Browsing College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences by Subject "Family carers"

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    • Family carers: lived experience of caring for relatives with an SMI 

      Cleary, Anne; Walsh, Francis; Dowling, Maura (Mark Allen Healthcare, 2014-07-29)
      This study explored family carers’ lived experience of caring for a relative with an ongoing mental illness. An interpretative phenomenological approach was adopted. Participants (n = 8) were self-selecting and members of ...

    • Providing care for a person with late-stage dementia at home: What are carers' experiences? 

      Dempsey, Laura; Dowling, Maura; Larkin, Philip; Murphy, Kathy (SAGE Publications, 2018-05-10)
      Background It is widely reported that carers who provide care for a family member with dementia endure physical and psychological burdens. Not only do they fulfil an important role for the person with dementia but also ...