Effect of the tailored, family-involved hospital elder life program on postoperative delirium and function in older adults: a randomized clinical trial

YY Wang, JR Yue, DM Xie, P Carter, QL Li… - JAMA internal …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common condition for older adults,
contributing to their functional decline. Objective To investigate the effectiveness of the …

Finding the right balance: An evidence-informed guidance document to support the re-opening of Canadian nursing homes to family caregivers and visitors during the …

NM Stall, J Johnstone, AJ McGeer, M Dhuper… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
During the first few months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,
Canadian nursing homes implemented strict no-visitor policies to reduce the risk of …

Cultural factors associated with burden in unpaid caregivers of older adults: A systematic review

MA Maximiano‐Barreto, LCS Alves… - Health & Social Care …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the present systematic review was to investigate cultural factors associated with
burden in unpaid caregivers of older adults. Searches were conducted in the Pubmed, Web …

Psychological concerns associated with empathy in paid and unpaid caregivers of older people: a systematic review

MA Maximiano-Barreto, D de Morais Fabricio… - Clinical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Identify associations between psychological concerns and empathy (affective
and cognitive domains) in paid and unpaid caregivers of older people. Methods A …

“It's the worst thing I've ever been put through in my life”: the trauma experienced by essential family caregivers of loved ones in long-term care during the COVID-19 …

CH Chu, AV Yee, V Stamatopoulos - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background Essential family caregivers (EFCs) of relatives living in long-term
care homes (LTCHs) experienced restricted access to their relatives due to COVID-19 …

“Informal caregiver” in nursing: an evolutionary concept analysis

AR Castro, A Arnaert, K Moffatt, J Kildea… - Advances in Nursing …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The informal caregiver experience has surged as a research topic in health care, including
in nursing. However, the “informal” language is controversial, lacking conceptual clarity …

Caring for older men and women: whose caregivers are more distressed? A population-based retrospective cohort study

W Li, DG Manuel, SR Isenberg, P Tanuseputro - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background To our knowledge, no population-based studies have examined whether family
or friend caregivers of men and women differ in their experience of distress over time. Thus …

Health equity and wellbeing among older people's caregivers in New Zealand during COVID-19: Protocol for a qualitative study

V Burholt, D Balmer, R Frey, P Meha, J Parsons… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Knowledge of the challenges unpaid caregivers faced providing care to older
people during the COVID-19 pandemic is limited. Challenges may be especially …

Effects of empathy training on psychological concerns and empathy in caregivers of older people: A randomized, double-blind, crossover, clinical trial with follow-up

MA Maximiano-Barreto, BM Luchesi, M Matias… - Geriatric Nursing, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the effects of empathy training on psychological concerns and
empathy in caregivers of older people. Methods A randomized, double-blind, crossover …

The Care Gap in Later Life Across European Countries

H Wu, R Margolis, MG Sheftel… - The Journals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Do adults without kin experience a care gap where they need help with activities
of daily living but get no help from any source? We examine the prevalence of the care gap …