Barriers to accessing and receiving mental health care for paid and unpaid carers of older adults.
carers
dementia
inequalities
mental health
social care
Journal
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy
ISSN: 1369-7625
Titre abrégé: Health Expect
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9815926
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2024
Apr 2024
Historique:
revised:
13
03
2024
received:
23
10
2023
accepted:
14
03
2024
medline:
26
3
2024
pubmed:
26
3
2024
entrez:
26
3
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the barriers and facilitators to accessing and receiving mental health care for paid and unpaid carers of older adults. Unpaid and paid carers for older adults in England were interviewed remotely between May and December 2022. Participants were asked about their experiences of mental health needs and support. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Thirty-seven carers participated (n This is the first study to have explored the barriers to mental health care and support for paid and unpaid carers for older adults and suggests that structural, organisational and personal barriers cause severe difficulties in accessing required support to care for older relatives, services users and residents. Two unpaid carers aided with the development of topic guides, data analysis, interpretation and dissemination. Both were supported and trained to code anonymised transcripts.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e14029Subventions
Organisme : Three NIHR Research Schools Mental Health Programme Fellowship
Organisme : National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Authors. Health Expectations published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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