Support for unpaid carers: economic evidence
Nicola Brimblecombe, Martin Knapp, Michela Tinelli, Danielle Guy
2019
Direct Link to PDF (URL) | https://essenceproject.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Essence_2_unpaid-care.pdf
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Summary | KEY POINTS
- For those who provide unpaid care, particularly at higher intensities, there is substantial evidence of negative effects on employment, health and wellbeing, with associated individual and societal costs.
- There are significant gaps in the evidence with regards to interventions to support carers, outcomes and types of caring situation studied, with a lack of evidence on cost-effectiveness and few evaluations of key recent policy initiatives.
- Evidence is strongest and most consistent for formal care services for people with care needs; flexible working conditions; psychological therapy, training and education interventions; and support groups. It may be that a combination of interventions is most effective.
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Authors | Nicola Brimblecombe, Martin Knapp, Michela Tinelli, Danielle Guy |
Published | 2019 |
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