Authors
Beverley M Essue, Tanisha Jowsey, Yun-Hee Jeon, Masoud Mirzaei, Carmen L Pearce-Brown, Clive Aspin, Tim P Usherwood
Publication date
2010/11/25
Journal
Australian Health Review
Volume
34
Issue
4
Pages
414-422
Publisher
CSIRO PUBLISHING
Description
Objective
The Serious and Continuing Illness Policy and Practice Study (SCIPPS) aims to improve the care and support for patients with chronic illness and their family carers. Here we describe the carers’ contribution to the self-management partnership and discuss the policy and practice implications that are relevant to improving the support available for informal care in Australia.
Design
A secondary analysis of SCIPPS data. Fourteen carers of patients between 45 and 85 years with chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes were conveniently sampled from western Sydney and the Australian Capital Territory. Semi-structured interviews were conducted. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis.
Results
Key roles that carers perform in the self-management partnership included: home helper; lifestyle coach; advocate; technical care manager; and …
Scholar articles
BM Essue, T Jowsey, YH Jeon, M Mirzaei… - Australian Health Review, 2010