classmark | TKK: P6:SJ: DP: N: PA: 4C: 3F |
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