Research Library
The Carer Knowledge Exchange Research Library is a collection of recent Australian publications and other resources that contain reliable research about family and friend carers. It is constantly being added to, and you can suggest research to be included here.
There are two main ways to use the Research Library. The first is to search using the fields below. The second is to browse by category lower down the page.
For help using the Research Library, click here.
Please also see our Frequently asked questions page.
The publications in this research library may contain references to sensitive issues and cause distress. If you or someone you are with is in immediate danger, please call 000. If you feel upset or are in distress, you can contact Lifeline, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phoning 13 11 14 or texting 0477 13 11 14. For other information on support for carers please visit our support for carers page.
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1.10.2018
Interventions to support carers of people with dementia
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision
This review considers what works to support those caring for people with Dementia and explores the effectiveness of different intervention techniques to prolong a carer's capacity to maintain care.
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2.1.2019
An economic evaluation of a telephone outcall intervention for informal carers of cancer patients in Australia
Scott Richards-Jones, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Leila Heckel, Kate M. Gunn, Marcus Tan, Patricia M. Livingston
This study looks at the economic efficacy of proactive telephone outcall intervention as a method of improving health outcomes for carers of cancer patients.
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6.3.2018
Beyond using composite measures to analyze the effect of unmet supportive care needs on caregivers' anxiety and depression
Sylvie Lambert, Nicholas Hulbert-Williams, Eric Belzile, Antonio Ciampi, Afaf Girgis
This article provides an evidence-based evaluation of unmet carer needs most associated with anxiety and depression and provides a framework to guide the development of caregiver interventions.
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3.9.2012
Some things change, some things stay the same
Afaf Girgis, Sylvie Lambert, Patrick McElduff, Billie Bonevski, Christophe Lecathelinais, Allison Boyes, Fiona Stacey
This publication provides longitudinal insight into the needs of cancer carergivers, finding that although many carers needs decreased over time, up to a third of carers surveyed still had unmet needs after 24 months.