Table 1 Service framework Respite outputs Respite outcomes Location Individual wellbeing In home Improving emotional wellbeing, reducing stress, depression, anxiety Improving physical health Host-family home Providing time for self-care Community-based (e.g. recreational locations) Enhancing autonomy and independence Therapeutic/health-based location (e.g. specialist offices, hospital) Offering a period of enhanced or ‘freedom’ in tasks/ activities ‘choice’ Activities Social and economic participation Therapeutic Creating opportunities for participation in recreational activities Social Improving choices/opportunities for participation Recreational in work Family-based activities Improving choices/opportunities for participation Personal care in education Maintaining links to the community Quantity and timing Personal relationships Number of hours Strengthening care relationships Time of day/week (day, overnight, weekend) Strengthening other family relationships Flexible respite Providing opportunities to spend time with friends Emergency respite Providing opportunities to cultivate new relationships Reach Workforce capacity and conditions Participants under 65 Workforce size Participants over 65 Employment security Carers of people under 65 Employment conditions Carers of people over 65 Opportunities for training and capacity building Region Community capacity and support Metropolitan Fostering community activities Outer metropolitan Cultivating volunteer workforce Regional Remote Transport Respite as outcome in itself
Table 1 Service framework Respite outputs Respite outcomes Location In home Host-family home Community-based (e.g. recreational locations) Therapeutic/health-based location (e.g. specialist offices, hospital) Individual wellbeing Improving emotional wellbeing, reducing stress, depression, anxiety Improving physical health Providing time for self-care Enhancing autonomy and independence Offering a period of enhanced ‘freedom’ or ‘choice’ in tasks/ activities Activities Therapeutic Social Recreational Family-based activities Personal care Social and economic participation Creating opportunities for participation in recreational activities Improving choices/opportunities for participation in work Improving choices/opportunities for participation in education Maintaining links to the community Quantity and timing Number of hours Time of day/week (day, overnight, weekend) Flexible respite Emergency respite Personal relationships Strengthening care relationships Strengthening other family relationships Providing opportunities to spend time with friends Providing opportunities to cultivate new relationships Reach Participants under 65 Participants over 65 Carers of people under 65 Carers of people over 65 Workforce capacity and conditions Workforce size Employment security Employment conditions Opportunities for training and capacity building Region Metropolitan Outer metropolitan Regional Remote Community capacity and support Fostering community activities Cultivating volunteer workforce Transport Respite as outcome in itself
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