A comparative study of stress and unmet needs in carers of South Asian and white adults with learning disabilities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12928176 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Devapriam (Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, corresponding author), C Thorp (University of Leicester), Freya Tyrer (0000-0003-2877-4342, University of Leicester), Satheesh Gangadharan (0000-0001-7034-4173, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust), Lammata Bala Raju (Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust), Sabyasachi Bhaumik (0000-0002-1137-9461, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 35-43 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-0980 • E-ISSN: 2042-8367 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/17570980200800019 |
| OpenAlex | W1982057351 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
People with learning disabilities have high dependency needs and high prevalence of physical, psychological and social morbidities. Some studies have shown that South Asian and white populations have a similar prevalence of learning disabilities and related psychological morbidity (McGrother et al, 2002), although other studies have shown an increased prevalence of severe levels of learning disabilities in the South Asian population (Emerson et al, 1997). The aim of this study was to compare stress levels and unmet service needs in informal carers of South Asian and white adults with learning disabilities.A sample of 742 informal carers was selected from the Leicestershire Learning Disability Register. Data on carers' and subjects' demographic details, stress levels and unmet service needs were analysed and compared using chi‐square tests and logistic regression analyses. Substantial differences were observed between the two groups. Carers of South Asian adults with learning disabilities reported significantly higher levels of care provision and unmet needs. Major stress was reported in 23% of carers. This was more common in carers with poor health, in those caring for younger adults, carers of adults with psychological symptoms, and in those with an expressed need for moral support or respite care.Stress is common among informal carers of adults with learning disabilities and inequalities, in reported care given and unmet needs, exist between carers of South Asian and white adults. Practitioners need to be aware of factors associated with stress when assessing carers in this population
Environmental health · Learning disability · Logistic regression · Population · Psychiatry · Respite care · Family and Disability Support Research · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
Minority ethnic community participation in needs assessment and service development in primary care
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Knowledge, uptake and availability of health and social services among Asian Gujarati and white elderly persons
Do they look after their own? Informal support for South Asian carers
Race and community care
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| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
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