Carers Care

This project builds on findings of baseline data on the well-being and service usage of a small HACC sample population which demonstrated that carers of people with dementia (PWD) have high levels of stress and are caring for a very cognitively impaired group. In addition there was evidence that carers welcomed information and support which they were not accessing in a consistent way. This exciting research project involves a pilot randomised control trial of a new model of carer self help - CarersCARE - involving a DVD and a guidebook.

Group Leader & Contact Person

Dr Jenn Scott, School of Psychology, UTAS

Research Team

Professor Andrew Robinson, WDREC Co-Director

Professor James Vickers, WDREC Co-Director

Dr Christine Stirling, WDREC Senior Research Fellow

Dr Kristy Sanderson, Co-investigator

Professor Jenny Abbey, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queensland University of Technology

Kate-Ellen Murray, WDREC Research Assistant

Makrina Tsinoglou, WDREC Research Assistant

External Collaborators

Dr Toby Croft, Royal Hobart Hospital, TAS

Dr Joanna Bakas, Roy Fagen Centre