Background Preparedness for caregiving could balance the negative impacts of caregiving.
The interventions aimed at increasing readiness among the caregivers are important during …

Background: Despite the growth of palliative care (PC), access to PC remains challenging
for rural Americans living with chronic diseases. Given the demand and benefits of PC, a …

Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) is a qualitative research approach committed
to the examination of how people make sense of their major life experiences. It originated …

Background: The attention of healthcare professionals is directed mainly towards the
recipients of care and often insufficiently towards family carers. However, an effective …

Background Living with a parent facing life-threatening illness and losing a mom or dad at a
young age can cause both short-and long-term health problems. Without satisfactory …

Purpose To investigate the preparedness, perceived stress, risk of depression, and quality of
life of family caregivers of patients receiving a temporary enterostomy, to provide a reference …

Aim To synthesize and present the currently available literature on the experiences of
spousal and adult child caregivers of stroke patients in transitional care. Design This is a …

Aims Inadequate preparedness of family caregivers contributes to adverse outcomes of
patients with heart failure (HF). However, evidence on caregiver preparedness is limited …

A considerable evidence base exists demonstrating the high prevalence of family caregiving
in the community; however, there is a paucity of in‐depth research examining the impact of …

Background Health and social care systems must confront the challenge of supporting a
growing elderly population and their caregivers. Family caregivers who are healthcare …