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Sociodemographic aspects and health care-related outcomes: a latent class analysis of informal dementia care dyads

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Studies revealed the importance to assess dementia care dyads, composed of persons with dementia and their primary informal caregivers, in a differentiated way and to tailor support services to particular living and care circumstances ...
Henrik Wiegelmann, Karin Wolf-Ostermann, Werner Brannath, Farhad Arzideh, Jan Dreyer, Rene Thyrian, Liane Schirra-Weirich, Lisa Verhaert   +7 more
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Factors associated with subjective burden among informal caregivers of home-dwelling people with dementia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background It is estimated that more than 57 million people have dementia worldwide, and it is one of the leading causes of care dependency in old age. Relatives and other informal caregivers are the most important support for individuals with dementia ...
Gunn Steinsheim, Wenche Malmedal, Turid Follestad, Bonnie Olsen, Susan Saga   +4 more
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Perspectives of informal caregivers who support people following hip fracture surgery: a qualitative study embedded within the HIP HELPER feasibility trial

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives This study aims to illuminate the perspectives of informal caregivers who support people following hip fracture surgery.Design A qualitative study embedded within a now completed multicentre, feasibility randomised controlled trial (HIP HELPER)
Sally Hopewell, Pip Logan, Sarah Hanson, Allan Clark, Sallie Lamb, Maria Crotty, Toby Smith, Matthew Costa, Polly-Anna Ashford, Reema Khoury, Allie Welsh, Klaus Pfeiffer, Collaborators HIP HELPER Study   +12 more
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The correlation between caregiver burden with depression and quality of life among informal caregivers of hemodialysis and thalassemia patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

BMC Nursing, 2023
Background Lifelong provision of care to chronically ill patients increase the risk of physical and mental diseases in informal caregivers and adversely affects their quality of life.
Maryam Askaryzadeh Mahani, Masoomeh Ghasemi, Mansour Arab, Zahra Baniasadi, Ali Omidi, Parichehr Sabaghzadeh Irani   +5 more
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Informal caregiving for cancer patients [PDF]

Cancer, 2013
According to the recent worldwide estimation by the GLOBOCAN project, in total, 12.7 million new cancer cases and 7.6 million cancer deaths occurred in 2008. The worldwide number of cancer survivors within 5 years of diagnosis has been estimated at be almost 28.8 million.
Romito, Francesca, Goldzweig, Gil, Cormio, Claudia, Hagedoorn, Mariet, Andersen, Barbara L.   +4 more
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Sociodemographic structure and health care-related outcomes of community-dwelling dementia caregiving dyads: a latent class replication study

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background The identification of dyadic subgroups of individuals living with dementia and their informal caregivers can help to design effective tailored support.
Henrik Wiegelmann, Karin Wolf-Ostermann, Niels Janssen, Hein van Hout, Janet L. MacNeil Vroomen, Farhad Arzideh   +5 more
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Technological Applications Contributing to Relieve Care Burden or to Sleep of Caregivers and People With Dementia: A Scoping Review From the Perspective of Social Isolation

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
The need for care will increase in the coming years. Most people with a disability or old age receive support from an informal caregiver. Caring for a person with dementia can be difficult because of the BPSD (Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of ...
Chantal Huisman, Emelieke Huisman, Helianthe Kort, Helianthe Kort   +3 more
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Informal caregiver burden and influencing factors in gynaecological oncology patients hospitalized for chemotherapy: a cross-sectional study

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
Objective To determine the level and influencing factors of informal caregiver burden in gynaecological oncology inpatients receiving chemotherapy. Methods This cross-sectional study enrolled gynaecological oncology patients and their informal caregivers
Yan Zuo, Bi-Ru Luo, Wen-Tao Peng, Xin-Ru Liu, Ya-Lin He, Jian-Jun Zhang   +5 more
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Informal Caregivers’ Roles in Dementia: The Impact on Their Quality of Life

Life, 2020
The constantly changing process of caring for a person with dementia affects the informal caregivers’ role due to its psychosocial impact. This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the impact of the Person with Dementia informal caregiver’s role ...
Cindy E. Frias, Esther Cabrera, Adelaida Zabalegui   +2 more
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ICBT program for improving informal caregiver well-being: A qualitative study

Internet Interventions, 2021
Background: Informal caregivers represent an important and vulnerable part of the society. They can experience negative psychological symptoms, such as depression and anxiety.
Ieva Biliunaite, Austeja Dumarkaite, Evaldas Kazlauskas, Robbert Sanderman, Gerhard Andersson   +4 more
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