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Care-related Quality of Life of informal caregivers of the elderly after a hip fracture

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2018
Background Reforms in the Dutch healthcare system in combination with the aging of the population will lead to a strong increase in the demand for informal care in the Netherlands. A hip fracture is one of the most important causes of hospital admissions
Cornelis L. P. van de Ree, Kari Ploegsma, Tim A. Kanters, Jan A. Roukema, Mariska A. C. De Jongh, Taco Gosens   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Persons with dementia and informal caregivers prioritizing care: A mixed‐methods study

Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 2021
Introduction More persons with dementia are residing in the community as many countries shift from residential care to home and community care. Although there are many forms of care and support available to avoid crisis situations and prolong community ...
Joost D. Wammes, Nanon H. M. Labrie, George O. Agogo, Joan K. Monin, Esther W. deBekker‐Grob, Janet L. MacNeil Vroomen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Couples' provision of informal care for parents and parents-in-law: far from sharing equally? [PDF]

, 2009
This study examines whether and how couples share the provision of informal care for their parents. Four waves of the British General Household Survey contain cross-sectional information about caring for parents and parents-in-law.
Henz, Ursula
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The Association Between Informal Caregiving and Poor Self-rated Health Among Ever-married Women in Japan: A Nationally Representative Survey

Journal of Epidemiology, 2022
Background: The number of people providing informal caregiving, including dual care, which is the combination of child and nursing care, is increasing. Due to the burden of multiple responsibility, dual care could negatively affect the health of informal
Yuka Suzuki, Kaori Honjo
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with strain among informal care providers of patients with traumatic brain injury in Malaysia

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the level of strain and various influencing factors among informal care providers of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients.
Amena Awadh Bamatraf, Abdulhadi A AlAmodi, Meryam Abdella Ali, Chong Mei Chan, Mazlina Mazlan, Mohammad Abrar Shareef   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Informal care and health behaviors among elderly people with chronic diseases

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2017
Background The mechanism by which social relationships influence health can be interpreted as a social network regulating one’s health behaviors. Based on the hypothesis that relatives, friends, or neighbors are sources of social support and may monitor ...
Hong Wu, Naiji Lu
doaj   +1 more source

‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Willingness and preparedness to provide care: interviews with individuals of different ages and with different caregiving experiences

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background At present, the provision of informal care to older relatives is an essential pillar of the long-term care system in Germany. However, the impact of demographic and social changes on informal caregiving remains unclear.
Lea de Jong, Jona Theodor Stahmeyer, Sveja Eberhard, Jan Zeidler, Kathrin Damm   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Executive Summary of Work Package 3 on Availability and Choice of Care of the ANCIEN Project. ENEPRI Research Report No. 101, February 2012 [PDF]

, 2012
Work Package 3 on the Availability and Choice of Care of the ANCIEN project aims to document the forces driving the choice of formal and informal care across European countries and to characterise the linkages between the type of care used by dependent ...
Jiminez-Martin, Sergi, Sánchez, Raquel Vegas, Vilaplana, Cristina   +2 more
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Modelling Social Care Provision in An Agent-Based Framework with Kinship Networks [PDF]

, 2019
Current demographic trends in the UK include a fast-growing elderly population and dropping birth rates, and demand for social care amongst the aged is rising. The UK depends on informal social care -- family members or friends providing care -- for some
Gostoli, Umberto, Silverman, Eric
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