Informal care and support for carers in Sweden: patterns of service receipt among informal caregivers and care recipients

Jegermalm, MagnusErsta Sköndal högskola,Enheten för forskning om det civila samhället (author)

Informal care and support for carers in Sweden : patterns of service receipt among informal caregivers and care recipients

This study describes and analyses the kinds of support received by different categories of informal carers, and the kinds of help that care recipients receive in addition to that provided by various categories of carers. Data were collected in a Swedish county in 2000, by means of telephone interviews. The net sample consisted of 2,697 individuals 18-84 years old, and the response rate was 61%. The results showed that relatively few carers in any care category received any kind of support aimed directly at them as carers. The most widespread form of support received by providers of personal care was relief services. Those most likely to be receiving care from the public care system were people also receiving personal care from an informal caregiver. Nevertheless, the majority of those receiving personal care from an informal carer did not receive any help from the public care system or from voluntary organizations or for-profit agencies. These results indicate that social policy and social work need to clarify the aims of the services they provide. They also need to take the needs of both caregivers and recipients into account when discussing support systems.

Ersta Sköndal högskolaEnheten för forskning om det civila samhället (creator_code:org_t)

In:European Journal of Social Work: Informa UK Limited7:1, s. 7-241369-14571468-2664

About the subject

By the university: Jönköping University; Högskolan Dalarna; Marie Cederschiöld högskola

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