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Caregivers need care too

The article discusses the option of families to engage respite caregivers to help in caring for their children. Topics covered include respite care's enabling of parents to have spare time for their partners and other children and to pursue their own interests, and its facilitation of fun activities and social interactions for the child. Also noted is the Respite Care Notebook for guiding the respite care provider in child care.
Sun, 01/01/2023 - 13:30

Using a Flexible Diary Method Rigorously and Sensitively With Family Carers

Health and social science researchers are increasingly interested in the range of new possibilities and benefits associated with diary methods, particularly using digital devices. In this article, we explore how a flexible diary method, which enables participants to choose the device (i.e., paper notebook, tablet, or computer) and medium (i.e., text, photographs, sketches) through which they narrate their experiences, can be used to promote sensitive and rigorous research engagement with family carers to people with dementia.

Tue, 05/14/2019 - 13:10

Gaining access to potential research participants

A researcher who conducted a study on the experiences of informal carers of terminally ill patients had difficulty gaining access to participants. In many cases this was because nurses would not refer them to the researcher without the permission of a doctor.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:16