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dc.contributor.authorBurridge, Letitia
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Geoffrey
dc.contributor.authorJiwa, Moyez
dc.contributor.authorGirgis, Afaf
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-10T04:08:23Z
dc.date.available2020-08-10T04:08:23Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn0966-0410
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/hsc.12312
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/396365
dc.description.abstractThe lay caregiving role is integral to advanced cancer care but places carers' health at risk. A supportive General Practitioner (GP ) can help primary lay carers manage their health, if they disclose their concerns. A Needs Assessment Tool for Caregivers (NAT ‐C) was developed for carers to self‐complete and use as the basis of a GP consultation, then tested in a randomised controlled trial. This paper reports a qualitative research study to determine the usefulness and acceptability of the NAT ‐C in the Australian primary care setting. Convenience samples of 11 carers and 5 GP s were interviewed between September 2010 and December 2011 regarding their experiences with and perceptions of the NAT ‐C. Open‐ended questions were used, and the transcripts were analysed qualitatively to identify themes and patterns. Three major themes were identified: (a) Acceptability of the intervention; (b) Impact of the intervention on the GP –patient relationship; and (c) Place of the intervention in advanced cancer care. This simple checklist was acceptable to carers, although some were uncertain about the legitimacy of discussing their own needs with their GP . Carer‐patients could not be certain whether a GP would be willing or equipped to conduct a NAT ‐C‐based consultation. Such consultations were acceptable to most GP s, although some already used a holistic approach while others preferred brief symptom‐based consultations. Although the NAT ‐C was acceptable to most carers and GP s, supportive consultations take time. This raises organisational issues to be addressed so carers can seek and benefit from their GP 's support.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom357
dc.relation.ispartofpageto365
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalHealth & Social Care in the Community
dc.relation.ispartofvolume25
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSocial work
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4409
dc.titleHelping lay carers of people with advanced cancer and their GPs to talk: an exploration of Australian users’ views of a simple carer health checklist
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBurridge, L; Mitchell, G; Jiwa, M; Girgis, A, Helping lay carers of people with advanced cancer and their GPs to talk: an exploration of Australian users’ views of a simple carer health checklist, Health & Social Care in the Community, 2017, 25 (2), pp. 357-365
dc.date.updated2020-08-09T22:45:03Z
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBurridge, Letitia H.


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