The subjective well-being of people caring for a family member with a severe disability at home: a review
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability
- Vol. 26 (1) , 83-100
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13668250020032787
Abstract
This review concerns the life quality of people caring for a relative with a severe disability within their family. It involves the balance between the advantages such care brings to the care recipient and the costs borne by the family. A brief history indicates that the forces that encourage family care are minimally concerned with family welfare. Moreover, an analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data indicates that primary caregivers are at considerable risk of high stress, clinical depression, and abnormally low subjective quality of life. It is concluded that increased public expenditure directed to the care of people with severe disability is urgently required. <br /Keywords
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