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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	M01.085 M01.526.485.200 N02.360.200
Concept/Terms	Caregivers Caregivers Caregiver Carers Carer Care Givers Care Giver Spouse Caregivers Spouse Caregivers Caregiver, Spouse Caregivers, Spouse Spouse Caregiver Family Caregivers Family Caregivers Caregiver, Family Caregivers, Family Family Caregiver

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Caregivers".

Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Caregivers [M01.085]
Occupational Groups [M01.526]
Health Personnel [M01.526.485]
Caregivers [M01.526.485.200]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Personnel [N02.360]
Caregivers [N02.360.200]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Caregivers".

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Bar chart showing 240 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 24 publications in 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	1	0	1
2002	2	1	3
2003	3	2	5
2004	2	2	4
2005	2	1	3
2006	2	1	3
2007	3	0	3
2008	3	1	4
2009	2	0	2
2010	2	0	2
2011	4	1	5
2012	8	2	10
2013	4	2	6
2014	1	5	6
2015	9	3	12
2016	7	2	9
2017	8	3	11
2018	11	2	13
2019	12	6	18
2020	15	8	23
2021	9	12	21
2022	2	10	12
2023	7	9	16
2024	14	4	18
2025	17	7	24
2026	4	2	6

Below are the most recent publications written about "Caregivers" by people in Profiles.

Sim JA, Kim D, Yoo SH, Cho W, Hwang IY, Lee SY, Kim KH, Kim MS, Kim YJ, Jung EH, Lee J, Cho B. Social Capital and Financial Toxicity in Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Cancer: Associations With Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychological Distress. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 May; 24(5):155-162.

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Tjia J, Asiedu E, Baek J, Lapane K, Ash A, Flahive J, DeSanto-Madeya S, Yang C. Development and Validation of a Family Caregiver Constraint Index. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 May 01; 9(5):e2615350.

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O'Connor MK, Shirk SD, McLaren JE, Nguyen AH, Pugh K, Sullivan MA, Metcalf EE, Harrington S, Moo LR. A Telehealth-Adapted Dementia Caregiver Skills Training Intervention (TeleCARE): Single-Arm Pre-Post Intervention Study. JMIR Aging. 2026 Mar 12; 9:e81256.

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Paladino J, Schofield C, Angove R, Murphy A, Sanders JJ, Hasan M, Davila C, Downey N, Auger B, Downey S, Mitchell SE, Fromme EK. Redesigning a Serious Illness Conversation Guide: A Mixed-Methods Community-Engaged Revision Process. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2026 Mar; 71(3):e245-e260.

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Chary AN, Bhananker AR, Franks R, Bowman J, Haimovich AD, Martell V, Schoenfeld EM, Gettel CJ, Liu SW, Ouchi K, Kennedy M, Naik A, Shah MN. Disposition at Equipoise: A Qualitative Study of Emergency Physicians' Decision-Making About Hospitalizing People With Dementia. Acad Emerg Med. 2026 Mar; 33(3):e70272.

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Smith LD, Valentine A, Moore Simas TA, Parish SL, Powell R, Hu L, Mitra M. Enhancing Perinatal Care for Women With Intellectual Disabilities: Clinician Insights on Involving Family Caregivers. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2026 Jan; 39(1):e70194.

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Benevides TW, Pham HH, Andresen ML, Bahr MR, Corey T, Nicholson J, Faughnan K, Jaremski JE, Langer C, Siasoco V, Hernandez-Hons A, Shore SM. Engagement to Identify Health Priorities of People With Intellectual and/or Developmental Disability. OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2026 Apr; 46(2):222-230.

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Kalvesmaki AF, Blok AC, Dodge JR. Integrating Families Into Veteran Care: A Call to Action for Holistic Support Systems. Mil Med. 2025 11 01; 190(Suppl 3):27-30.

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Kennedy HM, DiFazio RL, Crawford S, Pagano-Therrien J. Exploring Perceived Social Support in Family Caregivers of Children With Medical Complexity. J Pediatr Health Care. 2026 Jan-Feb; 40(1):32-43.

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Reuben DB, Stevens AB, Gill TM, Williamson J, Volpi E, Lichtenstein ML, Jennings LA, Galloway R, Summapund J, Araujo K, Bass D, Weitzman L, Tan ZS, Evertson LC, Yang M, Green AS, Samper-Ternent R, Borek P, Xu Y, Peduzzi P, Greene EJ. Patient and Caregiver Outcomes of Health System, Community-Based, and Usual Dementia Care: A Prespecified Analysis of the Dementia Care Study (D-CARE) Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 10 01; 185(10):1227-1236.

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