Are reasons for care-giving related to carers' care-related quality of life and strain? Evidence from a survey of carers in England.

ABSTRACT: In England, choice and control is promoted for service users in relation to social care services. Increased choice and control has also been promoted for unpaid carers, although this is still relatively underdeveloped. There is limited recognition of carers' choice in terms of the decision of whether to provide care. Alongside the promotion of choice and control, there has also been a focus on quality of life as an outcome of social care for care-recipients and their carers. Although it is known that carer choice (in terms of the decision of whether or not to provide care) is related to increased burden and poorer psychological health, there is limited evidence of the relationship between reasons for caring and care-related quality of life (CRQoL) and subjective strain in England. In this

SUBMITTER: Rand S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6334528 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature