Publications by authors named "Irene Belperio"

Background: Little is known about the specific needs and experiences of individuals with long-standing physical disability at end of life.

Aim: To explore health and disability care providers perspectives and experiences in relation to end-of-life care needs of individuals with long-standing physical disability.

Design: Qualitative study using reflexive thematic analysis.

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Background: Little is known about how older parent caregivers from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds experience caring for their family member with intellectual disability into late life.

Method: In-depth semi-structured interviews were carried out with N = 19 family caregivers aged 50-91 from ten Italian and four Greek families. The Sociocultural Stress and Coping Model was used as a framework to interpret their experiences.

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