The impact of informal caregiving for older adults on the health of various types of caregivers: a systematic review

J Bom, P Bakx, F Schut, E Van Doorslaer - The Gerontologist, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objective Informal care, the provision of unpaid care to dependent friends or family
members, is often associated with physical and mental health effects. As some individuals …

Impact of informal cancer caregiving across the cancer experience: A systematic literature review of quality of life

CY Ochoa, NB Lunsford, JL Smith - Palliative & supportive care, 2020 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveInformal caregiving may likely increase as the number of cancer survivors grows.
Caregiving responsibilities can impact caregivers' quality of life (QOL). Understanding the …

Differences within differences: Gender inequalities in caregiving intensity vary by race and ethnicity in informal caregivers

SA Cohen, NJ Sabik, SK Cook, AB Azzoli… - Journal of Cross …, 2019 - Springer
Among the 50+ million informal caregivers in the US, substantial gender, racial/ethnic, and
socioeconomic disparities in caregiving intensity are well-documented. However, those …

The burden of family caregiving in the United States: work productivity, health care resource utilization, and mental health among employed adults

M Hopps, L Iadeluca, M McDonald… - Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background Family caregiving is an increasingly important component of care for patients
and the elderly. Objective The aim of this study is to characterize the burden of family …

[HTML][HTML] Estudio observacional transversal de la sobrecarga en cuidadoras informales y los determinantes relacionados con la atención a las personas dependientes

AM Rodríguez-González, E Rodríguez-Míguez… - Atención Primaria, 2017 - Elsevier
Objetivo Describir la sobrecarga de las cuidadoras informales de personas dependientes e
identificar las variables relacionadas. Diseño Estudio transversal descriptivo observacional …

El efecto del cuidado informal en la salud de los cuidadores familiares de personas mayores dependientes en Chile

MB Fernández, MS Herrera - Revista médica de Chile, 2020 - SciELO Chile
Resumen FERNANDEZ, M. Beatriz y HERRERA, M. Soledad. Health effects of dependent
older people caregiving by family members. Rev. méd. Chile [online]. 2020, vol. 148, n. 1 …

Rural‐urban differences in informal caregiving and health‐related quality of life

SA Cohen, N Ahmed, MJ Brown… - The Journal of Rural …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Rural‐urban health disparities are pervasive among older adults. Rural US
locations have a disproportionately high population of older adults, have reduced access to …

Caregiving for older adults and the caregivers' health: An epidemiologic review

BD Capistrant - Current Epidemiology Reports, 2016 - Springer
In light of rapid population aging, care for older adults will dominate health and health care
costs for decades to come. Informal caregiving or unpaid care for family members, may offset …

Age differences and similarities in associated stressors and outcomes among young, midlife, and older adult family caregivers

A Koumoutzis, KE Cichy… - … Journal of Aging …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and Objectives Few studies have simultaneously compared caregivers in all
stages of the adult life course. This study examined age differences in associations among …

Rural-urban differences in caregiver burden due to the COVID-19 pandemic among a national sample of informal caregivers

SA Cohen, ZJ Kunicki, CC Nash… - Gerontology and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The objective of this exploratory study was to explore potential associations between
changes to caregiver burden (CB) due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rural-urban status …