Caregiver

SEATTLE — Patients who worked with a life care specialist after orthopedic trauma injury may experience improved pain outcomes at 3 months postoperatively, according to results presented here.

PHILADELPHIA — Midlife women who identified as a family caregiver reported worse menopause-related symptoms as hours of caregiving rose, according to a presenter at the Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society.

When I was young, green and fresh out of school, I got a job as a clinical social worker in an adult bone marrow transplant program.

Researchers successfully developed and implemented a workflow for screening caregivers of children with asthma for depression and referring them for mental health care, according to a study published in Journal of Asthma.

An intergenerational respite, mentorship and training program benefits patients with dementia, their caregivers and students, according to a speaker at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

More than half of caregivers of patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease report significant emotional impacts on their daily life, according to published data.

For informal caregivers of those hospitalized for mental illness, affiliated stigma was a full mediator between their role as caregiver and their involvement with patients, according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.

A group of experts, patients and caregivers proposed recommendations to improve clinical care of pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease in a special report published in the American Journal of Kidney Disease.

The American Kidney Fund announced the launch of its Patient Access Initiative in a press release. The initiative aims to provide insight and solutions to health care access issues among patients with kidney disease and their caregivers.

Interviews revealed earlier decisions about kidney replacement therapies impact how and when patients, caregivers and clinicians make vascular access decisions.