Informal caregivers' own quality of life, health status, and determinants are poorly
understood despite their concern for the health of the individuals they assist. To compare the …

Purpose To examine the impact of changes in an older person's frailty on the care-related
quality of life of their informal caregiver. Methods Five research projects in the TOPICS-MDS …

Although it is acknowledged that providing an elderly relative with informal assistance can
be stressful and burdensome, previous research does not provide clear evidence of the …

Informal caregivers are people providing some type of unpaid, ongoing assistance to a
person with a chronic illness or disability. Long-term care measures and policies cannot take …

Background The negative effects of informal caregiving are determined by the
characteristics of the caregiver-care receiver dyad and the context of care. In this study, we …

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 …

Objectives A high proportion of care stemming from chronic disease or disability in low-
income and middle-income countries is provided by informal caregivers. The goal of this …

Abstract Objective In Europe, the demand for informal care is high and will increase because
of the ageing population. Although caregiving is intended to contribute to the care recipient's …

Background The aim of this study is to describe the social characteristics, the health and
living situation and the prevalence of behavioral risk factors of adult informal caregivers …

Informal caregivers provide vital support for older adults living in the community with chronic
illnesses. The purpose of this study was to assess the psychosocial status of informal …