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Quality of Life and Health Determinants of Informal Caregivers Aged 65 Years and Over

Epidemiologia, 2023
Informal caregivers’ own quality of life, health status, and determinants are poorly understood despite their concern for the health of the individuals they assist.
Fanny Buckinx, Stéphane Adam, Mylène Aubertin-Leheudre, Marie De Saint Hubert, Alexandre Mouton, Florence Potier, Jean-Yves Reginster, Olivier Bruyere   +7 more
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Supportive needs of informal caregivers of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Switzerland: a qualitative study

Palliative Care and Social Practice, 2022
Objective: This study explores the supportive needs of informal caregivers of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in Switzerland. Method: We conducted semi-structured interviews with nine informal caregivers currently providing care to a ...
Christopher Poppe, Kathi Schweikert, Tanja Krones, Tenzin Wangmo   +3 more
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Effectiveness of a behavioral lifestyle intervention on weight management and mobility improvement in older informal caregivers: a secondary data analysis

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Older informal caregivers are prone to sedentary behavior and obesity. With great caregiving burdens and frequent physical and mental distress, older informal caregivers may have low adherence and poor results in behavioral intervention for ...
Xinran Liu, Jennifer King, Brandi Boak, Michelle E. Danielson, Robert M. Boudreau, Anne B. Newman, Elizabeth M. Venditti, Steven M. Albert   +7 more
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Informal caregivers’ quality of life and management strategies following the transformation of their cancer caregiving role: A qualitative systematic review

International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2021
Objectives: Globally, informal caregivers caring for cancer patients meet challenges within their caregiving role, which significantly influence their quality of life.
Yingying Cai, Alison Simons, Samantha Toland, Junfeng Zhang, Kexin Zheng   +4 more
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Inaccessibility, unresponsiveness, inconsistency, and invisibility of informal caregivers of older persons with cognitive impairment: community-based participatory research

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Studies on informal caregivers in Japan have been limited to family caregivers and largely conducted where family caregivers generally gather.
Tsuyoshi Okamura, Chiaki Ura, Yukiko Kugimiya, Mutsuko Okamura, Masako Yamamura, Hidemi Okado, Mayumi Kaneko, Mari Yamashita, Tomoko Wakui   +8 more
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Associations between occupational balance, subjective health, and well-being of informal caregivers of older persons based on a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Objectives Population ageing leads to a noticeable increase in demand for informal care. Informal caregivers experience high caregiver burden, such as restricted subjective health and well-being.
Anna Röschel, Christina Wagner, Mona Dür   +2 more
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Psychological status on informal carers for stroke survivors at various phases: a cohort study in China

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
BackgroundIn China, the risk of stroke is higher than that in developed countries such as Europe and North America. Informal caregivers play a major role in providing support to stroke survivors.
Neng Huang, Neng Huang, Yidan Tang, Yidan Tang, Peng Zeng, Peng Zeng, Xingtong Guo, Zuoyan Liu, Zuoyan Liu   +8 more
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Positive Design Framework for Carer eSupport: Qualitative Study to Support Informal Caregivers of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer in Sweden

JMIR Cancer, 2023
BackgroundInformal caregivers of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC), such as the patient’s spouse, other close relatives, or friends, can play an important role in home-based treatment and health care.
Awais Ahmad, Shweta Premanandan, Ulrica Langegård, Åsa Cajander, Birgitta Johansson, Maria Carlsson, Ylva Tiblom Ehrsson   +6 more
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Informal Caregiving: Perceived Needs

Nursing Science Quarterly, 2008
With the increasing population of persons over the age of 65 who need daily assistance in Spain, there is considerable need to better understand informal caregivers' views, particularly about the resources that are available to them, or should be available to them.
Zabalegui, Adelaida, Bover, Andeu, Rodriquez, Encarna, Cabrera, Esther, Diaz, Magdalena, Gallart, Albert, González, Araceli, Gual, Pilar, Izquierdo, María D., López, Luis, Pulpón, Ana M., Ramírez, Ana   +11 more
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Burden of informal care in stroke survivors and its determinants: a prospective observational study in an Asian setting

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Informal caregiving is an integral part of post-stroke recovery with strenuous caregiving demands often resulting in caregiving burden, threatening sustainability of caregiving and potentially impacting stroke survivor’s outcomes.
Yi Wang, Shilpa Tyagi, Helen Hoenig, Kim En Lee, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, Edward Menon, Deidre Anne De Silva, Philip Yap, Boon Yeow Tan, Sherry H. Young, Yee Sien Ng, Tian Ming Tu, Yan Hoon Ang, Keng He Kong, Rajinder Singh, Reshma A. Merchant, Hui Meng Chang, Chou Ning, Angela Cheong, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh   +19 more
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