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.
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12.8.2018
Interacting with providers
Anna Green, Penelope Abbott, Patricia M. Davidson, Patricia Delaney, John Delaney, Patrick Patradoon-Ho, Michelle DiGiacomo
New research into Aboriginal carers’ experiences of accessing services and support for their child with a disability indicates a lack of cultural awareness and the presence of racism, with the authors arguing that a community-led approach can help counter intersectional oppression.
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17.10.2016
Access to therapy services for people with disability in rural Australia
Gisselle Gallego, Michelle Lincoln, Anita Bundy, Rebecca Jean Chedid, Kim Bulkeley, Jennie Brentnall, Craig Veitch, Angela Dew
This article examines the disadvantages faced by carers in rural areas that can impact both the carer and care recipients abilities to access support and health services.
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10.10.2019
“I’m trying to stop things before they happen”
Bronwen Merner, Sophie Hill, Michael Taylor
This study investigated carer involvement when a care recipient is in hospital. Specifically, the study looked at the experience of carers of adult patients and how they contributed to the safety of the care recipient while they were in hospital.
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21.9.2023
Disrupted Identities, Invisibility and Precarious Support
Jane Ussher, Kimberley Allison, Samantha Ryan, Janette Perz , The Out with Cancer Study Team
This study examined LGBTQI adolescents and young adults' (AYA) experiences of cancer and cancer care to understand existing health disparities.
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18.12.2023
Stakeholder perspectives on short-stay joint replacement programs
Ilana Ackerman, Danielle Berkovic, Sze-Ee Soh, Justine Naylor, Peter Lewis, Richard de Steiger, Rachelle Buchbinder, Zanfina Ademi, Patrick Vallance, Ian Harris
This study aimed to investigate the perspectives of stakeholder groups, including carers of people who had had a recent hip or knee replacement, on short-stay joint replacement programs.
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23.2.2021
What are the shared decision-making experiences of adult children in regard to their parent/s' health care in residential aged care facilities?
Ainslie Monson, Joyce Hendricks, Deborah Sundin
This paper looked at the shared decision-making (SDM) experiences of adult children in relation to their older parent's health care in residential aged care facilities (RACF).