CONFERENCE
Partnerships for Better Health Outcomes: Carers and professionals working
together
Carers NSW is organising a conference in March 2007 for professionals who
work in health and community care. The conference will focus on supporting
carers; carer recognition and participation; and the benefits of working with
carers. There will be a call for papers from July and registration
will take place from November 2006.
When: Thursday 8 and Friday
9 March 2007
Where: Dockside, Cockle
Bay, Sydney
Details: Home page www.carersnsw.asn.au
under "Health Conference 2007"
Contact: conference@carersnsw.asn.au
02 9280 4744
WHAT'S NEW
New Statistics about carers' use of the Carer Resource Centre
This information gives a picture of how many carers within the Home and Community
Care Regions of NSW contacted Carers NSW over the past few months for support,
information and/or counselling. Click here to see the statistics. To
view this information on our website,
search under the heading 'about carers' and follow the statistics links.
New Developments at Carers NSW
Carers NSW works constantly to improve the lot of carers. For information
about new developments in the work being done at Carers, go to our website
and click 'Research, Policy and Advocacy'. Note the review of the Carers
Statement which will be achieved by consulting with stakeholders via a discussion
paper; research into the need for a Carers Card to give financial assistance
and social support to carers; and support for former carers.
NSW Budget Highlights for Carers 2006-07
Carers NSW made a submission to the NSW government proposing that the budget
provide additional spending in the following areas: Carers' Programs, Home and
Community Care, Disability Services and Respite, Mental Health Programs and
a commitment by the government to fund the implementation of a Carer Policy
across all government departments. To see this submission, and the government's
reponse in the budget, go to Carers NSW website
homepage.
NSW Government Funding for Disability Services
The NSW Government has launched Stronger Together: A new direction for
disability services in NSW 2006-2016 to deliver better services for people with
a disability and their families. The plan follows extensive state-wide consultation,
in which Carers NSW played a part, and provides an additional $1 billion funding
over the first five years. See the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home
Care website
Carers NSW Response to the NSW Government's Disability Services Announcement
For the Carers NSW Response to this announcement visit our website
and go to 'Media Releases'.
Commonwealth Budget 2006-2007
As in the past two Commonwealth Budgets, an additional $1,000 will be paid this
financial year to over 100,000 people eligible for the Carer Payment. Those
receiving Carer Allowance will receive $600 to assist them in their caring
role. Read the Treasurer's speech here
and scroll to the heading 'Supporting Older Australians and Carers'.
Carers Australia's Response to the Budget
For the Carers Australia analysis and reply to the Commonwealth Budget 2006-2007
see this Media
Release
JOURNAL ARTICLES
This is a selection of articles published recently in various health and social sciences journals. Abstracts are provided as a link under the title of each article. To obtain a copy of any journal article, you will need to contact your nearest library:
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Articles are under the subject headings listed below. Click on the heading to view articles about each subject.
Carers Generally
Nursing Homes and Hospitals
Carers of the Mentally Ill
Parent Carers of Children with Disabilities
Palliative Care
Carers of those with Specific Chronic
Illnesses
CARERS GENERALLY
Informal care at times of change in health and mobility: a qualitative study
Rachael Gooberman-Hill and Shah Ebrahim
Age and Ageing, May 2006; 35: 261 - 266.
Abtract
What Can We Expect from Paid Carers?
Gabrielle Meagher
Politics & Society, Mar 2006; 34: 33 - 54.
Abstract
Constructing a Morality of Caring: Codes and Values in Australian Carer Discourse.
S Winch
Nursing Ethics, January 1, 2006; 13(1): 5-16.
Abstract
NURSING HOMES AND HOSPITALS:
Dementia and Residential Placement: A View from the Carers’ Perspective
Bruno Chene
Qualitative Social Work, Jun 2006; 5: 187 - 215.
Abstract
Perspectives of Carers on the Move From a Hospital to a Transitional Care Unit
Darren Daff, Jacqueline M. Stepien, Rachel Wundke, Jan Paterson, Craig H. Whitehead,
and Maria Crotty
Qualitative Health Research, Feb 2006; 16: 189 - 205.
Abstract
Caregivers' Reasons for Nursing Home Placement: Clues for Improving Discussions
With Families Prior to the Transition
Gwendolen T. Buhr, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and Elizabeth C. Clipp
The Gerontologist, Feb 2006; 46: 52 - 61.
Abstract
CARERS OF THE MENTALLY ILL
Meeting the Mental and Physical Healthcare Needs of Carers
Irene Cormac and Peter Tihanyi
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, May 2006; 12: 162 - 172.
Abstract
Religiosity, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Subjective Burden of Persons Who Care
for Those With Mental Illness
Aaron B. Murray-Swank, Alicia Lucksted, Deborah R. Medoff, Ye Yang, Karen Wohlheiter,
and Lisa B. Dixon
Psychiatric Services, Mar 2006; 57: 361 - 365.
Abstract
PARENT CARERS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Parental Schemata in the Management of Children With Attention Deficit–Hyperactivity
Disorder
Colin Bull and Thomas Whelan
Qualitative Health Research, May 2006; 16: 664 - 678
Abstract
Holiday Breaks for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Living with Older Carers
Roy McConkey and Joanne McCullough
Journal of Social Work, Apr 2006; 6: 65 - 79.
Abstract
PALLIATIVE CARE
The Meaning of Being Supportive for Family Caregivers as Narrated by Registered
Nurses Working in Palliative Homecare
Peter Stoltz, Maud Lindholm, Giggi Udén, and Ania Willman
Nursing Science Quarterly, Apr 2006; 19: 163 - 173.
Abstract
The Influence of Patient and Carer Age in Access to Palliative Care Services
Gunn E. Grande, Morag C. Farquhar, Stephen I. G. Barclay, and Chris J. Todd
Age and Ageing, May 2006; 35: 267 - 273.
Abstract
CARERS OF THOSE WITH SPECIFIC CHRONIC
ILLNESSES
Avoidant Coping Partially Mediates the Relationship Between Patient Problem
Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms in Spousal Alzheimer Caregivers
Brent T. Mausbach, Kirstin Aschbacher, Thomas L. Patterson, Sonia Ancoli-Israel,
Roland von Känel, Paul J. Mills, Joel E. Dimsdale, and Igor Grant
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Apr 2006; 14: 299 - 306.
Abstract
The experience of burden in India: A study of dementia caregivers
Leena Mary Emmatty, Ranbir S. Bhatti, and Mathew T. Mukalel
Dementia, May 2006; 5: 223 - 232.
Abstract
Ethnicity, Stress, and Cortisol Function in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White
Women: A Preliminary Study of Family Dementia Caregivers and Noncaregivers
Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Gia Robinson Shurgot, Kenneth Rider, Heather L.
Gray, Christine L. McKibbin, Helena C. Kraemer, Sandra E. Sephton, and Larry
W. Thompson
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Apr 2006; 14: 334 - 342.
Abstract
EVENTS
Resilience! A Practitioner's Guide to Achieving Balance, Confidence, Stress
Hardiness and Mental Health is a one-day presentation by Sam Goldstein
(University of Utah School of Medicine) on positive psychology. People
may have suffered because well-meaning professionals and managers spend time
and energy fixing "what is wrong". Sometimes circumstances or
personalities can't be "fixed". Sam Goldstein advocates for positive
psychology in helping others. In these workshops he teaches practitioners to
encourage their clients to build their assets by using the Ten Keys to Resilient
Living. The workshop is taking place in Sydney on Saturday 22nd July.
For more information and registration details visit this website
WEBSITES
CareSearch
The CareSearch website is the result of a project funded by the Australian Government
to improve the reseach material available to palliative care clinical practitioners,
researchers and educators nationally. It includes abstracts from scientific
meetings; government reports; theses and treatises from Australian universities
and journal articles not found in medical databases. The project team
is within the Department of Palliative and Supportive Services at Flinders University,
Adelaide.
http://www.caresearch.com.au/home/Default.aspx
Living, Caring, Working
This website is for those living with a life threatening illness, their
carers and work colleagues. It has been developed by Palliative Care Australia,
the peak national body representing the interests of people living with a life-threatening
illness.
http://www.livingcaringworking.com/
HealthInsite
HealthInsite, a Commonwealth Government initiative, provides information on
conditions and diseases; health and wellbeing; life stages and events and health
services. Some assistance with languages other than English is provided.
http://www.healthinsite.gov.au
Bipolar Disorder Web-based educational program
The Black Dog Institute, a Sydney-based organisation dedicated to the improved
understanding of depression, has produced an education program that explains
Bipolar Disorder. Australian experts talk about diagnosis, causes, treatments,
stay well plans and more. The program includes question and answer sessions
and first-hand accounts from people living with the illness.
http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au
RESEARCH
Developing a model of participatory research involving researchers, practitioners,
older people and their family carers: An international collaboration
Elizabeth Hanson, Lennart Magnusson, Janet Nolan, and Mike Nolan
Journal of Research in Nursing, Jul 2006; 11: 325 - 342.
The care of frail older people and their family carers present significant challenges
for welfare systems throughout the world. Several authors identify tensions
between movements such as evidence-based practice and initiatives designed to
increase the active participation of service users [carers] suggesting that
there is a need for a new approach to research that reconciles potentially conflicting
goals. This paper describes the evolution of a model of participatory research
resulting from a collaboration between Sweden and the United Kingdom, which
actively involved older people, family carers, service providers and voluntary
organisations.
Abstract