A new research project is underway at the University of Kent. The research is called Diverse Experiences of unpaid Carers Across the caring Trajectory (DECAT). DECAT is looking for carers to take part in a telephone interview about their experience of being a carer. Currently, Black and Asian carers and carers who are LGBT+ are under-represented within our participants.
The main aim of this study is to understand the factors linked to carers’ satisfaction with social services and quality of life over time.
A questionnaire will be sent to a sample of carers recruited via four local authorities containing questions previously collected in the 2018/19 Personal Social Survey for Adult Carers in England, plus additional questions. The degree to which carers’ satisfaction and quality of life scores differ from scores collected in 2018/19 will be examined. Factors associated with changes will be explored and the scores of subgroups of carers will be compared.
You can contact Dr Diane Fox
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Diane Fox
University of Kent
Personal Social Services Research Unit
Cornwallis Central
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 7NF
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