Purpose Family caregivers of cancer patients often face strains within their role and report
various unmet needs. The aim of this qualitative study was to examine metastatic cancer …

Caring for dependents with disabilities and how this type of care differs from the care of
typically developing dependents has largely remained unaddressed in the work–family …

Purpose Ovarian cancer is typically characterized by late-stage diagnoses, frequent
recurrences, and treatment changes. Ovarian cancer caregivers (OCC) are thus heavily …

Given the aging population and increasing life expectancy, the need on the part of older and
ill populations for long-term care has risen rapidly (Roth et al., 2015). As a result, unpaid …

Brothers' and sisters' experiences providing care to a parent with dementia differ, but little is
known about how mixed-gender siblings share their caregiving responsibilities or how …

Introduction Distance caregivers (DCGs) are a growing population with substantial
contribution to informal care. While a reasonable amount is known on the determinants of …

The interpersonal process model of intimacy suggests that intimacy within dyads develops
when open communication from one dyad member is met with validating, understanding …

The objective of this study was to explore the impact of three early phases of renal dialysis,
namely pre-dialysis, starting dialysis, and establishing dialysis, on dyadic relationships …

The adoption of a caregiving role in the context of illness and disability is often taken for
granted. This study explores caregivers' motivations to provide care and how these relate to …

Objective: Cardiac-disease-induced posttraumatic stress symptoms (CDI-PTSS) have been
detected among a substantial number of cardiac patients. Even though patients' caregiving …