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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1.7.2022
Building a new life
Wendy Duggleby, Hannah M. O'Rourke, Pamela Baxter, Cheryl Nekolaichuk, Genevieve Thompson, Shelley Peacock, Sunita Ghosh, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Carrie McAiney, Véronique Dubé, Jennifer Swindle, Madeleine Pagnucco-Renaud, Samina Sana
This paper explored how family carers of people living with dementia that now reside in long term care deal with significant changes, and provides background on how to best support these carers
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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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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.