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Effect of Educational Program for Informal Caregivers of Patients Post Renal Transplantation [PDF]

Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice
Background Kidney transplantation is a life-saving alternative to dialysis for patients with advanced, irreversible renal failure, which extending the survival, improving the quality of life, and decreasing in the mortality associated with long-term ...
maha abdelmageed, afaf salah, saher mahmoud   +2 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Informal Caregivers’ Roles in Dementia: The Impact on Their Quality of Life

Life, 2020
The constantly changing process of caring for a person with dementia affects the informal caregivers’ role due to its psychosocial impact. This cross-sectional study aimed to analyze the impact of the Person with Dementia informal caregiver’s role ...
Cindy E. Frias, Esther Cabrera, Adelaida Zabalegui   +2 more
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Dignity of informal caregivers of migrant patients in the last phase of life: a qualitative study

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background A key aim of palliative care is to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. To help ensure quality of life for the families of patients with migrant backgrounds, this study sought insights into the dignity of informal ...
X. de Voogd, D. L. Willems, M. Torensma, B. D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, J. L. Suurmond   +4 more
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