Impacts of informal caregiving on caregiver employment, health, and family

JM Bauer, A Sousa-Poza - Journal of population Ageing, 2015 - Springer
As the aging population increases, the demand for informal caregiving is becoming an ever
more important concern for researchers and policy-makers alike. To shed light on the …

Family caregivers of people with dementia

H Brodaty, M Donkin - Dialogues in clinical neuroscience, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Family caregivers of people with dementia, often called the invisible second patients, are
critical to the quality of life of the care recipients. The effects of being a family caregiver …

A review of family caregiving intervention trials in oncology

B Ferrell, E Wittenberg - CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This article contains a review of literature published from 2010 to 2016 on family caregiving
in oncology. An analysis of 810 citations resulted in 50 randomized trials. These trials …

The effects of confinement on neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease during the COVID-19 crisis

C Boutoleau-Bretonnière… - Journal of …, 2020 - content.iospress.com
Background: Neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, apathy, agitation,
and hallucinations, are frequent in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their prevalence tends to …

The positive aspects of caregiving in dementia: A critical review of the qualitative literature

J Lloyd, T Patterson, J Muers - Dementia, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Positive aspects of caregiving in dementia have been identified as important in
understanding the experiences of carers, yet the research base lacks clear definitions of key …

Prevalence of depression and burden among informal care-givers of people with dementia: a meta-analysis

RN Collins, N Kishita - Ageing & Society, 2020 - cambridge.org
This meta-analysis examined the prevalence of depression and burden among informal
care-givers of people with dementia (PwD) and compared the prevalence of depression …

Experiences of loneliness associated with being an informal caregiver: a qualitative investigation

K Vasileiou, J Barnett, M Barreto, J Vines… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Although providing care to a family member or friend may provide psychological benefits,
informal (ie, unpaid) caregivers also encounter difficulties which may negatively affect their …

Caregiver burden, work-family conflict, family-work conflict, and mental health of caregivers: A mediational longitudinal study

A Kayaalp, KJ Page, KM Rospenda - Work & Stress, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Caregivers are responsible for the care of another, such as a young adult, disabled child,
elderly parent, or sick spouse. Individuals who have caregiving responsibilities must blend …

“We're tired, not sad”: Benefits and burdens of mothering a child with a disability

SE Green - Social science & medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
Caregiver burden has received considerable emphasis in the literature on the social
experience of mothering children with disabilities. Little attention has been paid, however, to …

Art therapies and dementia care: A systematic review

RL Beard - Dementia, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite steadfast interest in the use of arts therapies (ATs) with individuals who have
dementia of the Alzheimer's type (DAT), a systematic review of the literature has not been …