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Impact of Long COVID on productivity and informal caregiving
BackgroundAround 2 million people in the UK suffer from Long COVID (LC). Of concern is the disease impact on productivity and informal care burden....
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Impact of informal caregiving on caregivers’ subjective well-being in China: a longitudinal study
BackgroundWhile informal caregiving is crucial for improving and maintaining health of the elderly, there is limited evidence of its potential effect...
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What Do We Know About Informal Caregiving in the Field of Addiction?: A Sco** Review
Substance use disorder (SUD) and gambling disorder (GD) pose extensive challenges across various aspects of the affected person’s life and those...
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Validating interRAI Chinese self-reported carer needs (SCaN) assessment and predicting caregiving distress among informal Chinese caregivers of older adults
BackgroundThis study aims to (1) determine the reliability and validity of the interRAI Chinese Self-reported Carer Needs (SCaN) assessment among...
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The experience of informal caregiving within Saudi society: expressed needs and expectations
BackgroundEven though informal caregivers have always been a major element within any society, their contribution to the healthcare system has only...
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Informal Caregiving Provision for Disabled or Elderly in the Families and Work Productivity: Evidence from 11 Waves of an Australian Population-Based Cohort
BackgroundInformal carers are family members, friends or neighbours who care for persons in need. In 2018, around one in ten Australians offered some...
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Informal Caregiving Among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the Pacific Northwest
Unpaid or informal caregivers are people who provide assistance without compensation to adults and children who require care beyond typical needs....
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Informal Caregiving Among Faculty at a Large Academic Health Sciences University in the United States: an Opportunity for Policy Changes
ObjectiveThis article aims to determine the prevalence of caregiving among faculty at a large academic health sciences institution, to examine the...
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Positive aspects of caregiving among informal caregivers of persons with dementia in the Asian context: a qualitative study
BackgroundPositive aspects of caregiving are important co** resources for informal caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD). However, existing...
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Exploring healthcare professionals’ experiences with informal family cancer caregiving
Caring for a family member with cancer is often associated with significant cognitive, emotional, and physical demands. Although considerable...
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Validation of the Benefits of Being a Caregiver Scale (BBCS) – further development of an independent characteristic of informal caregiving
BackgroundAlthough larger amounts of scientific attention have been directed toward the concept of positive aspects of caregiving (PAC) in recent...
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Caregiving: a risk factor of poor health and depression among informal caregivers in India- A comparative analysis
BackgroundIn an ageing society, the provision of long-term care is the prime need. In Indian cultural setting, family members are the informal,...
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The effect of informal caregiving on medication: evidence from administrative data
This study evaluates the mental and physical strain experienced by informal caregivers. Econometric problems due to individuals selecting themselves...
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The role of gender in health insurance enrollment among geriatric caregivers: results from the 2022 informal caregiving, health, and healthcare survey in Ghana
BackgroundFemale informal caregivers of older adults experience a higher burden of physical and mental health problems compared to their male...
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Changing dynamics of caregiving: a meta-ethnography study of informal caregivers’ experiences with older immigrant family members in Europe
BackgroundThe population of Europe is ageing and becoming more ethnically diverse due to migration. Finding suitable long-term caring arrangements...
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Gender differences in the relationship between informal caregiving and subjective health: the mediating role of health promoting behaviors
BackgroundIn most of developed societies, the prevalence of informal care is on the rise due to rapid population ageing. This study investigates...
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Do Informal Care Recipients Internalise Carer Burden? Examining the Impact of Informal Care Receipt on Health Behaviours
BackgroundProviding informal care has a negative effect on the caregiver’s health and well-being, but little is known about how individuals respond...
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Impact of caregiving on mental, self-rated, and physical health: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study
ObjectivesGiven the escalating demand for care services, understanding the impact of informal caregiving, providing unpaid care for family members,...
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The effect of informal caregiving on physical health among non-migrants and Ethnic German Immigrants in Germany: a cohort analysis based on the GSOEP 2000–2018
BackgroundThe number of people in need of care in Germany has been rising since decades, which is related to an increasing need and relevance of...
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Adaptation of a psycho-educational group programme to improve co** in dementia caregiving: a feasibility study with mixed-methods
BackgroundAs the number of people living with dementia rapidly increases worldwide, the support provided by their informal caregivers remains key to...
