title: Developing a person-centred approach to carer assessment and support.
abstract: Community nurses play an important role in providing palliative care and support for patients and carers at home. The Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) provides practitioners with an evidence-based comprehensive tool to use with carers in palliative home care. As a practice tool, the CSNAT uses a person-centred approach-that is, the process of carer assessment and support is facilitated by practitioners but is carerled. In this paper, the CSNAT research team provides an overview of the development of the tool and the benefits for both carers and practitioners arising from using the CSNAT as a person-centred approach in practice. The authors outline the five stages of the CSNAT approach to assist practitioners wishing to implement the CSNAT in practice.
authors.affiliation: Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.affiliation: Research Fellow, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester.
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.affiliation: Research Associate, University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Diffin
authors.affiliation: Professor, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Gunn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grande
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017028:Caregivers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D012944:Social Support; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: carers; evidence-based practice; home care; palliative care; palliative nursing