405,900 persons (most aged 60 or above) with disabilities or chronic diseases residing in households and in need of family caregiving in Hong Kong
LOU W. Q. VivianAssociate Professor
Challenges
Multiple needs of care recipients and high risks in the environment (Lou, 2014)
Financial burden and physical and mental health impairments among caregivers (Shewchuk & Elliott, 2000)
Caregiving stress and impaired quality of life (Lim & Zebrack, 2004)
References
Lim, J.-w., & Zebrack, B. (2004). Caring for family members with chronic physical illness: A critical review of caregiver literature. Health and quality of life outcomes, 2(1), 1.
Lou, V. W. Q. (2014). Case management in community-based long-term care: Good practices and challenges in Hong Kong. In N. K. Fong & K. W. Tong (Eds.), Community care in Hong Kong: Current practices, practice-research studies, and future directions. Hong Kong: City University Press.
Shewchuk, R., & Elliott, T. R. (2000). Family caregiving in chronic disease and disability. In R. G. Frank & T. R. Elliott (Eds.), Handbook of rehabilitation psychology (pp. 553-563). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association.
a. Case management
Want to know all of our researches?Please click here more