An investigation of family carers' needs following stroke survivors' discharge from acute hospital care in Australia
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Perry, Lin and Middleton, Sandy. (2011). An investigation of family carers' needs following stroke survivors' discharge from acute hospital care in Australia. Disability and Rehabilitation. 33(19-20), pp. 1890-1900. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2011.553702
Authors | Perry, Lin and Middleton, Sandy |
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Abstract | Purpose. To expand understanding of informal stroke care-giving, validated tools previously used in Hong Kong and in the UK were used with Australian stroke carers to assess their stroke-related knowledge, perceived needs, satisfaction with services received and sense of burden after stroke patients' discharge home from acute hospital care. Methods. Record audit and telephone interviews with two cohorts of 32 carers recruited in Sydney and Brisbane 1 and 3 months post-hospital discharge, using validated scales and open questions in May–July 2006. Results. Female carers, those with prior care-giving responsibility, and those interviewed at three compared to one month post-discharge reported greatest needs and burden from the care-giving role; needs alone significantly predicted burden. Getting information and being prepared for life after discharge were central concerns. Some felt this was accomplished, but inadequate information giving and communication mismatches were apparent. Conclusions. Service providers need to develop partnership working with stroke families and provide a network of services and inputs that cut across conventional boundaries between health and social care, public, private and voluntary organisations, with care plans that deliver what they delineate. Stroke care-givers have common issues across countries and healthcare systems; collaborative research-based service development is advocated. |
Keywords | stroke; care giving; discharge |
Year | 2011 |
Journal | Disability and Rehabilitation |
Journal citation | 33 (19-20), pp. 1890-1900 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 1464-5165 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2011.553702 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-80052058362 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 1890-1900 |
Author's accepted manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 23 Sep 2011 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8qvv7/an-investigation-of-family-carers-needs-following-stroke-survivors-discharge-from-acute-hospital-care-in-australia
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