Open Access‘You’re in a new game and you don’t know the rules: Preparing carers to care’
Author(s) -
Teresa Atkinson,
Jennifer Bray,
Tracey Williamson
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1741-2684
pISSN - 1471-3012
DOI - 10.1177/14713012221112242
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , dementia , qualitative property , psychology , qualitative research , nursing , affect (linguistics) , medical education , medicine , disease , social science , communication , pathology , machine learning , sociology , computer science
Being an informal carer for a person living with dementia can be a demanding role which can have detrimental effects on personal well-being and affect a person's ability to provide care for their loved one. This evaluation of support courses, offered by a leading UK charity dedicated to dementia family carers, highlights the impact of training to support the caring role.