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Evidence Based Practice & Applied Nursing

...... The results section of the report showed that participants at each of the three sites reported that while they did assess the needs of carers on admission, this assessment was not formally structured but rather an ongoing assessment where services were offered on a perceived needs basis at varying times throughout their care. Participants highlighted a number of barriers to caregivers receiving adequate support. A common theme reported by all included a lack of resources and lack of availability of external services to provide timely services. For the metropolitan sites, internal resource issues related to: services to provide focused hours of care (to provide carers with respite), services for carers who do not speak English, resources for counseling, social work and nursing staff, and waiting lists for equipment or referrals to occupational therapists (Thomas, Hudson, Oldham, Kelly and Trauer, 2010)
The discussion area reported that to the best of the authors knowledge, this study was the first to examine how family caregiver needs are assessed and what services are provided to family carers to meet their needs in home-based palliative care services in Australia. While current policy promotes comprehensive assessment of carers, there is little evidence to show that