Family carers’ perceived benefits and challenges in the iSupport for dementia program: a qualitative evaluation
Carers in the iSupport program believed that engaging with the iSupport program, interactions with peers and iSupport facilitators enabled them to improve their mental health, self-care and capabilities to care for people with dementia. However, systemic factors, such as lack of respite care and specialist dementia care services, undermined their ability to manage the changed behaviours of people with dementia.
Authors
- Chueh Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0975-8945)
- Bel Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7281-8480)
- J. F. Ratcliffe
- Yunrui Zhou
- Jhih-Yang Hong
- T.T. Kwok
- Jiarui Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9890-2698)
- Huali Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3213-6493)
- Hui-Chen (Rita) Chang
- Mengmeng Xia
- Jinjie He
- Shahid Ullah
- Sok Leng Che
- Lily Xiao
- Mingxia Zhu
- Henry Brodaty
- Bianca Brijnath
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- La Trobe University (AU)
- Peking University (CN)
- Department of Health and Aged Care (AU)
- Hong Kong Jockey Club (HK)
- Xi'an University of Finance and Economics (CN)
- Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau (CN)
- Xi’an University (CN)
- Peking University Sixth Hospital (CN)
- Taipei Medical University (TW)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging & Mental Health
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2026.2640611
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00