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

Caregiver burden following stroke is increasingly recognised as a significant health care
concern. A growing number of studies have evaluated the patient, caregiver, and social …

In the present meta-analysis, we integrated findings from 228 studies on the association of
six caregiving-related stressors and caregiving uplifts with burden and depressed mood …

The objective of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of different types of
intervention programs for caregivers of stroke patients. A systematic search using Medline …

Purpose. Despite increasing evidence of adverse effects on informal carers of caring for
stroke survivors, little is known about the characteristics of carers and survivors that …

Objective: To describe measures used to evaluate the burden of caregiving experienced by
caregivers of stroke patients and their clinimetric properties. Design: A review of the …

Purpose: This study describes levels of stress in stroke survivors and spousal caregivers
and identifies predictors of stress in couples during their first year at home. Method: The …

Purpose: This meta-synthesis was conducted to explore qualitative spousal accounts of
coping and adaptation to caregiving when their partner experienced a stroke. Method …

Objective: To quantify time caring, burden and health status in carers of stroke patients after
discharge from rehabilitation; to identify the potentially modifiable sociodemographic and …

Objective: To test the ability of a previously generated logistic regression model to predict
caregiver strain from carer mood, negative affectivity and perceived patient functional ability …