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Carers In Contemporary Australia: Relations Among Carer Illness/Disability Groups, Biographics, Caring Context, Coping And Distress, K Pakenham, P Stebbins, T Cannon, Christina Samios

Christina Samios

Providing care and support to a relative or friend who has an illness, disease or disability is widely held to be a task which requires extensive emotional and physical resources and one which can place considerable strain on the carer. Over the last four decades a growing body of research has emerged, both in Australia and internationally, demonstrating the adverse physical, psychological, social and financial effects that caring can have on the well being of carers. Although the caring role has inherent emotional, physical, financial and social strains which place carers at risk for poor physical and psychological health outcomes, …