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Informal Care and Caregiver's Health [PDF]

Health Economics, 2014
AbstractThis study aims to measure the causal effect of informal caregiving on the health and health care use of women who are caregivers, using instrumental variables. We use data from South Korea, where daughters and daughters‐in‐law are the prevalent source of caregivers for frail elderly parents and parents‐in‐law. A key insight of our instrumental
Do, Young Kyung, Norton, Edward C., Stearns, Sally C., Van Houtven, Courtney Harold   +3 more
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Lived experiences of informal caregivers of people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-ethnography [PDF]

, 2021
BACKGROUND: People with chronic pain often seek support from friends and family for everyday tasks. These individuals are termed informal caregivers. There remains uncertainty regarding the lived experiences of these people who care for individuals with ...
Bowlby J., Bronfenbrenner U, GBD, Major CH, Mease P., Merskey H, Sofaer-Bennett B   +6 more
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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 of People with Dementia: Problems, Needs and Support in the Initial Stage and in Subsequent Stages of Dementia: A Questionnaire Survey [PDF]

, 2013
Objective: The ageing of the population is expected to lead to an increase in the prevalence of dementia. Providing support to informal caregivers is essential to promote their wellbeing and prevent serious caregiver burden.
Beek, A.P.A. van, Francke, A.L., Meerveld, J.H., Peeters, J.M., Zwaanswijk, M.   +4 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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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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