 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 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2006 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2007 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2009 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2010 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2011 | 10 | 0 | 10 | | 2012 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2013 | 6 | 9 | 15 | | 2014 | 13 | 9 | 22 | | 2015 | 13 | 6 | 19 | | 2016 | 19 | 13 | 32 | | 2017 | 18 | 10 | 28 | | 2018 | 18 | 11 | 29 | | 2019 | 23 | 15 | 38 | | 2020 | 33 | 24 | 57 | | 2021 | 24 | 28 | 52 | | 2022 | 24 | 31 | 55 | | 2023 | 20 | 35 | 55 | | 2024 | 30 | 17 | 47 | | 2025 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caregivers" by people in Profiles.
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Martin D, Lyons J, Powers JD, Daddato AE, Boxer RS, Bayliss E, Portz JD. Systematic Identification of Caregivers of Patients Living With Dementia in the Electronic Health Record: Known Contacts and Natural Language Processing Cohort Study. J Med Internet Res. 2025 May 05; 27:e63654.
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Schlenz AM, Phillips SM, Dumas J, Kanter J. Development and Process Evaluation of Sickle Stroke Screen: A Patient Educational Initiative to Improve Transcranial Doppler Screening in Sickle Cell Anemia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol Nurs. 2025 Jan-Feb; 42(1-2):5-18.
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Condon C, Parkerson KA, Dandurand A, Wang F, Howse C, Mayhew M, Whyman S, Ventola P, Anne Meskis M, Sullivan J, Knupp KG, Gater A, Mahon-Smith A. Qualitative evaluation of meaningful change in Dravet syndrome as measured by the Vineland-3: Caregiver and clinician perspectives. Epilepsy Behav. 2025 Jun; 167:110381.
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Cummings C, Shircliff K, Gatto AJ, Rizzo CJ, Houck CD. Cluster analysis of caregiver and adolescent emotion regulation and its relation to sexual health and dating communication. J Pediatr Psychol. 2025 Apr 01; 50(4):346-353.
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Ahn S, LaNoue M, Su H, Moale AC, Scheunemann LP, Kiehl AL, Douglas IS, Exline MC, Gong MN, Khan BA, Owens RL, Pisani MA, Rock P, Jackson JC, Ely EW, Girard TD, Boehm LM. Post-Intensive Care Syndrome and Caregiver Burden: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Apr 01; 8(4):e253443.
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Lendvai D, Zhan Y, Kavalieratos D, Iannone L, Akg?n KM, Allen LA, Bekelman D, Ersek M, Goldstein NE, Luhrs C, Feder S. Patients' and Caregivers' Perspectives on the Role of Ambulatory Specialty Palliative Care for People With Heart Failure. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2025 Jul; 70(1):89-105.
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Sarmiento CA, Hurvitz E, Cohen J, Gannotti M. Stakeholder perspectives on an adult cerebral palsy community registry: A qualitative study. Disabil Health J. 2025 Jul; 18(3):101822.
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Colaianni S, Walsh MM, Onnivello S, Pinks ME, Marcolin C, Van Deusen K, Rossi E, Riggs NR, Pulina F, Daunhauer L, Fidler DJ, Lanfranchi S. Acceptability of a Novel Parent-Mediated Executive Function Intervention for Young Children With Down Syndrome in Italy. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2025 Mar; 38(2):e70038.
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Yu AP, Suarez-Balcazar Y, Errisuriz VL, Parra-Medina D, Mirza M, Zhang M, Lee PC, Zeng W, Brown-Hollie JP, Yespica Mendoza E, Brown S, Vanegas SB, Heydarian NM, Maga?a S. PODER Familiar: A Culturally Tailored Health Intervention for Latino Families of Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2025 Mar; 38(2):e70048.
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L'Hotta AJ, Rice HE, Sijecic A, King AA, McManus BM, Reando A, Housten AJ. Rehabilitation's Vital Role in Pediatric Cancer Care: A Mixed Methods Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 May; 72(5):e31615.
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