Caregiver
Anxiety, distress common among caregivers of patients with multiple myeloma
Caregivers of patients with multiple myeloma reported significant psychological distress across the cancer care continuum compared with patients themselves, according to study results published in Blood Advances.
Study reveals concerns that are ‘top of mind’ among caregivers of patients with cancer
As they work to anticipate and meet the needs of their loved ones, caregivers of individuals with cancer often struggle with their own complex emotional, physical and social concerns.
Patients with CKD, their caregivers report challenges to involvement in research
In addition to the everyday burden of chronic kidney disease, patients and their caregivers report that limited opportunities and the power imbalance between them and researchers create obstacles to meaningful involvement in research.
Institutions should ‘apply an equity lens’ to physicians with caregiver duties
Balancing the responsibilities of being both a caregiver and a health care professional requires flexibility, especially considering the way the world has changed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Life as both physician, caregiver means balancing ‘what comes first’
Finding the right way to balance work and life as a physician is one thing for an individual, but some women also have the additional responsibilities of a caregiver to consider.
Cost-effectiveness estimates for Alzheimer’s drugs should consider effects on caregivers
Estimating treatment effects on caregivers can help determine the cost-effectiveness of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, according to results of an economic evaluation published in JAMA Network Open.
People with PD, caregivers report high satisfaction with home visits
Individuals with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers had higher satisfaction with usual care than previously thought, according to findings presented at the American Neurological Association annual meeting.
One child loses a caregiver for every four COVID-19-related deaths
More than 140,000 children in the U.S. have lost a primary or secondary caregiver due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings published in Pediatrics.
More than 1 million kids have experienced death of primary caregiver during pandemic
A significant number of children experienced the death of a primary caregiver during the first 14 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a modeling study published in The Lancet.
Compassion cultivation training may decrease caregivers’ psychological distress
Compassion cultivation training effectively decreased psychological distress among caregivers of individuals with mental illness, according to results of a randomized clinical trial conducted in Denmark and published in JAMA Network Open.