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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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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25.7.2020
Measuring carer outcomes in an economic evaluation
Lidia Engel, Stacey Rand, Renske Hoefman, Jessica Bucholc, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Anne Muldowney, Nikki McCaffrey, Anna Ugalde
This study investigated the overlapping or complementary aspects of carer-related economic evaluation measures including the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit for Carers (ASCOT-Carer), Carer Experience Scale (CES), and Care-Related Quality of Life (CarerQoL).
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1.11.2020
Head-to-head comparison of the psychometric properties of 3 carer-related preference-based instruments
Nikki McCaffrey, Jessica Bucholc, Stacey Rand, Renske Hoefman, Anna Ugalde, Anne Muldowney, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Lidia Engel
This study investigated the measurement properties of preference-based instruments that aim to assess the impact of providing informal care on a carers social life and their caring experience.