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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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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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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1.2.2024
Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Commonwealth of Australia
This General Issues report covers the implementation, performance, governance, administration and expenditure of the NDIS. Three key principles relating to the NDIS highlighted in the report were: choice and control; co-design; and sustainability.
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7.11.2023
‘Everything would have gone a lot better if someone had listened to me’
Laura Hayes, Heather McIntyre, Mark Loughhead, Caroline Allen, Dean Barton-Smith, Brooke Bickley, Louis Vega, Jewels Smith, Ursula Wharton, Nicholas Procter
This study looks at Australians with a psychosocial disability (PSD) and a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), and their carers, and their access to emergency care due to their fluctuating conditions or when support has become insufficient.
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1.10.2023
Why are siblings important to achieving disability policy goals in Australia?
This white paper outlines an evidence-based approach to understanding why siblings of people with disability should be considered a critical partner in achieving the priorities of Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031.
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1.4.2024
Informing strategies to prevent abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults with disability and older people by carers
Timothy Broady, Ilan Katz, Sarah Judd-Lam, Catherine Thomson
This report discusses alleged abuse, neglect, and exploitation of adults with disability and older people by carers.
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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.