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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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Caregiver Burden Among Informal Caregivers of Women with Breast Cancer [PDF]

, 2019
Purpose: Breast cancer presents a typical picture of the enormity of cancer burden on the Nigerian nation. This study describes the impact of caregiving burden on the informal caregivers of women with breast cancer.
Gabriel, Israel Olatunji
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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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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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Condition of informal caregivers in long-term care of people with dementia [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction Caregivers of demented relatives devote their time and attention in order to help the beloved members of the family. Those who are informal caregivers require support in order to avoid being overburdened. Many such caregivers may suffer from
Katarzyna Głodowska, Przemysław Keczmer, Roksana Ewa Zofia Malak, Agnieszka Krawczyk-Wasielewska, Paweł Kleka, Malak, Roksana, Krawczyk-Wasielewska, Agnieszka, Włodzimierz Samborski, Głodowska, Katarzyna, Grobelny, Bartosz, Bartosz Grobelny, Mojs, Ewa, Samborski, Włodzimierz, Ewa Mojs, Kleka, Paweł, Keczmer, Przemysław   +15 more
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Knowledge, attitude, practice on fall prevention among informal caregivers of older person with dementia – a scoping review

, 2023
Background: Falls are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in older people with dementia due to declining physical and cognitive abilities, exposing to high fall risk.
Nedunsaliyan, Sankari, Ashari, Asmidawati, Naidu, Thamayanthi, Ibrahim, Rahimah   +3 more
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Prevalence and determinants of stress of informal caregiving: A cross-sectional study among informal caregivers of hospitalised patients in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2022
Background: Caring for patients in the hospital can cause a lot of stress for the caregivers, especially those who are involved with informal caregiving such as family members.
Mojirola Martina Fasiku, Oluwatosin Wuraola Akande, Oladimeji Akeem Bolarinwa, Tanimola M Akande   +3 more
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The correlation between caregiver burden with depression and quality of life among informal caregivers of hemodialysis and thalassemia patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

BMC Nursing, 2023
Background Lifelong provision of care to chronically ill patients increase the risk of physical and mental diseases in informal caregivers and adversely affects their quality of life.
Maryam Askaryzadeh Mahani, Masoomeh Ghasemi, Mansour Arab, Zahra Baniasadi, Ali Omidi, Parichehr Sabaghzadeh Irani   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source