Hours of Care and Caring Tasks Performed by Australian Carers of Adults with Mental Illness: Results from an Online Survey

被引：22

作者：

Hielscher, Emily ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Diminic, Sandra ^{[1
,2
]}

Kealton, Jan ^{[4
]}

Harris, Meredith ^{[1
,2
]}

Lee, Yong Yi ^{[1
,2
]}

Whiteford, Harvey ^{[1
,2
,5
]}

机构：

[1] Pk Ctr Mental Hlth, QCMHR, Policy & Epidemiol Grp, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[2] Univ Queensland, Sch Publ Hlth, Fac Med, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[3] Univ Queensland, Ctr Clin Res, Fac Med, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[4] Carer Consultant, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia

[5] Univ Washington, Inst Hlth Metr & Evaluat, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

来源：

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL | 2019年 / 55卷 / 02期

关键词：

Carers; Caregivers; Mental health; Mental illness; Australia; INFORMAL CARE; RESPITE CARE; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; FAMILY CAREGIVERS; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; BURDEN; PEOPLE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; HEALTH; TIME;

D O I：

10.1007/s10597-018-0244-x

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The aim of this study was to provide a detailed profile of the hours of care Australian mental health carers provide for different types of caring tasks. The UQ Carer Survey 2016 was administered online to 105 adults caring for someone aged 16years or older whose main condition is mental illness. Mental health carers reported providing on average 37.2h of care per week to their main care recipient. Carers spent most of their active caring time providing emotional support, and the least of their time assisting with activities of daily living. Carers highlighted that this care time fluctuates with the undulating nature of mental illness, and many noted additional hours devoted to being on call' in case of emergency. Carers provide large amounts of support on a long-term and often unpredictable basis. Government services need to match the undulating nature of the illness by providing more flexible support options for mental health carers.

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