BRENDA GILLIES
Biographic Data
| ID | 6033201 |
|---|---|
| NAME | BRENDA GILLIES |
| GIVEN NAMES | BRENDA |
| FAMILY NAME | GILLIES |
| SIGNATURE | GILLIES B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Dundee |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Acting up: Role ambiguity and the legal recognition of carers
The contribution made by informal carers to the provision of care in the community in the UK is formally acknowledged in the 1995 Carers (Recognition and Services) Act. This legislation has focused attention, once again, on the relationship between formal services and those providing informal care. The Act has re-created a lack of clarity about the position carers hold in the carer dyad. Findings are presented here from an exploratory study about…
Measuring the impact of informal caring
A factor‐analysis of caregiving impact appraisals amongst a community‐derived sample of informal carers of elderly people revealed two negative (care work strain and relationship dissatisfaction) and two positive (care work satisfaction and care lifestyle satisfaction) scales. Validity was assessed by means of concurrent correlations with levels of assistance with daily living tasks provided by carers and levels of behaviour problems exhibited by…
Measuring the impact of informal caring
A factor‐analysis of caregiving impact appraisals amongst a community‐derived sample of informal carers of elderly people revealed two negative (care work strain and relationship dissatisfaction) and two positive (care work satisfaction and care lifestyle satisfaction) scales. Validity was assessed by means of concurrent correlations with levels of assistance with daily living tasks provided by carers and levels of behaviour problems exhibited by…
Acting up: Role ambiguity and the legal recognition of carers
The contribution made by informal carers to the provision of care in the community in the UK is formally acknowledged in the 1995 Carers (Recognition and Services) Act. This legislation has focused attention, once again, on the relationship between formal services and those providing informal care. The Act has re-created a lack of clarity about the position carers hold in the carer dyad. Findings are presented here from an exploratory study about…
Measuring the impact of informal caring
A factor‐analysis of caregiving impact appraisals amongst a community‐derived sample of informal carers of elderly people revealed two negative (care work strain and relationship dissatisfaction) and two positive (care work satisfaction and care lifestyle satisfaction) scales. Validity was assessed by means of concurrent correlations with levels of assistance with daily living tasks provided by carers and levels of behaviour problems exhibited by…
Acting up: Role ambiguity and the legal recognition of carers
The contribution made by informal carers to the provision of care in the community in the UK is formally acknowledged in the 1995 Carers (Recognition and Services) Act. This legislation has focused attention, once again, on the relationship between formal services and those providing informal care. The Act has re-created a lack of clarity about the position carers hold in the carer dyad. Findings are presented here from an exploratory study about…
Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Activities of daily living (1 works) · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (1 works) · Ambiguity (1 works) · Care work (1 works) · CLARITY (1 works) · Clinical Psychology (1 works)