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Commentary: The psychosocial needs and quality of life of family caregivers of patients with organ transplant

The reviewed study addresses the needs of the family caregivers of transplant patients in Iran and as the title suggests examines both psychosocial needs and quality of life (QoL), the results of which highlighted the importance of the provision of assurance and information for family caregivers.

Tue, 10/22/2019 - 13:31

Global Convergence: Aging and Long-Term Care Policy Challenges in the Developing World

Aging around the world poses a global challenge in eldercare. This challenge is particularly felt in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where population aging outpaces the development of aged care policies and services. This Perspective highlights the phenomenon of global convergence in several unsettling trends and challenges shared across LMICs.

Wed, 10/09/2019 - 09:36

Supporting carers in their careers

In the June edition of the British Ecological Society Bulletin The Niche, an article appeared that I wrote about student carers in the UK.  The BES is a huge network of people who work in the environmental sector in the UK, but also around the world, it’s a network of peers that I hope to move into in my career. I’m very happy to have appeared within it, but also a little daunted given the nature of the article. I have reproduced the article here, followed by a discussion about it.

Fri, 09/06/2019 - 11:52

Family matters! - The caregivers' perspective of Mental Healthcare Act 2017

Mental health continues to fight for acceptance in health care all over the world. The need for a separate act for mental illnesses proves this fact even more. The very nature of the mental illness has necessitated legislation to aid the service providers and service users.

Wed, 06/26/2019 - 15:32

Rob Lowe: Who Cares for the Carer? | Opinion

In January 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act, a law that directs Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar to develop and maintain a strategy to support caregivers in the next 18 months. According to the initiative, nearly a quarter of the 3,516 unpaid caregivers they surveyed in 2017 said their careers had suffered because of caring for a family member.

Fri, 06/07/2019 - 10:10

Enabling Social Change with Immigrant and Refugee Caregivers: Beyond Dualistic Difference to Intersectionality

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of participating in a case study of his work for an immigrant and refugee women's health organization in Australia, to deliver multilingual health education and peer support to informal family caregivers in Melbourne, Victoria.

Fri, 05/24/2019 - 09:50

The intersection of formal and informal care for older people in a multicultural society: the case of two adult day-care centres in Northern Israel

Despite being a relatively young society, Israel, like many other countries, has not escaped the global ageing phenomenon. About 11% of its population are aged 65 years or older; this compares with an average of 18% in many European countries. About 75% of Israel’s population are Jewish and about 21% are Arabs (CBS, 2017).[...] Despite the fact that more older people – from both communities – are now accepting a mix of support from their families alongside services, families are still the main source of care for older people in Israel (Katz et al, 2015).

Fri, 05/24/2019 - 09:03

Engaging men as fathers and caregivers: an entry point to advancing women's empowerment and rights

Engaging men and boys to do unpaid care work is key to achieving gender justice. This article argues that caregiving programmes with men can be effective and serve as an entry point to engage men as allies for feminist agendas. There is a need to increase the uptake and scale-up of such initiatives, while ensuring quality, local contextualisation and ownership, and full accountability to women and girls.

Thu, 05/23/2019 - 15:41

Making a world of difference for carers: the Pathways for Carers project

Local government, service providers and community members are working together to make a difference in the lives of carers and those they care for in a community in Australia. Maroondah City Council is located 25 km east of Melbourne, in the state of Victoria, at the foot of Mount Dandenong. Maroondah covers an area of 61 km2 and has a population of about 112,300 people.

Thu, 05/23/2019 - 15:12

Commentary on the paper 'Dementia diagnosis and white lies: a necessary evil for carers of dementia patients?'

‘Thou shalt not lie’; ‘the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth’. Both morality and the law contain clear statements about the importance of veracity. Yet, as Ginny Russell so eloquently describes, based upon personal experience with her mother in the UK, truth telling in dementia is fraught with problems. The problems are not only ethical, but can also be practical and emotional. They can arise on a daily basis for the family and friends of people with dementia, as well as for care staff and professionals.

Thu, 05/23/2019 - 14:45