Skip Navigation

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Search for citing articles in:
ISI Web of Science (20)
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Disclaimer
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by HOMER, A. C.
Right arrow Articles by GILLEARD, C. J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by HOMER, A. C.
Right arrow Articles by GILLEARD, C. J.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

© 1994 Oxford University Press

research-article

The Effect of Inpatient Respite Care on Elderly Patients and Their Carers

A. C. HOMER and C. J. GILLEARD

Care of the Elderly, Edgware General Hospital Edgware, Middlesex HA8 OAD
Division of Geriatric Medicine, St George's Hospital Medical School Tooting, London

Fifty-eight carers and their dependants who received inpatient respite care were studied before and during the admission period. Although there was no observable improvement in the carers emotional well-being the majority of the patients showed an improvement in functioning, particularly those who were being looked after by highly stressed carers. Many carers expressed a wish for more respite than they were currently offered, and some would have preferred a more flexible type of service.

Received October 31, 1993;
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Psychiatr. Serv.Home page
K. Y. Kim and S. B. Hall
Practical Geriatrics: A VA Inpatient Respite Program for Patients With Dementia
Psychiatr Serv, June 1, 2003; 54(6): 821 - 824.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 West J Nurs ResHome page
V. R. Strang, M. Haughey, L. A. Gerdner, C. S. Teel, and V. R. Strang
Respite--A Coping Strategy for Family Caregivers
West J Nurs Res, August 1, 1999; 21(4): 450 - 471.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 TraumaHome page
C. Dyer and J. Rowe
Elder abuse
Trauma, April 1, 1999; 1(2): 163 - 169.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Journal of Family NursingHome page
V. R. Strang and M. Haughey
Factors Influencing the Caregiver's Ability to Experience Respite
Journal of Family Nursing, August 1, 1998; 4(3): 231 - 254.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 StrokeHome page
C. S. Anderson, J. Linto, and E. G. Stewart-Wynne
A Population-Based Assessment of the Impact and Burden of Caregiving for Long-term Stroke Survivors
Stroke, May 1, 1995; 26(5): 843 - 849.
[Abstract] [Full Text]


Disclaimer:
Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.