Importance Caregiver burden may result from providing care for patients with chronic illness.
It can occur in any of the 43.5 million individuals providing support to midlife and older …

Background Despite the generally accepted belief that social support improves caregiver
adjustment in general and subjective burden in particular, the literature shows mixed …

All over the world women are the predominant providers of informal care for family members
with chronic medical conditions or disabilities, including the elderly and adults with mental …

Background Studies reported the relationship between behavioural and psychological
symptoms of dementia (BPSD), cognitive function, caregiver burden, and therapeutic effects …

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 Burden in dementia caregivers is a complex and multidimensional construct.
Several models of burden and other representations of burden like depression or mental …

OBJECTIVES To examine factors associated with caregiver burden from a multifactorial
perspective by examining caregiver and care recipient characteristics and a full range of …

Abstract Purpose of the Study. This study compared the stress and mental health
implications of caregiving to a spouse, children, siblings, other family members, friends, and …

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 …

Objectives To estimate the number of caregivers providing assistance to community‐
dwelling older persons with and without dementia and with or without substantial disability; …