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]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Caregivers".

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

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Caregivers" by people in this website by year, and whether "Caregivers" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 150 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 15 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	1	2
2000	2	0	2
2001	0	1	1
2003	2	0	2
2004	2	0	2
2005	3	2	5
2006	2	0	2
2007	3	2	5
2008	2	2	4
2009	0	1	1
2010	5	3	8
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	6	7
2013	3	2	5
2014	2	2	4
2015	2	5	7
2016	5	3	8
2017	5	1	6
2018	4	4	8
2019	10	5	15
2020	2	3	5
2021	6	6	12
2022	4	9	13
2023	6	8	14
2024	3	6	9

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

Denny VC, Appiah JA, Nadkarni VM, Dassah E, Gyimah Mensah E, Kwabena Adjei T, Amisah J, Nettey G, Owusu L, Woods-Hill CZ, Wolfe HA, James EJG, Ruhama Acheampong P. Barriers and facilitators when seeking healthcare for septic children in Ghana: a single-centre qualitative study of patient caregivers and emergency department clinicians. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 Aug 21; 8(1).

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Wong CI, Ilowite M, Yan A, Mahan RM, Desrochers MD, Conway M, Billett AL. Reducing ambulatory central line-associated bloodstream infections: A family-centered approach. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 08; 71(8):e31064.

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Ding K, Bear B, Sood E, Alderfer M, Crosby L, Hildenbrand AK. Disease-modifying therapies for sickle cell disease: Decisional needs and supports among adolescents and young adults. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 07; 71(7):e30999.

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Jabeen S, Zakar R, Zakar MZ, Fischer F. Experiences of family caregivers in dealing with cases of advanced breast cancer: a qualitative study of the sociocultural context in Punjab, Pakistan. BMC Public Health. 2024 04 12; 24(1):1030.

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Seebadri-White C, Yuan H, Young WB, Arca KN. Advocacy Connection Team-Now educational program for headache fellows and patients/caregivers: Assessment of educational objectives. Headache. 2024 04; 64(4):374-379.

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Westerheim I, Hart T, van Welzenis T, Wekre LL, Semler O, Raggio C, Bober MB, Rapoport M, Prince S, Rauch F. The IMPACT survey: a mixed methods study to understand the experience of children, adolescents and adults with osteogenesis imperfecta and their caregivers. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2024 03 21; 19(1):128.

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Rose H, Bielory L. Diagnosis and Treatment of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis: A Qualitative Study of Caregiver, Patient, and Clinician Experience in the United States. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2024 Jul-Aug; 61(4):252-256.

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Romagnoli BR, Phan TT, Lewis AM, Alderfer MA, Kazak AE, Arasteh K, Enlow PT. The Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Families of Youth of Color: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Pediatr Psychol. 2024 02 17; 49(2):98-106.

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Perucca E, French JA, Aljandeel G, Balestrini S, Braga P, Burneo JG, Felli AC, Cross JH, Galanopoulou AS, Jain S, Jiang Y, K?lvi?inen R, Lim SH, Meador KJ, Mogal Z, Nabbout R, Sofia F, Somerville E, Sperling MR, Triki C, Trinka E, Walker MC, Wiebe S, Wilmshurst JM, Wirrell E, Yacubian EM, Kapur J. Which terms should be used to describe medications used in the treatment of seizure disorders? An ILAE position paper. Epilepsia. 2024 Mar; 65(3):533-541.

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Fong ZV, Teinor J, Engineer L, Yeo TP, Rinaldi D, Greer JB, Lavu H, Qadan M, Johnston FM, Ferrone CR, Chang DC, Yeo CJ, Wolfgang CL, Warshaw AL, Lillemoe KD, Castillo CF, Weiss MJ, Wu AW, Wolff JL. Caregiver-reported quality of communication in pancreatic and periampullary cancer. Cancer. 2024 Jun 01; 130(11):2051-2059.

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