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 …

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 …

Cost containment and the preferences of older adults are important stimuli for encouraging
the provision of informal care worldwide. Nevertheless, informal caregiving can have …

Within the current demographic and political context, it is likely there will be increasing
reliance on informal caregivers in the provision of care to older adults in Western nations …

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 …

BACKGROUND: More care tasks are transferred to the social environment to cope with an
aging society. However, informal caregivers can become burdened and interventions are …

Introduction Informal (unpaid) caregivers play an essential role in caring for older people,
whose care needs are often not fully met by formal services. While providing informal care …

Background and purpose The caregiving's impact on informal carers' quality of life and
gender-based stereotypes make older individuals' informal care a complex process for …

Introduction: Subjective life expectancy is a good predictor of health and could therefore be
a relevant factor in the informal caregiving context. However, no research has been …

Background Our ageing society is putting tremendous strain on public health and welfare
programs to meet the needs of ageing individuals. Promoting informal caregiving is one way …