Australian mental health caregiver burden: a smallest space analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore Australian mental health carers' prioritisation of key elements of caregiving and establish the extent to which particular issues contribute to carer burden.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Setting

All Australian States and Territories.

Participants

Responses were received from 231 Australian mental health caregivers.

Main outcome measures

The Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire was used to assess caregiver burden.

Results

Smallest space analysis identified three distinct regions, which we conceptualise as: 1) promoting the safety and health of mental health consumers; 2) impact of caring on caregivers' personal lives and 3) enabling daily living functional recovery of mental health consumers. The analysis demonstrates that c

SUBMITTER: Morrison P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549620 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature