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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, Mylene Aubertin-Leheudre   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
openaire   +2 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source