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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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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
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The Working Informal Caregiver Model: A Mixed Methods Approach to Explore Future Informal Caregiving by Working Caregivers

Sustainability, 2022
A growing number of informal caregivers of older adults combine caregiving with a paid job, raising the question of whether they will be able to meet the increasing demand for informal care. The aims of our study are twofold: first, to describe the development of a model providing insight into the factors that play a role in the availability and ...
Eline E. Vos, Henk B. M. Hilderink, Simone R. de Bruin, Allard J. van der Beek, Karin I. Proper   +4 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, Rodríguez-Higueras, Encarna, Cabrera, Esther, Diaz, Magdalena, Gallart, Alberto, González, Araceli, Gual, Pilar, Izquierdo, María D., López, Luis, Pulpon, Anna M, Ramírez, Ana   +11 more
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Care-related Quality of Life of informal caregivers of the elderly after a hip fracture

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2018
Background Reforms in the Dutch healthcare system in combination with the aging of the population will lead to a strong increase in the demand for informal care in the Netherlands. A hip fracture is one of the most important causes of hospital admissions
Cornelis L. P. van de Ree, Kari Ploegsma, Tim A. Kanters, Jan A. Roukema, Mariska A. C. De Jongh, Taco Gosens   +5 more
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Quality of Life and Needs of Deaf Informal Caregivers of Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s and Related Dementia

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2020
No studies have included the experiences and needs of informal caregivers who are deaf, use American Sign Language (ASL), and care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias (ADRD).
Donalda Ammons EdD, Alina Engelman Dr Ph, Poorna Kushalnagar PhD   +2 more
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Informal Caregiving: A Reappraisal of Effects on Caregivers [PDF]

Social Issues and Policy Review, 2014
For decades caregiver distress (psychological and physical) has been considered an inevitable outcome of providing care for family members, loved ones, and others who require assistance. This negative assessment of informal caregiving pervades not only peer‐reviewed scientific articles, but also caregiving‐relevant agency reports, fact sheets, policy ...
Brown, R. Michael, Brown, Stephanie L.
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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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The Relationship between Compassion Fatigue and Psycho-somatic Manifestations among Informal Caregivers of Elderly Patients Receiving Chemotherapy [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021
Caring for elderly cancer patients receiving chemotherapy is a complex process requiring empathy and compassion. Informal caregivers will certainly become exhausted as a result of their intense interaction with their diseased elders. Caregivers' physical
Hanaa Abou El-soued Hussein Ahmed, Reem Farag Mahrous Menessy   +1 more
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Predicting Caregiver Burden in Informal Caregivers for the Elderly in Ecuador [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Informal caregivers are the main providers of care for the elderly. The aim of this study is to examine the predictive value of different variables regarding caregivers and their elderly patients with respect to the caregiver’s burden. A convenience sample of 688 informal caregivers and 688 elderly people from Ecuador was surveyed. Only households with
Pablo Ruisoto, Marina Ramírez, Belén Paladines-Costa, Silvia Vaca, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez   +4 more
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