Conceptualizing family caregivers' use of community support services: A scoping review

H Choi, M Reblin, K Litzelman - The Gerontologist, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Only a fraction of the 53 million caregivers in the United
States use available formal community services. This scoping review synthesized the …

Knowledge requirements and unmet needs of informal caregivers of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) receiving haemodialysis: a narrative review

M Matthews, J Reid, C McKeaveney, H Noble - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Patients with end-stage kidney disease receiving haemodialysis rely heavily
on informal caregivers to support them living at home. Informal caregiving may exact a toll …

“We don't feel so alone”: a qualitative study of virtual memory cafés to support social connectedness among individuals living with dementia and care partners during …

SS Masoud, KN Meyer, L Martin Sweet… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Loneliness and low social support can be detrimental to the health of
individuals living with Alzheimer's and related dementias (ADRD) and family care partners …

“Caregiving is like on the job training but nobody has the manual”: Canadian caregivers' perceptions of their roles within the healthcare system

S Law, I Ormel, S Babinski, K Kuluski… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Stepping into the role of an unpaid caregiver to offer help is often considered a
natural expectation of family members or friends. In Canada, such contributions are …

[HTML][HTML] A mobile app–based intervention program for nonprofessional caregivers to promote positive mental health: Randomized controlled trial

C Ferré-Grau, L Raigal-Aran… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2021 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: While nonprofessional caregivers often experience a sense of fulfillment when
they provide care, there is also a significant risk of emotional and physical burnout …

Family physician's and primary care team's perspectives on supporting family caregivers in primary care networks

J Parmar, S Anderson, M Abbasi… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background. Research, practice, and policy have focused on educating family caregivers to
sustain care but failed to equip healthcare providers to effectively support family caregivers …

Family caregivers of veterans experience high levels of burden, distress, and financial strain

M Shepherd‐Banigan, SR Sherman… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES To describe the caregiving experiences and physical and
emotional needs of family members and friends who provide care to veterans with mental …

Enhancing primary care support for informal carers: A scoping study with professional stakeholders

M Peters, S Rand, R Fitzpatrick - Health & social care in the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Informal carers (ie people who provide unpaid care to family and/or friends) are crucial in
supporting people with long‐term conditions. Caring negatively impacts on carers' health …

Implementation intensification to disseminate a skills-based caregiver training program: protocol for a type III effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial

K Decosimo, C Drake, CJ Coffman, NR Sperber… - Implementation Science …, 2023 - Springer
Background Family caregiver training decreases caregiver psychological burden and
improves caregiver depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life. Caregivers …

Caregiver quality of life: how to measure it and why

MP Martin, ML McEntee, Y Suri - American Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The prevalence and complexity of caregiving (CG) is growing across the US. 1 From 2015 to
2020, the estimated number of CGs grew from 10.2 million to 14.1 million, increasing …