Caregivers - Statistics & numerical data
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Trends and determinants of end-of-life practices in ALS in the Netherlands.

20 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: In the Netherlands, the proportion of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who choose the option of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is relatively high (20%). The objective of this study was to determine which ... Read more...

Time costs associated with informal caregiving for cancer survivors.

13 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: To the authors' knowledge, little work has been done to estimate the time costs associated with informal caregiving for cancer survivors. METHODS: Data from a national survey of caregivers of cancer patients in 2003 to 2006 were used to ... Read more...

Caring for mom and neglecting yourself? The health effects of caring for an elderly parent.

30 Aug 2009 We examine the physical and mental health effects of providing care to an elderly mother on the adult child caregiver. We address the endogeneity of the selection in and out of caregiving using an instrumental variable approach, using the death of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Caregivers - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Trends and determinants of end-of-life practices in ALS in the Netherlands. 20 Sep 2009
• Time costs associated with informal caregiving for cancer survivors. 13 Sep 2009
• Caring for mom and neglecting yourself? The health effects of caring for an elderly parent. 30 Aug 2009
• Global women's health: a spotlight on caregiving. 30 Aug 2009
• [Family treatment in schizophrenic adolescents - correlation between symptom state and relationship quality] 15 Aug 2009
• Use of folk remedies among families of children hospitalised in Taiwan. 30 Jul 2009
• Inpatient falls: the impact of family and personal caregivers. 30 Jul 2009
• Preschool depression: homotypic continuity and course over 24 months. 30 Jul 2009
• Caring for people with depression or with schizophrenia: are the consequences different? 19 Jul 2009
• Characteristics of infant homicides: findings from a U.S. multisite reporting system. 18 Jul 2009
• Is elder abuse and neglect a social phenomenon? Data from the First National Prevalence Survey in Israel. 29 Jun 2009
• The effect of care setting on elder abuse: results from a Michigan survey. 29 Jun 2009
• The use of information technology and mental health among older care-givers in Australia. 29 Jun 2009
• Women surgeons in the new millennium. 29 Jun 2009
• Potential caregivers for homebound elderly: more numerous than supposed? 29 Jun 2009
• [Improvement of knowledge and attitudes towards depression and suicidality in geriatric caregivers: evaluation of an advanced training program] 26 Jun 2009
• [Home mechanical ventilation: dependency and burden of care in the home] 9 Jun 2009
• Variations in home care programs across Canada demonstrate need for national standards and pan-Canadian program. 7 Jun 2009
• Caregiver perceptions of seizure severity in pediatric epilepsy. 30 May 2009
• Fathers' pregnancy intentions. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Caregivers'

Definition: Persons who provide care to those who need supervision or assistance in illness or disability. They may provide the care in the home, in a hospital, or in an institution. Although caregivers include trained medical, nursing, and other health personnel, the concept also refers to parents, spouses, or other family members, friends, members of the clergy, teachers, social workers, fellow patients, etc.

Descriptor UI: D017028

Alternative terms: Caregivers; Caregiver; Care Givers; Care Giver; Spouse Caregivers; Caregiver, Spouse; Caregivers, Spouse; Spouse Caregiver; Family Caregivers; Caregiver, Family; Caregivers, Family; Family Caregiver;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; education; psychology;

Tree Number: M01.085; M01.526.485.200; N02.360.200;

History Note: 92

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified: prefer specific caregiver as NURSES; PHYSICIANS; etc.; IM; coord with specific field if pertinent (IM): "the teacher as caregiver" = CAREGIVERS (IM) + TEACHING (IM)