Irene Blackberry
Biographic Data
| ID | 4419801 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irene Blackberry |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irene |
| FAMILY NAME | Blackberry |
| SIGNATURE | BLACKBERRY I |
| AFFILIATIONS | La Trobe University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4482-4936 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Synergising Care Economy
The care economy involves creating a collaborative ecosystem where health care and social support sectors work together to enhance societal well-being and economic growth, yet it faces significant challenges. The International Labour Organization (ILO) defines the care economy as the sum of all forms of care work, including both paid and unpaid forms. Care is required to meet the physical, psychological, and emotional needs of others. This includ…
How can researchers engage and co-develop care economy research partnerships? Insights from the Australian care service leaders
Background The care economy is among the fastest expanding sectors worldwide, worth globally over $11trillion. In Australia the health and social care sectors grew by over 50% employing over 13.8 million people in 2024. This study analyses sector perspectives of challenges and practical actions to support this explosive growth. The care economy supports health and wellbeing across the lifespan and is essential to both economic growth and social e…
What is the care economy? A scoping review on current evidence, challenges, facilitators and future opportunities
Background: The care economy gained its prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The value and impact of caregiving, mostly shouldered by women, was not as visible until such crisis point. Health care and social support sectors represent the largest and fastest growing industry globally. This scoping review aims to elucidate the current state of play in the care economy, where there is a great reliance on informal and formal care workforce to del…
Social resilience within the carescapes of Asian female migrant aged care workers
Increasingly, Asian female migrants are playing a significant role in meeting Australia’s aged care workforce demand. This article analyses the lived experiences of Asian female aged care workers using the carescape concept, and a theory of agency to understand aged care access and workforce availability. It aims to identify the wider institutional and social structures that influence their agency and contribute to their social resilience as a cr…
Process evaluation of a co-designed best practice model of dementia care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary care
Optimising brain health for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is important given the high rates of cognitive impairment and dementia (CI/D) in this population. To achieve this, effective models of care for the primary care setting are needed. This paper reports on the process evaluation of a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial conducted with 12 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) across four st…
Rural and regional community stakeholder perspectives on dementia, socio-spatial rights and community participation
Local government consultative processes do not target people living with dementia. • Their absence as stakeholders contributes to their socio-spatial exclusion. • Recognising their personhood contributes to facilitating their socio-spatial rights. • Legislation is not dementia-inclusive, and dementia is not seen as a disability. • Targeted efforts are needed to achieve socio-spatial justice and health equity. Dementia-friendly communities (DFC) a…
Equitable Care for Older Australians
The Australian Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has highlighted the chronic shortages of labour to provide care for those aged 65 and over in rural and remote areas of Australia. This descriptive cross-sectional study compares the availability of care provision in metropolitan regions with that in rural and remote regions. We analysed the 2021 Australian Census, grouped according to Aged-Care-Planning Region (ACPR), and investig…
Volunteers’ Support of Carers of Rural People Living with Dementia to Use a Custom-Built Application
There is great potential for human-centred technologies to enhance wellbeing for people living with dementia and their carers. The Virtual Dementia Friendly Rural Communities (Verily Connect) project aimed to increase access to information, support, and connection for carers of rural people living with dementia, via a co-designed, integrated website/mobile application (app) and Zoom videoconferencing. Volunteers were recruited and trained to assi…
Mobilities of Older Chinese Rural-Urban Migrants
Along with the rapid urbanization process in Beijing, China, the number of older rural-urban migrants is increasing. This study aims to understand how Chinese rural-urban migration in older age is influenced by, and impacts on the migrants' mobilities. This study draws on a new conceptual framework of mobile vulnerability, influenced by physical, economic, institutional, social and cultural mobility, to understand older people' experiences of mig…
Comprehensive geriatric assessment programmes
Interventions based on comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) have been implemented in many countries. These interventions, based on the premise that such assessment will delay individual decline and reduce demand on medical and institutional care, generally result in equivocal or modest outcomes. This article presents findings from a critical realist review of a sample of reported interventions to offer insights into the macro- and micro-facto…
Stepping Up Implementation Project
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Help seeking in older Asian people with dementia in Melbourne
Help seeking in older Asian people with dementia in Melbourne
Stepping Up Implementation Project
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Mobilities of Older Chinese Rural-Urban Migrants
Along with the rapid urbanization process in Beijing, China, the number of older rural-urban migrants is increasing. This study aims to understand how Chinese rural-urban migration in older age is influenced by, and impacts on the migrants' mobilities. This study draws on a new conceptual framework of mobile vulnerability, influenced by physical, economic, institutional, social and cultural mobility, to understand older people' experiences of mig…
Comprehensive geriatric assessment programmes
Interventions based on comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) have been implemented in many countries. These interventions, based on the premise that such assessment will delay individual decline and reduce demand on medical and institutional care, generally result in equivocal or modest outcomes. This article presents findings from a critical realist review of a sample of reported interventions to offer insights into the macro- and micro-facto…
Volunteers’ Support of Carers of Rural People Living with Dementia to Use a Custom-Built Application
There is great potential for human-centred technologies to enhance wellbeing for people living with dementia and their carers. The Virtual Dementia Friendly Rural Communities (Verily Connect) project aimed to increase access to information, support, and connection for carers of rural people living with dementia, via a co-designed, integrated website/mobile application (app) and Zoom videoconferencing. Volunteers were recruited and trained to assi…
How can researchers engage and co-develop care economy research partnerships? Insights from the Australian care service leaders
Background The care economy is among the fastest expanding sectors worldwide, worth globally over $11trillion. In Australia the health and social care sectors grew by over 50% employing over 13.8 million people in 2024. This study analyses sector perspectives of challenges and practical actions to support this explosive growth. The care economy supports health and wellbeing across the lifespan and is essential to both economic growth and social e…
What is the care economy? A scoping review on current evidence, challenges, facilitators and future opportunities
Background: The care economy gained its prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The value and impact of caregiving, mostly shouldered by women, was not as visible until such crisis point. Health care and social support sectors represent the largest and fastest growing industry globally. This scoping review aims to elucidate the current state of play in the care economy, where there is a great reliance on informal and formal care workforce to del…
Social resilience within the carescapes of Asian female migrant aged care workers
Increasingly, Asian female migrants are playing a significant role in meeting Australia’s aged care workforce demand. This article analyses the lived experiences of Asian female aged care workers using the carescape concept, and a theory of agency to understand aged care access and workforce availability. It aims to identify the wider institutional and social structures that influence their agency and contribute to their social resilience as a cr…
Process evaluation of a co-designed best practice model of dementia care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary care
Optimising brain health for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is important given the high rates of cognitive impairment and dementia (CI/D) in this population. To achieve this, effective models of care for the primary care setting are needed. This paper reports on the process evaluation of a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial conducted with 12 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) across four st…
Rural and regional community stakeholder perspectives on dementia, socio-spatial rights and community participation
Local government consultative processes do not target people living with dementia. • Their absence as stakeholders contributes to their socio-spatial exclusion. • Recognising their personhood contributes to facilitating their socio-spatial rights. • Legislation is not dementia-inclusive, and dementia is not seen as a disability. • Targeted efforts are needed to achieve socio-spatial justice and health equity. Dementia-friendly communities (DFC) a…
Equitable Care for Older Australians
The Australian Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has highlighted the chronic shortages of labour to provide care for those aged 65 and over in rural and remote areas of Australia. This descriptive cross-sectional study compares the availability of care provision in metropolitan regions with that in rural and remote regions. We analysed the 2021 Australian Census, grouped according to Aged-Care-Planning Region (ACPR), and investig…
Synergising Care Economy
The care economy involves creating a collaborative ecosystem where health care and social support sectors work together to enhance societal well-being and economic growth, yet it faces significant challenges. The International Labour Organization (ILO) defines the care economy as the sum of all forms of care work, including both paid and unpaid forms. Care is required to meet the physical, psychological, and emotional needs of others. This includ…
Medicine (7 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (5 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Dementia (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Workforce (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works)