The impact of a respite volunteer ‘buddy’ programme on behavioural and psychological well‐being in young carers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12570646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sisse Heiden Laursen (0000-0001-5884-8125, Department of Nursing University College of Northern Denmark Aalborg Denmark, corresponding author), Karina Brix Nissen (0000-0002-0000-8286, Department of Nursing University College of Northern Denmark Aalborg Denmark), Flemming Witt Udsen (0000-0003-2293-9169, Department of Health Science and Technology Aalborg University Aalborg Denmark), Helle Haslund‐Thomsen (0000-0002-5260-9155, Pediatric Department, Clinic for Anesthesiology, Child Diseases, Circulation and Women Aalborg University Hospital Aalborg Denmark) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 734-752 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child & Family Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-7500 • E-ISSN: 1365-2206 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cfs.13000 |
| OpenAlex | W4319789082 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 42 |
Young carers often face a great amount of emotional burden and have high practical and social responsibilities. The role of being a young carer is associated with behavioural, developmental, physical and psychosocial problems that may not only affect the individual in childhood but also in adulthood. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a Danish respite volunteer programme called The Buddies for Children and Youngsters Programme on young carers' ( n = 49; aged 6–16) social–emotional functioning. A pre–post‐design was applied, and data were collected through the parent version of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ), here with an impact supplement at baseline and at the end of the programme (after 4 months). The programme showed a positive impact on emotional symptoms, hyperactivity symptoms, conduct problems, peer problems, prosocial aspects and impact aspects, with mean differences values of −2.50 ( p = .000), −0.62 ( p = .271), −1.18 ( p = .000), −0.74 ( p = .008), 0.62 ( p = .004) and −0.88 ( p = .007), respectively. Furthermore, a large effect was found for the total difficulties score: −5.03 ( p = .000). In conclusion, the programme seems promising considering its effect on young carers' social–emotional functioning. However, future research should include comparative studies with a longer duration
Respite care · Volunteer · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Family Support in Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |