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A review of the factors associated with the non-use of respite services by carers of people with dementia
— implications for policy and practice | | Author(s) | Lyn Phillipson, Sandra C Jones, Christopher Magee |
| Journal title | Health and Social Care in the Community, vol 22, no 1, January 2014 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, January 2014 |
| Pages | pp 1-12 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/hsc |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Dementia ; Respite care ; Usage [services] ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | The use of respite services by carers has been shown to extend the length of time people with dementia can remain living in the community with family support. However, such use of respite services is often low and does not appear to match carer need. A narrative synthesis of published academic literature (1990_2011) was undertaken to examine the factors associated with carers of people with dementia not utilising different types of respite services using Anderson's Behavioural Model of Service Use. Searches were carried out on a number of databases, including MEDLINE, CINAHL, ERIC, PROQUEST 5000/Central and PsychInfo. A total of 442 articles were identified, with 14 articles meeting all critieria for inclusion in the review. The review reinforces the importance of the assessment and matching of services to the needs of individual carers and care recipients at the local level. It also highlights the need to move beyond care pathways for individuals. To support respite use, there is a need for local action to be augmented at a community or population level by strategies that will address attitudinal and resource barriers that influence sub-groups of the carer population who may be more vulnerable to service non-use. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150522233 A |
| Classmark | P6: EA: KTD: QLD: 64A |
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