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Gender differences among Canadian spousal caregivers at the end of life

The purpose of this study was to examine gender differences in spousal caregiving at the end of life. The primary research question was to determine gender differences in caregiver strain among spousal caregivers. The study was conducted over a…

Tags: 2009, Backlog, Brazil K, End-of-life Care, Gender differences, Health & Social Care in the Community, home-based palliative care, Journal Article, Palliative Care, Parent caregivers, spousal caregiving

Families' experiences of caring for technology-dependent children: a temporal perspective

2005

Tags: 2005, Adolescent Caregivers/psychology ChildDisabled Children EnglandEquipment and SuppliesFamily Home Nursing Humans Male Research Support, and who provided technical care during the day and/or at night at home and in other settings. While the children's health and quality of life benefited from the technology, Backlog, better coordinat(TRUNCATED), Children, depending on the type and number of devices used, dialysis machines and ventilators. Using mainly qualitative methods, employment and social life in general. The need to use and oversee the use of some medical technologies at night also meant that many parents suffered regular disruption to their sleep. In conclusion, families' experiences of caring for a technology-dependent child were examined from a temporal perspective. This involved exploring the multiple 'technological', Health & Social Care in the Community, Heaton J, Journal Article, limiting their participation in school, Non-U.S. Gov't%X In the present study, Noyes J, parents and siblings were interviewed to establish what the care routines involved and how these impacted on family members. The authors found that the rhythms and routines of care varied across the sample, PedPal Lit, Shah R, Sloper P, suction machines, the individual child's needs, the t ime demands of the care routines and lack of compatibility with other social and institutional timeframes had some negative implications for the children and their families

Desired outcomes for children and young people with complex health care needs, and children who do not use speech for communication

2005

Tags: 2005, Adolescent Child Child, Backlog, Beresford B, Communication Barriers, Disabled Persons Female Great Britain, Health & Social Care in the Community, Health Services Needs and Demand Humans Infant Infant, Journal Article, Newborn Interviews Male, Non-U.S. Gov't, Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Research Support, PedPal Lit, Preschool, Rabiee P, Sloper P

Decision-making in community-based paediatric physiotherapy: a qualitative study of children, parents and practitioners

Approaches to practice based on partnership and shared decision-making with patients are now widely recommended in health and social care settings, but less attention has been given to these recommendations in children's services, and to the…

Tags: 2006, Backlog, Cerebral PalsyCommunity Health ServicesDecision Making England Female Focus Groups Humans Interviews Male Parents/psychologyPediatricsPhysical Therapy Modalities Physicians, Family/psychology Research Support, Health & Social Care in the Community, Jackson D, Journal Article, McNulty A, Moffett JK, Non-U.S. Gov't, PedPal Lit, Young B

Applying the Delphi technique in a study of GPs' information requirements

This article describes some dilemmas and problems encountered in a Delphi study of general practitioners' (GPs) information requirements. The research involved a three-round Delphi administered to an expert panel of 50 GPs in one Welsh health…

Tags: 1999, Backlog, Delphi Technique, Green B, Health & Social Care in the Community, Hughes D, Jones M, Journal Article, Williams A

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