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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16.10.2023
2022 National Carer Survey
Carers NSW
Led by Carers NSW, the 2022 National Carer Survey has expanded the evidence base regarding carers' experiences and support needs. The survey asked carers across Australia about their caring roles, their experiences with services for themselves and the people they care for, their experiences with paid work, and their health and wellbeing.
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1.6.2021
Carers of older Australians
Jeromey Temple, Briony Dow, Leona Kosowicz
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.
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1.5.2022
Factors contributing to the mental health outcomes of carers during the transition of their family member to residential aged care
Vera Camões-Costa , Jayasree Loganathan, Chris Barton, Alana Hewitt, Xiaoping Lin, Bianca Brijnath
This article sought to identify factors influencing adverse mental health outcomes among family carers following the transition of an older family member to a residential aged care facility (RACF).
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5.3.2024
Translating policy into practice by engaging older persons and their carers as co-researchers
Hannah Beks, Suzanne Clayden, Emma West, Olivia King, Laura Alston, Sue Williams, Alesha Sayner, Catherine Huggins, Kevin McNamara, Ellen Gaffy , Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research
This briefing calls for the greater involvement of older persons and their carers in participatory health research as 'co-researchers' to develop better solutions.
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11.3.2024
Evaluating a targeted support program for mental health carers
Elloyse Fitzgeraldson, Sally Fitzpatrick, Joshua Dizon, Frances Kay-Lambkin
This study researched the effects of having a targeted online support program, titled 'Minds Together' for carers of a person with mental health concerns.
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27.3.2024
Recognising, valuing and supporting unpaid carers
Commonwealth of Australia
This report on the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs inquiry into the recognition of unpaid carers outlines the findings from 8 public hearings and 143 formal submissions throughout 2023.
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11.3.2024
Family members’ experiences of ‘living well’ with a family member with depression
Amanda Cole, Julie Ann Pooley, Vivien Kemp, Lisa Whitehead
The aim of this study was to explore how family members describe and perceive the experience of living well with a family member living with depression.
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24.8.2023
Factors associated with family carers' fall concern
Seng Giap Marcus Ang, Amanda Wilson, Rosemary Saunders, Chiew Jiat Rosalind Siah, Charlotte Foskett, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Karen Gullick, Melissa Dunham, Nicolette Sagaram, Rhea Rodriguez Tecson, Sue Haydon
This study explores family carers' fall concern of older people who are hospitalised.