SUPPORTING CARING AND CARERS IN LATER LIFE

’ s repository of research publications and other research outputs Life after caring : the post - caring experiences of former carers

Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. For more information on Open Research Online's data policy on reuse of materials please consult the policies page. The findings presented and discussed in this article formed part of her doctoral thesis on the experiences of former carers. Her research interests include...

Later life civic engagement of elderly in Ahwaz -Iran

Background and Purpose: The problematic reduction of civic engagement in local communities of Khuzestan province in the southwest of Iran has became a serious issue for research in social planning and policy making. Efforts have been made to study the risk factors as the deterrents to engaging in the society. Methods: this study aims to investigate the factors influencing civic engagement amon...

Supporting lay carers in end of life care: current gaps and future priorities.

Informal carers are central to the achievement of end of life care and death at home and to policy aims of enabling patient choice towards end of life. They provide a substantial, yet hidden contribution to our economy. This entails considerable personal cost to carers, and it is recognised that their needs should be assessed and addressed. However, we lack good research evidence on how best to...

Economic Evaluation of Young Carers’ Interventions Crossroads Caring for Carers and the Princess Royal Trust for Carers

Group support during caring and post-caring: The role of carers groups

This article discusses the fi ndings about the role of face-to-face carers groups which emerged from a qualitative, interpretive study of 37 former carers’ experiences. The study was informed by grounded theory and semi-structured in-depth interviews were used as the main method of data collection. The advantages and disadvantages of carers groups during caring and post-caring that were identif...