They are recipient-designed: a narrative changes with the passing of time, and in relation to the receiver.
Overall, 57% of GPs said that caregivers tended to talk about their own needs solely in relation to the care recipient.
Figure 1 shows the actual time input of the nursing staff in direct care shown in relation to the percentages of recipients.
This instrument should include questions that address case management in caregiving, the increasing demands of care in relation to the declining status of care recipients, social support for caregivers, and the role of paid help to provide temporary relief for informal caregivers.
Caregivers suggested that any questionnaire that is developed to assess the level or quality of care provided must consider the increasing care demands in relation to the declining status of the care recipient over time (for example, deteriorating behavioural health).
The categories or themes identified in the interview transcripts that were related to caregiver perceptions of the instruments are: (a) use of a case management approach, (b) recognition of increasing care demands in relation to the declining status of the care recipient, (c) acknowledgment of the importance of social support for caregivers, and (d) consideration of the role of hired help.
These payments are presently computed in relation to the State's contribution to individual recipients, with federal payment of five-sixths of the first $18 a month per recipient of state expenditure, and further payment up to a maximum of $32 a month per recipient.
Secondary aims were to define the risk for cardiac events in liver transplant recipients in relation to the general population and the potential relation of pre-transplant ECG abnormalities to post-transplant cardiac morbidity and mortality.
Open image in new window Fig. 5 Estimated unemployment exit probability in relation to the UIS entitlement length (subsample of benefit recipients).
The behaviour of healthcare recipients and citizens, particularly in relation to the use of health services (e.g. under-utilisation, non-adherence to recommended lifestyle changes or treatment schedules, etc)., may be a potentially significant obstacle to successful policy implementation.
