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Author Schofield, Hilary, 1941-

Title Family caregivers : disability, illness and ageing / edited by Hilary Schofield... [and others]
Published St. Leonards : Allen & Unwin in association with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation ; [London] : UCL] [distributor], 1998

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 WATERFT HEALTH  362.1 Sch/Fcd  AVAILABLE
Description xxvi, 342 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Series Construction hazardous materials compliance guide
Contents Pt. I. Carers and care-recipients. 1. What do we mean by a family caregiver? 2. A profile of carers and care-recipients. 3. Physical and emotional aspects of caregiving. 4. A comparison of Anglo and non-Anglo carers -- Pt. II. The impact of caregiving. 5. A comparison with non-carers. 6. The relative burden of physical and mental disabilities. 7. Carers' well-being: differences between women and men, adult offspring, parents and spouses. 8. The impact on carers' employment and finances. 9. The effects of caregiving over time -- Pt. III. Supports and services. 10. Supports for the carer and care-recipient. Informal help from family and friends. Home and community services. Respite care. Support groups, training and counselling. Information for carers: needs and preferences. 11. Residential care and placement. 12. Health promotion strategies. Uptake and use of the Carer Support Kit. The role of general practitioners and pharmacists in linking carers with community services
Home-based assessment. 13. A survey of caregiver counselling -- Pt. IV. Implications. 14. Key findings and policy implications. Key findings. Strategies to support carers
Summary "Between 1992 and 1996, the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation funded a survey of 26,000 households about family caregiving. Almost 1000 cases were interviewed intensively. The result is Family Caregivers, the most comprehensive body of information on this growing social issue ever assembled."--Book jacket. "Written in an accessible style, this book provides a voice for all those who contribute a vital community service but whose concerns are all too little acknowledged. In addition to this voice, it provides vital information for the creation and maintenance of policies to support those who, for far too long, have had to bear the burden with inadequate assistance."--Book jacket
Analysis Aged care
Carers
Chronic diseases
Disabled
Family care
Federal issue
Home care
State issue
Statistical sources
Surveys
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 324-338
Subject Older people -- Home care.
Asbestos abatement.
Caregivers -- Australia -- Victoria -- Longitudinal studies.
Caregivers -- Australia -- Victoria -- Longitudinal studies.
Caregivers -- Australia -- Victoria.
Caregivers.
Chronically ill -- Home care -- Australia -- Victoria -- Longitudinal studies.
Chronically ill -- Home care -- Australia -- Victoria -- Longitudinal studies.
Chronically ill -- Home care -- Australia -- Victoria.
Chronically ill -- Home care.
Older people -- Home care -- Australia -- Victoria -- Longitudinal studies.
Older people -- Home care -- Australia -- Victoria -- Longitudinal studies.
Older people -- Home care -- Australia -- Victoria.
People with disabilities -- Home care -- Australia -- Victoria -- Longitudinal studies.
People with disabilities -- Home care -- Australia -- Victoria -- Longitudinal studies.
Caregivers.
Aged.
Chronic Disease -- nursing.
Disabled Persons.
Home Nursing.
Longitudinal Studies.
SUBJECT Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315
Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315
Author Schofield, Hilary, 1941-
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation.
LC no. 99488058
ISBN 1864487070