Examining variation in the measurement of multimorbidity in research: a systematic review of 566 studies

ISS Ho, A Azcoaga-Lorenzo, A Akbari… - The Lancet Public …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background A systematic understanding of how multimorbidity has been constructed and
measured is unavailable. This review aimed to examine the definition and measurement of …

The impact of COVID-19 on informal caregiving and care receiving across Europe during the first phase of the pandemic

M Bergmann, M Wagner - Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: We analyzed the effects of COVID-19 as well as its accompanying epidemiological
control measures on health-related outcomes (physical and mental health) and unmet care …

Caregiver's burden at the end of life of their loved one: insights from a longitudinal qualitative study among working family caregivers

FM Bijnsdorp, BD Onwuteaka-Philipsen, CRL Boot… - BMC Palliative Care, 2022 - Springer
Background Growing numbers of people with advanced illnesses who wish to die at home, a
concurrent decline in the accessibility of professional home care, and policies aiming at …

Conceptualizing and operationalizing collaboration among multiple caregivers of older adults

KR Ellis, A Koumoutzis, JP Lewis, Z Lin… - The Journals of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives In many families, multiple caregivers support older adults living with dementia.
Studying collaboration among caregivers requires consideration of conceptual and …

The miscarriage circle of care: towards leveraging online spaces for social support

MY Alqassim, KC Kresnye, KA Siek, J Lee… - BMC women's …, 2022 - Springer
Background Lack of social support during and after miscarriage can greatly affect mental
wellbeing. With miscarriages being a common experience, there remains a discrepancy in …

Change over time in caregiving networks for older adults with and without dementia

BC Spillman, VA Freedman, JD Kasper… - The Journals of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives We provide national estimates of caregiving networks for older adults with and
without dementia and examine how these networks develop over time. Most prior research …

Family caregiving at the end of life and hospice use: A national study of Medicare beneficiaries

V Kumar, CK Ankuda, MD Aldridge… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Hospice care confers well‐documented benefits to patients
and their families, but it is underutilized. One potential reason is inadequate family support to …

Patterns of caregiving among older adults with and without dementia: A latent class analysis

T Ali, GJ McAvay, JK Monin… - The Journals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives We identify common patterns of caregiving or “care types” among older adults
with and without dementia. Prior research has focused on primary caregivers and on the …

Perspectives of Caring for Older Persons: A Sco** Review

I Chida, M Pawar, N Mungai - Journal of Primary Care & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article we explore caring practices for older persons from multiple care perspectives
related to organizing home-based care. We employed a sco** review method and …

Informal Caregiving Networks of older adults with dementia superimposed on Multimorbidity: a Social Network Analysis Study

MK Song, S Paul, MB Happ, J Lea… - Innovation in …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives Caregiving is a social process and commonly involves
more than a single caregiver, especially for older adults with multimorbidity, including …