Three caregiver profiles
Who are they, what do they do, and who are their co-carers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12605152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Magnus Jegermalm (0000-0001-9702-2043, Jönköping University, corresponding author), Cristina Joy Torgé (0000-0003-0877-4759, Jönköping University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 466-479 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1457 • E-ISSN: 1468-2664 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691457.2021.2016647 |
| OpenAlex | W4200306864 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 30 |
In Sweden, a country with one of the highest public spending on long term care, there is also extensive informal care, i.e. unpaid care by family, friends, or neighbours. In this article, we explore the spectrum of informal caring using data from a nationally representative survey of caregivers in the Swedish population. We describe three different caregiver profiles and analyse them in relation to their panorama of care, i.e. the extent to which caring is shared with other formal- and informal co-carers. The first profile, the co-habitant family carer, consists of caregivers providing help for someone in the same household with special care needs, and were mostly alone in intensive caregiving. The second profile, persons in the care network, consists of caregivers providing help to someone with care needs in another household. They have a network of both informal and formal co-carers. Finally, the helpful fellowman consists of caregivers providing help for someone without special needs in another household. In developing relevant carer support, it is important to acknowledge that caregivers are not a homogenous group. Thus, to fulfil national ambitions to support carers across the board, policy and practice need to have a diverse group of carers in mind
Care work · Family caregivers · Population · Work (physics · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Family Support in Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |