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The influence of caregiver attitudes and socioeconomic group on formal and informal mental health service use among youth

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2022
Background Young people can receive mental health care from many sources, from formal and informal sectors. Caregiver characteristics/experiences/beliefs may influence whether young people get help and the type of care or support used by their child.
Cristiane Silvestre Paula   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The moderating effect of care time on care-related characteristics and caregiver burden: differences between formal and informal caregivers of dependent older adults

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveThis study examined differences in care burden between formal and informal caregivers of dependent older adults according to care-related characteristics, and whether care time had a moderating effect on the relationship between care-related ...
Eunmi Oh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of anxiety on the cognitive function of informal Parkinson’s disease caregiver: Evidence from task-based and resting-state fNIRS

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
Informal Parkinson’s disease (PD) caregivers are considered to experience high levels of caregiver burden, negatively affecting the health of caregivers.
Hai-Yang Wang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Positive and negative outcomes of informal caregiving at home and in institutionalised long-term care: A cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: Our ageing society is putting tremendous strain on public health and welfare programs to meet the needs of ageing individuals. Promoting informal caregiving is one way for policymakers to reduce this burden.
Ambergen, A.W. (Antonius W.)   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Informal and formal care in Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Government expenditure on formal residential care and home-help services for the elderly significantly reduces 45-59 year old women´s informal care-giving affecting both the extensive and the intensive margin.
Viitanen, T.K.
core   +1 more source

A randomized wait-list controlled trial of a social support intervention for caregivers of patients with primary malignant brain tumor

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Informal family caregivers constitute an important and increasingly demanding role in the cancer healthcare system. This is especially true for caregivers of patients with primary malignant brain tumors based on the rapid progression of ...
Maija Reblin   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Family Caregiving to the Older Population: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
[Excerpt] Family caregiving to older individuals in need of long-term care encompasses a wide range of activities, services, and supports. Caregiving can include assistance with personal care needs, such as bathing, dressing, and eating, as well as other
Colello, Kirsten J.
core   +3 more sources

Identifying Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated With Burden Among Caregivers of the Urban Homebound

open access: yesGerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2016
Limited research has explored whether the burden associated with caring for homebound patients varies across racial groups or by relationship status. We examined these variations for this vulnerable population.
Ania Wajnberg MD   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Overlooking Informal Dementia Caregivers' Burden

open access: yesResearch in Gerontological Nursing, 2016
Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) need early caregiver support. Caregivers often have poor health, but usually do not have time to seek medical advice for their own conditions. Patients' physicians, who are frequently the sole medical practitioner caregivers contact regularly, have an important function in recognizing family caregivers' burdens ...
Riedel, Oliver   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Sleep Quality Among Informal Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesGerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2022
Sleep is an integral component of health. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep quality among informal caregivers, individuals who provide unpaid care or assistance to family members or friends, assisting older adults is not well understood ...
Mary L. Greaney   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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