How well do the adult social care outcomes toolkit for carers, carer experience scale and care-related quality of life capture aspects of quality of life important to informal carers in Australia?

Jessica Bucholc Nicola McCaffrey Anna Ugalde Anne Muldowney Stacey E Rand Renske J Hoefman Cathrine Mihalopolous Lidia Engel

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2023)

The content of the three instruments appears relevant in an Australian setting. The influence of care recipient's health and well-being on carer QoL should be considered, along with spillover effects. A content and/or face validity analysis is required to confirm differences in item interpretation in Australian informal carers.

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