Informal caregivers are those who provide unpaid care to a relative or friend with a chronic
illness, disability or other long-lasting health or care need. Providing informal care in the …

Informal care is a key pillar of long-term care provision across Europe and will likely play an
even greater role in the future. Thus, research that enhances our understanding of …

Background Globally, economically developed countries face similar ageing demographics
and the challenge of a 'care gap', yet they vary due to different care and formal support …

Background Informal care is taking an increasingly important role in our health care system,
and an improvement in our understanding of caregiving experiences and outcomes has …

Informal caregiving constitutes the mainstay of a society's care supply. Motivations for caring
and continuing to provide care are crucial to understanding the nature of caregiver …

Informal caregiving is crucial to the sustainability of health and social care systems globally.
With ageing populations and a rising prevalence of acute and chronic health conditions, the …

To promote long-term care policies for older adults, accurate mapping of the often invisible
and insufficiently recognized role of their informal caregivers is needed. This paper …

In this report the term caregiver refers to informal caregiving unless otherwise specified.
Informal caregivers are those:… caring for a friend, family member or neighbour who …

Studies of the characteristics of informal caregivers and associated factors have focused on
care-receiver disease or caregiver social and psychological traits; however, an integral …

A growing number of informal caregivers of older adults combine caregiving with a paid job,
raising the question of whether they will be able to meet the increasing demand for informal …