Quantifying the size of the informal care sector for Australian adults with mental illness: caring hours and replacement cost

Volume: 56, Issue: 3, Pages: 387 - 400
Published: Apr 15, 2020
Abstract
To quantify and value the total informal support provided by family and friends to Australian adults with mental illness in 2018. The number of mental health carers was drawn from the 2015 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC), adjusted to the 2018 population. Annual caring hours by type of assistance were estimated using the SDAC, 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing and an online carer survey. Caring hours for each task...
Paper Details
Title
Quantifying the size of the informal care sector for Australian adults with mental illness: caring hours and replacement cost
Published Date
Apr 15, 2020
Volume
56
Issue
3
Pages
387 - 400
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