Family/Friend Caregiving Research

                                  Research Projects

Does timing of caregiver assessment make a difference: Evaluating the impact with older spousal caregivers of persons with cognitive impairment.

2010-2013

Principal Investigator: Dr Janice Keefe

Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

TEER for CARE: Technology-Enabled Education for Recognizing Caregivers’ Aspirations, Realities & Expectations.

2010

Principal Investigator: Dr Janice Keefe

Funded by: Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF)

Background Paper on Caregiving in Nova Scotia.

2008

Principal Investigator: Dr Janice Keefe

Funded by: Nova Scotia Department of Health

The Care Tool: Examining the role of Assessment in Health Promotion of Spousal Caregivers.

2008

Principal Investigator: Lucy Barylak

Funded by: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

Health professionals caring for elderly relatives: Investigating the health effects of double duty caregiving.

2007-2011

Principal Investigator: Catherine Ward-Griffin

Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

When Caregiving Results in Involuntary Retirement: Well-being in the Later Years.

2005-2008

Principal Investigator: Dr Áine Humble

Funded by: Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF)

Examining the Use of a Caregiver Assessment Tool – Barriers, Outcomes & Policy Implications.

2005-2006

Principal Investigator: Lucy Barylak

Funded by: Health Canada

International Comparison of Compassionate Care Benefits.

2005

Principal Investigator: Dr Janice Keefe

Funded by: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)

Hidden Costs/Invisible Contributions: The Marginalization of ‘Dependent Adults’.

2003-2008

Principal Investigator: Janet Fast

Funded by: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

From Research to Practice: Assessing Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer Disease, an Evaluative Study.

2003-2006

Principal Investigator: Dr Janice Keefe

Funded by: The Alzheimer Association

A Healthy Balance: A Community Alliance for Health Research on Women’s Unpaid Caregiving.

2001-2007

Principal Investigators: Amaratunga, C., Neumann, B., & Clow, B.

Funded by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Ward-Griffin, C., Keefe, J., Martin-Matthews, A., Kerr, M., Brown, J.B. & Oudshoorn, A.(2009). The Development and Validation of the Double Duty Caregiving Scale (DDCS).  Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 41(3), 108-128.

Keefe, J., Fancey, P., Guberman, N., Barylak, L., & Nahmiash, D. (2008). Caregivers’ Aspirations, Realities, and Expectations: The Care Tool.  Journal of Applied Gerontology, 27(3), 286-308. doi: 10.1177/0733464807312236

Keefe, J., Glendinning, C., & Fancey, P. (2008). Financial payments for family carers: Policy approaches and debates.  In A. Martin-Matthews & J. Philips (Eds.), Ageing at the intersection of work and home life:  Blurring the boundaries (pp. 185-206). New York: Lawrence Eribaum.

Keefe, J., & Rajnovich, B., (2007). To pay or not to pay: Examining underlying principles in the debate on financial support for family caregivers. Canadian Journal on Aging, 26(S1), S77-90. doi: 10.3138/cja.26.suppl1.77

Keefe, J., Légaré, J., & Carrière, Y. (2007).Developing new strategies to support future caregivers of the aged in Canada: Projections of need and their policy implications. Canadian Public Policy, 33(S1), S65-S80.