Manual for Measures of Caring Activities and Outcomes for Children and Young People

Questionnaires to be completed by young carers that can be used as assessment tools.

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MACA YC-18: Multidimensional Assessment of Caring Activities

The MACA is a questionnaire to be completed by young carers that can be used as an indicator of the total amount of caring activity undertaken by a child or young person, as well as six subscale scores for: 

• Domestic tasks
• Household management
• Personal care
• Emotional care
• Sibling care
• Financial/practical care.

PANOC YC-20: Positive and Negative Outcomes of Caring 

The Positive and Negative Outcomes of Caring (PANOC-YC20) is a questionnaire to be completed by young carers that can be used to provide an index (or score) of the subjective cognitive and emotional impact of caring in young people.