Carers of older Australians: unmet support needs and carer well-being
العنوان: | Carers of older Australians: unmet support needs and carer well-being |
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المؤلفون: | Briony Dow, Jeromey Temple, Leona Kosowicz |
المصدر: | Australian Journal of Primary Health. 27:178-185 |
بيانات النشر: | CSIRO Publishing, 2021. |
سنة النشر: | 2021 |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Gerontology, Population health, Odds, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Respite care, Health care, Humans, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, health care economics and organizations, Aged, business.industry, 030503 health policy & services, Health Policy, Australia, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, social sciences, Mental health, Mental Health, Caregivers, Community health, Well-being, Independent Living, Respite Care, 0305 other medical science, business, human activities, Independent living |
الوصف: | Primary carers play an important role in supporting the Australian Government’s policy of ‘ageing in place’ or encouraging people to receive care in their own homes or communities rather than in institutions. Supporting carers in their role is therefore an important aspect of the policy’s success. Despite numerous programs in place, this study finds that among carers of older Australians, a relatively high proportion (39%) cite unmet needs in their carer role, including a need for financial support, physical assistance, emotional support, improvement in carer health and more respite care. Concerningly, unmet support needs were shown to be strongly associated with markers of poor carer well-being, including an almost 2-fold increase in odds of poor carer satisfaction (odds ratio (OR) 1.77, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.24–2.51), a 4- to 5-fold increase in the odds of changes to physical and emotional well-being (OR 5.29, 95% CI 3.83–7.31), deterioration in financial situation (OR 4.60, 95% CI 3.26–6.48) and strained carer–recipient relationship (OR 3.79, 95% CI 2.39–6.01). |
تدمد: | 1836-7399 1448-7527 |
URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::5eb0a3abf88cedb080f1dbb044e31be0 https://doi.org/10.1071/py20161 |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....5eb0a3abf88cedb080f1dbb044e31be0 |
قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
تدمد: | 18367399 14487527 |
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