 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
- 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
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caregivers" by people in Profiles.
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Jardin C, Marais L, Bakhshaie J, Skinner D, Neighbors C, Zvolensky M, Sharp C. Caregiver alcohol use and mental health among children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in South Africa. AIDS Care. 2017 Mar; 29(3):399-407.
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Miyawaki CE. Caregiving Practice Patterns of Asian, Hispanic, and Non-Hispanic White American Family Caregivers of Older Adults Across Generations. J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2016 Mar; 31(1):35-55.
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King-Marshall EC, Mueller N, Dailey A, Barnett TE, George TJ, Sultan S, Curbow B. "It is just another test they want to do": Patient and caregiver understanding of the colonoscopy procedure. Patient Educ Couns. 2016 Apr; 99(4):651-658.
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Gearing RE, Schwalbe CS, MacKenzie MJ, Brewer KB, Ibrahim RW. Assessment of adolescent mental health and behavioral problems in institutional care: discrepancies between staff-reported CBCL scores and adolescent-reported YSR scores. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2015 May; 42(3):279-87.
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MacKenzie MJ, Gearing RE, Schwalbe CS, Ibrahim RW, Brewer KB, Al-Sharaihah R. Child mental health in Jordanian orphanages: effect of placement change on behavior and caregiving. BMC Pediatr. 2014 Dec 21; 14:316.
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Cuevas K, Deater-Deckard K, Kim-Spoon J, Watson AJ, Morasch KC, Bell MA. What's mom got to do with it? Contributions of maternal executive function and caregiving to the development of executive function across early childhood. Dev Sci. 2014 Mar; 17(2):224-38.
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Saita E, Molgora S, Acquati C. Development and evaluation of the Cancer Dyads Group Intervention: preliminary findings. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2014; 32(6):647-64.
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Frazier TW, Shattuck PT, Narendorf SC, Cooper BP, Wagner M, Spitznagel EL. Prevalence and correlates of psychotropic medication use in adolescents with an autism spectrum disorder with and without caregiver-reported attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2011 Dec; 21(6):571-9.
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Stevens-Roseman ES. Eleven tips to lighten the load: optimizing the blessing of family caregiving. J Gerontol Soc Work. 2009 May-Jun; 52(4):401-5.
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Evans LR, Boyd EA, Malvar G, Apatira L, Luce JM, Lo B, White DB. Surrogate decision-makers' perspectives on discussing prognosis in the face of uncertainty. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jan 01; 179(1):48-53.
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