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| Residential respite care is associated with family carers experiencing family strain | | Author(s) | Christina Aggar, Susan Ronaldson, Ian D Cameron |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 33, no 2, June 2014 |
| Publisher | Wiley, June 2014 |
| Pages | pp 93-98 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Ill health ; Chronic illness ; Family care ; Respite care ; Care homes ; Usage [services] ; Financial services [older people] ; Clinical surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Care services for frail older people are provided with the expectation of supporting carers in their caregiving role. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the utilisation of care services by older people and the caregiving experience. This was a cross-sectional design involving a cohort of 119 family carers of frail older people aged 70 or over enrolled in a clinical trial of frailty treatment in metropolitan Sydney from 2008 to 2011. The caregiving experience was measured in five domains: health, daily schedule, finance, family support and self-esteem (Caregiver Reaction Assessment tool). Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated an association between the utilisation of residential respite care and financial strain after controlling for functional ability, co-residence and age. The study concludes that there is a need to consider carers' financial barriers and concerns in regards to the utilisation of respite care services. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626238 A |
| Classmark | CH: CI: P6:SJ: KTD: KW: QLD: J: 3G: 7YA |
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