Talking about Sexuality and Intimacy with Women Spousal Caregivers: Perspectives of Service Providers.

This article reports the findings of an exploratory study examining service provider perceptions and experiences of addressing sexuality and intimacy with women spousal caregivers. The caregiver-provider encounter is examined, and challenges faced by service providers in addressing sexuality are considered. Themes identified include ambivalence and discomfort, personal and institutional barriers, meanings attributed to sexuality and intimacy, and lack of opportunities to discuss experiences.

Family physicians' perspectives on care of dementia patients and family caregivers.

Objective: To identify factors that facilitate or impede family physicians in ambulatory care of patients with dementia and the family caregivers of such patients.

Design: Explanatory qualitative analyses of focus group discussions.

Setting: Large, medium, and small urban; suburban; and rural family practices from various regions of the province of Quebec.

'Not another form!': lessons for implementing carer assessment in health and social service agencies.

This article addresses some of the issues that need to be considered in implementing carer assessment in health and social service agencies. It is based on findings from three studies involving the use of the CARE (Caregivers' Aspirations Realities and Expectations) Assessment Tool in Canada, a comprehensive psychosocial instrument. The first study, carried out between 1999 and 2001, was aimed at developing the CARE Tool, and had as one of its objectives to evaluate the feasibility of its implementation into ongoing practice.