 Caregivers
"Caregivers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017028
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.085 M01.526.485.200 N02.360.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Caregivers- Caregivers
- Caregiver
- Care Givers
- Care Giver
- Carers
- Carer
Family Caregivers- Family Caregivers
- Caregiver, Family
- Caregivers, Family
- Family Caregiver
Spouse Caregivers- Spouse Caregivers
- Caregiver, Spouse
- Caregivers, Spouse
- Spouse Caregiver
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| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1995 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2003 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2012 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caregivers" by people in Profiles.
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Daley RT, O'Connor MK, Shirk SD, Beard RL. 'In this together' or 'Going it alone': Spousal dyad approaches to Alzheimer's. J Aging Stud. 2017 Jan; 40:57-63.
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Koeckert M, Vining P, Reyentovich A, Katz SD, DeAnda A, Philipson S, Balsam LB. Caregiver status and outcomes after durable left ventricular assist device implantation. Heart Lung. 2017 Mar - Apr; 46(2):74-78.
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Xu DR, Gong W, Caine ED, Xiao S, Hughes JP, Ng M, Simoni J, He H, Smith KL, Brown HS, Gloyd S. Lay health supporters aided by a mobile phone messaging system to improve care of villagers with schizophrenia in Liuyang, China: protocol for a randomised control trial. BMJ Open. 2016 Jan 20; 6(1):e010120.
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Schilling S, Fortin K, Forkey H. Medical Management and Trauma-Informed Care for Children in Foster Care. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2015 Oct; 45(10):298-305.
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Blanche EI, Diaz J, Barretto T, Cermak SA. Caregiving Experiences of Latino Families With Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Am J Occup Ther. 2015 Sep-Oct; 69(5):6905185010p1-11.
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Tjia J, Ellington L, Clayton MF, Lemay C, Reblin M. Managing Medications During Home Hospice Cancer Care: The Needs of Family Caregivers. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Nov; 50(5):630-41.
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Bacewicz A, Wang W, Ashouri J, ElMallah MK. Children with Chronic Lung Disease: Facilitating Smoking Cessation for their Caregivers. J Community Health. 2015 Jun; 40(3):409-13.
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Kiernan MS, Joseph SM, Katz JN, Kilic A, Rich JD, Tallman MP, Van Buren P, Lyons JJ, Bethea B, Eckman P, Gosev I, Lee SS, Soleimani B, Takayama H, Patel CB, Uriel N. Sharing the care of mechanical circulatory support: collaborative efforts of patients/caregivers, shared-care sites, and left ventricular assist device implanting centers. Circ Heart Fail. 2015 May; 8(3):629-35.
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Silverman AH, Berlin KS, Di Lorenzo C, Nurko S, Kamody RC, Ponnambalam A, Mugie S, Gorges C, Sanghavi R, Sood MR. Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life With the Parental Opinions of Pediatric Constipation Questionnaire. J Pediatr Psychol. 2015 Sep; 40(8):814-24.
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Dharmawardene M, Givens J, Wachholtz A, Makowski S, Tjia J. A systematic review and meta-analysis of meditative interventions for informal caregivers and health professionals. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2016 Jun; 6(2):160-9.
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