Background The world's population is ageing, resulting in rising care demands and
healthcare costs, which in turn lead to a shift from formal to informal care. However, not only …

Background Although larger amounts of scientific attention have been directed toward the
concept of positive aspects of caregiving (PAC) in recent years, a globally uniform definition …

Purpose To classify and identify the main characteristics of the tools used in practice to
assess the impact of elderly caregiving on the informal carers' life. Methods A systematic …

Background Reports about the impact of caring vary widely, but a consistent finding is that
the role is influenced (for better or worse) by how formal services respond to, and work with …

Background Informal caregivers are key support for patients with progressive incurable
diseases. However, their own needs often remain unmet. Therefore, we developed …

Background informal caregiving for family and friends is becoming increasingly common
due to the rising prevalence of chronic conditions and a shortage of affordable care options …

Objective: We investigated a) the number of reported benefits in an informal caregiving
situation and b) the factors that predict the caregiver's (CG's) experience of benefits. Method …

The authors explore perceptions of informal caregivers of extremely elderly (80+) relatives or
friends regarding the purpose of caregiving, including factors they considered important for …

Using grounded theory, the authors explore informal caregiving and develop the beginnings
of a substantive caregiving theory explaining some of the decision making involved in pro …

This study investigates determinants for offering help to family members, neighbours and
friends, based on the Informal Care Model. We do so in pooled representative data for the …