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.
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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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21.12.2017
Predictors of long‐term distress in female partners of men diagnosed with prostate cancer
Melissa K. Hyde, Melissa Legg, Stefano Occhipinti, Stephen J. Lepore, Anna Ugalde, Leah Zajdlewicz, Kirstyn Laurie, Jeff Dunn, Suzanne K. Chambers
This study investigated the long term stress experienced by female carers of a partner with prostate cancer.
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29.4.2023
Navigating community-based aged care services from the consumer perspective
Yuchen Xie, Myra Hamilton, Carmelle Peisah , Kaarin J Anstey , Craig Sinclair , UNSW Ageing Futures Institute; School of Psychology, University of New South Wales; Neuroscience Research Australia; Discipline of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales; Specialty of Psychiatry, University of Sydney.
This study investigated the experiences of older adults taking a more active role in navigating the aged care system.
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1.4.2024
Literature review on the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults with disability and older people by carers
Timothy Broady, Catherine Thomson, Ilan Katz, Sarah Judd-Lam
This literature review discusses the risk factors involved with neglect, abuse, and exploitation of older people and adults with disability.
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14.9.2024
Sequential mediation model of social support, care burden, and internalized stigma among family function and depression in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia
Teng Zhang, Ximei Wang, Bo Yang, Minsong Li, Liming Wang, Ce Yang, Chuanwen Fu, Zhengxu Li, Xuehui Zhang, Yangdong Guo, Nishang Zhang, Ensheng Pu, Jianzhong Yin , Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
This article explores how social support, care burden, and internalised stigma affect family carer of patients with schizophrenia in southwest China.
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24.10.2024
Delineating Care Recipient Burden Constructs
Maja Kuharic, Brendan Mulhern, Lisa K Sharp, Robin S Turpin, A Simon Pickard
The study developed the CARE-2B Scale to measure both the care recipient's view of their own burden (CR-SPB) and their assessment of the caregiver's burden (Proxy-CB).
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24.12.2024
Efficacy of Health Literacy Interventions for Caregivers of Individuals with Neurodevelopmental and Chronic Conditions
Thom Nevill, Jessica Keeley, Susan Hunt, Rachel Skoss, Olivia Lindly, Jenny Downs, Amanda Marie Blackmore
Carers of individuals with neurodevelopmental and chronic conditions play a vital role in managing health needs, but many struggle with limited health literacy.