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Overlooking Informal Dementia Caregivers' Burden

Research in Gerontological Nursing, 2016
Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) need early caregiver support. Caregivers often have poor health, but usually do not have time to seek medical advice for their own conditions. Patients' physicians, who are frequently the sole medical practitioner caregivers contact regularly, have an important function in recognizing family caregivers' burdens ...
Riedel, Oliver, Klotsche, Jens, Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich   +2 more
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Trajectory of Psychosocial Measures Amongst Informal Caregivers: Case-Controlled Study of 1375 Informal Caregivers from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Geriatrics, 2020
Informal caregivers provide vital support for older adults living in the community with chronic illnesses. The purpose of this study was to assess the psychosocial status of informal caregivers of community-dwelling adults over an eight-year period ...
Toby Smith, Amanda Saunders, Jay Heard
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In-hospital informal caregivers' needs as perceived by themselves and by the nursing staff in Northern Greece: A descriptive study

BMC Nursing, 2011
Background Informal care is common in many countries, especially in Greece, where families provide care in hospitals. Health education and informational needs are important factors for family members which are often underestimated by nursing staff.
Georgiadou Charikleia, Areti Tsaloglidou, Psychogiou Maria, Sgantzos Markos, Raftopoulos Vasilios, Lavdaniti Maria, Serpanou Ismini, Sapountzi-Krepia Despina   +7 more
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Caregiver burden, psychological well-being, and support needs among Swedish informal caregivers

BMC Public Health
The proportion of elderly people in the world is increasing, which increases the burden on the healthcare system and requires more formal and informal care. In Europe, informal care accounts for approximately 3.5% of GDP, and this is expected to increase.
Sonja Togmat Malki, Peter Johansson, Gerhard Andersson, Frida Andréasson, Ghassan Mourad   +4 more
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Health Literacy of Informal Caregivers of Older Adults from the Perspective of Madeleine Leininger’s Theory

Revista de Enfermagem Referência
Background: Informal caregivers’ health literacy (HL) should be includedin public health policies. Objective: To assess the HL of informal caregivers of older adults admitted at a university hospital from the perspective of Madeleine Leininger’s ...
Lucianne Socorro Nascimento Araújo, Andreivna Kharenine Serbim, Sandra Helena Isse Polaro, Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira, Andressa Tavares Parente, Fabianne Sousa   +5 more
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The roles of employment status and income in the mental health of informal caregivers in Germany

BMC Public Health
Background Informal caregivers often experience multiple negative consequences as a result of the informal care they provide. Among other factors, employment status, financial resources, and mental health are related to informal caregiving. This analysis
Julia-Sophia Scheuermann, Anna Pendergrass, Katharina Diehl, Raphael M. Herr   +3 more
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Population Characteristics and Needs of Informal Caregivers Associated With the Risk of Perceiving a High Burden: A Cross-Sectional Study

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2018
This study explored the population characteristics and needs of informal caregivers reporting a low or high burden. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Netherlands to explore the associations between the characteristics and needs of informal ...
Lotte Prevo MSc, KlaasJan Hajema PhD, Evelyne Linssen MSc, Stef Kremers PhD, Rik Crutzen PhD, Francine Schneider PhD   +5 more
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A qualitative exploration of the lived experience of informal caregivers of people with severe mental illness and co-existing long-term conditions

European Psychiatry
Introduction People with severe mental illness (SMI), including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, experience significant health inequalities and are more likely to develop long-term physical health conditions (LTCs), such as type 2 diabetes and ...
C. Carswell, J. V. E. Brown, D. Shiers, P. Coventry, N. Siddiqi   +4 more
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The Economic and Social Impact of Informal Caregivers at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

Annals of Global Health, 2017
BackgroundThe severe deficit of health care workers in Uganda necessitates hospitalized patients to be cared for by a relative. These informal caregivers constitute a crucial component of patient care.
Mitra Sadigh, Faith Nawagi, Majid Sadigh
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“Systems seem to get in the way”: a qualitative study exploring experiences of accessing and receiving support among informal caregivers of people living with chronic kidney disease

BMC Nephrology
Background The well-being of informal caregivers of people living with chronic kidney disease is influenced by their experiences with support, however, few studies have focused on exploring these experiences.
Chelsea Coumoundouros, Paul Farrand, Robbert Sanderman, Louise von Essen, Joanne Woodford   +4 more
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