- Respite services have been commonly identified as the most helpful service received
- Show to prevent and/or lesson burnout and caregiver stress
- It has a positive impact on emotional wellbeing and physical strains
  - Important for the entire family unit


The Impact of Respite

Removing oneself from work-home demands for a short or significant amount of time, such as by having breaks or going on vacations.

Examples:
- getting away from workstation by going for a walk
- taking lunch breaks

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- Controlling work time
- Finding respite
- Purposefully disconnecting
- Reducing work and home role overlap

Categories for Segmentation Strategies: Temporal Tactics

Allen, T. D., Merlo, K., Lawrence, R. C., Slutsky, J., &amp; Gray, C. E. (2021). Boundary Management and work‐nonwork balance while working from home. Applied Psychology, 70(1), 60–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12300

Boundary Management and Work-Nonwork Balance While Working from Home

Manipulating a worker’s regular or sporadic plans and managing working time.

Example:
- trying to set a strict working time, a start time and a finish time for work, to fully focus on work in those hours, and then stop working and enjoy leisure hours

 Controlling Work Time

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Taking the mind off work by actively doing things and managing the time one does not work.

Examples:
- disconnecting completely when finish working by silencing work groups on smartphone and trying not to look at the messages
- putting laptop and other work essentials away and not seeing them when finish working 

Purposefully Disconnecting

Working while family members are not around or asleep to avoid distractions. 

Examples: 
- getting a couple of hours in before other family members awaken to prevent interruptions that may occur during the day 
- doing housework before starting to work, so one won’t be distracted by it when working

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