Hours of Care and Caring Tasks Performed by Australian Carers of Adults with Mental Illness: Results from an Online Survey.

The aim of this study was to provide a detailed profile of the hours of care Australian mental health carers provide for different types of caring tasks. The UQ Carer Survey 2016 was administered online to 105 adults caring for someone aged 16 years or older whose main condition is mental illness. M...

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Publicado en:Community Mental Health Journal Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 279 - 296
Autores principales: Hielscher, Emily, Diminic, Sandra, Kealton, Jan, Harris, Meredith, Lee, Yong Yi, Whiteford, Harvey
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Publicado: Springer Nature Feb2019
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          Policy and Epidemiology Group, Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (QCMHR), The Park Centre for Mental Health, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
          School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
          Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
          Carer consultant, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
          Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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      ab: The aim of this study was to provide a detailed profile of the hours of care Australian mental health carers provide for different types of caring tasks. The UQ Carer Survey 2016 was administered online to 105 adults caring for someone aged 16 years or older whose main condition is mental illness. Mental health carers reported providing on average 37.2 h of care per week to their main care recipient. Carers spent most of their active caring time providing emotional support, and the least of their time assisting with activities of daily living. Carers highlighted that this care time fluctuates with the undulating nature of mental illness, and many noted additional hours devoted to being 'on call' in case of emergency. Carers provide large amounts of support on a long-term and often unpredictable basis. Government services need to match the undulating nature of the illness by providing more flexible support options for mental health carers.
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