 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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2006 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2007 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2009 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2010 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2011 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 2012 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2013 | 7 | 9 | 16 | | 2014 | 15 | 9 | 24 | | 2015 | 17 | 6 | 23 | | 2016 | 25 | 12 | 37 | | 2017 | 23 | 13 | 36 | | 2018 | 24 | 13 | 37 | | 2019 | 29 | 17 | 46 | | 2020 | 35 | 32 | 67 | | 2021 | 33 | 38 | 71 | | 2022 | 28 | 35 | 63 | | 2023 | 27 | 42 | 69 | | 2024 | 39 | 18 | 57 | | 2025 | 48 | 18 | 66 | | 2026 | 30 | 7 | 37 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caregivers" by people in Profiles.
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Botdorf M, Marchesani N, Ruebner R, Di Cocco E, Davies AJG, Hammond IS, Musante J, Jovanovska A, Levondosky M, Levondosky R, Besser VH, Claes DJ, Dawson AE, Dixon BP, Gluck C, Halbach SM, Harshman L, Katsoufis C, Kula AJ, Moon YH, Patterson L, Salmon E, Talley EM, Denburg MR, Forrest CB. Treatment burden, healthcare experiences, and health-related quality of life among youth with chronic kidney disease treated for hypertension. Qual Life Res. 2026 Sep 24; 35(10).
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Martin D, Lyons JA, Powers JD, Daddato AE, Boxer RS, Bayliss EA, Gleason KT, Lum HD, Portz JD. Identifying Patient Portal Messages from Care Partners of People with Dementia. Clin Interv Aging. 2026; 21:620559.
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Yu L, Migliori O, Schweiberger K, Kurs-Lasky M, Schoemer P, Heidenerich K, Lion KC, DeCamp LR, Ray K, Chaves-Gnecco D, Saladino J, Ragavan MI. Caregiver-Reported Quality of Pediatric Primary Care Language Services. Pediatrics. 2026 Aug 01; 158(2).
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Orth LE, Reedy J, Thompson T, Begum A, Feudtner C, Kempe A, Gritz RM, Linnebur SA, Barnard JG, Feinstein JA. Caregiver Perspectives on Polypharmacy Management in Children With Medical Complexity. Pediatrics. 2026 Aug 01; 158(2).
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Duncan CL, von Isenburg M, Green A, Ford C, Pucci A, Muther EF, Riekert KA, Bord E, Hoppe JE, Bacon C, Goodman A, Lyons E, Prickett M, Gibson SL, Everhart RS. Caregiver Mental Health and Its Relation to Child and Adolescent Mental and Behavioral Health in the Era of Highly Effective Modulator Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026 Aug; 61(8):e71794.
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Bryant RA, Shtefen I, Romanchuk O, Mykhniak O, Cresswell C, Danese A, Dyb G, Kassam-Adams N, Layne C, Ougrin D, Rosner R, Silverman WK, Meiser-Stedman R, Peltonen K, Morina N. Understanding mental health needs in Ukraine: protocol for a longitudinal survey of mental health in children and caregivers during the war in Ukraine. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2026 Dec; 17(1):2696096.
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Asad SS, Levine BJ, Snavely AC, Weaver KE, Farris MK, Price SN, Foust M, Graves KD, Dingman C, Tingen MS, Danai J, Sheedy J, Morris B, Nightingale C. Engaging community oncology stakeholders to plan multisite cancer caregiving research (CONNECT WF-2300CD). JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2026 Jul 07; 10(4).
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Nightingale CL, Snavely AC, Levine BJ, Turner JC, Farris MK, Tingen MS, Foust M, Graves K, Danai J, Price SN, Asad SS, Adonizio CS, Lesser GJ, Childrey L, Weaver KE. Multi-site feasibility of a web-based and telephone navigation intervention to connect lung cancer caregivers in community oncology settings with resources: Protocol for the WF-2301CD Caregiver Oncology Needs Evaluation Tool (CONNECT) trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Sep; 168:108387.
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Potter SN, Petzold C, Garbarini K, Forsythe AN, Jalazo E, Gable J, Zentz S, Okoniewski KC, Alperin S, Berry-Kravis E, Bird LM, Carson RP, de Wit MY, Heimer G, Le Pichon JB, Lindsey W, Lowden A, Makowski C, Marsh E, Myers KA, Nangia S, Nespeca M, Roche-MartÃnez A, Schleifer P, Sell E, Thibert R, Walleigh D, Moore A, Wheeler A. Examining Epilepsy in Angelman Syndrome: Insights From Caregiver-Reported Data in the Linking Angelman and Dup15q Data for Expanded Research Database. Pediatr Neurol. 2026 Sep; 182:36-45.
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Rolbiecki AJ, Pitzer K, Benson JJ, Washington KT, Teti M, Kruse RL, Mehr DR, Smith J, Oliver D. Caregiver speaks: a randomized controlled trial of a storytelling intervention for hospice family caregivers of persons with dementia. Gerontologist. 2026 06 09; 66(7).
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