 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2006 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2007 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2009 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2010 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2011 | 9 | 0 | 9 | | 2012 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2013 | 7 | 9 | 16 | | 2014 | 14 | 9 | 23 | | 2015 | 14 | 6 | 20 | | 2016 | 21 | 13 | 34 | | 2017 | 19 | 11 | 30 | | 2018 | 19 | 13 | 32 | | 2019 | 24 | 16 | 40 | | 2020 | 36 | 25 | 61 | | 2021 | 28 | 34 | 62 | | 2022 | 26 | 32 | 58 | | 2023 | 22 | 39 | 61 | | 2024 | 36 | 17 | 53 | | 2025 | 33 | 16 | 49 | | 2026 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caregivers" by people in Profiles.
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Calvert ML, Thomas LA, Kloster HM, Suzuki T, McLeigh J. The PedsQL Family Impact Module for Assessment of Foster and Kinship Caregiver Functioning in Pediatric Primary Care. J Pediatr Psychol. 2026 Mar 01; 51(3):302-316.
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Haasz M, Betz ME, Ambroggio L, Cafferty R, King CA, Wong S, Leonard J, Brooks-Russell A, Sigel E. Acceptability and feasibility of video-based firearm safety education in a Colorado emergency department for caregivers of adolescents in firearm-owning households. Inj Prev. 2026 Jan 20; 32(1):90-97.
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Aguilar SL, Reddy K, Schneider NM, Whittle SB, Foster JH, Lindsay HB, Gruner S, Parmeter M, Fatih OM. A Quality Improvement Initiative: Increasing Awareness of Long-Term Follow-Up Care in Pediatric Cancer Survivors and Caregivers. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2026 Mar 01; 48(2):e84-e90.
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Thompson JN, Salazar AM, Taussig HN. Parent-child attachment and trauma-related dissociation among youth in out-of-home care: The age-dependent roles of caregiver-child attachment and placement duration. Child Abuse Negl. 2026 Mar; 173:107883.
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Williams JTB, Kurlandsky K, Stein AB, Bharadwaj N, Hambidge SJ, Pereira RI, O'Leary SC, Johnson D, O'Leary ST. Narrative Reminder Recall to Improve Pediatric Influenza Vaccination: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Jan 02; 9(1):e2552149.
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Aslakson RA, Siden R, Holdsworth LM, Colborn K, Verano M, Wong BO, Johnston F, Nudotor R, Siddiqi A, Rickerson E, Hollahan C, Fahy B, Lira I, Waterman B, Johnson K, Nasso SF, Tabor H, Schapira L. Cancer treatment shared decision-making and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic (CAN-DECIDE): a mixed-methods study. BMC Palliat Care. 2025 Dec 29; 24(1):303.
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Baik D, Allen LA, Coats H, Matlock DD, Jankowski C. "We Don't Take Care of Ourselves": A Qualitative Study on Self-Management Challenges and Health Needs Among Older Family Care Partners of Persons With Heart Failure. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2026 Jan-Feb; 19(1):25-34.
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Amin R, Agarwal A, Chiang J, Collaco JM, Cristea AI, Propst EJ, Sobotka SA, Balakrishnan K, Benscoter D, Brenner MJ, Castro-Codesal ML, Cuevas Guaman M, Daines CL, Dawson JA, Edwards JD, Graham RJ, Henningfeld JK, Hoekstra NE, Jackson AJ, Johnson RF, Kam K, Kun SS, Napolitano N, Pacheco A, Panitch HB, Prager JD, Shi JY, Soma M, St-Laurent A, Syed F, Watters KF, Zielinski D, Ho ATN, Velagapudi RK, Zeba F, Knight SL, Iyer N, Baker CD. Care of Infants and Children with Tracheostomies: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Nov; 211(11):2001-2020.
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Baik D, Allen LA, Coats H, Matlock DD, Jankowski C. Engagement in a digital health physical activity program, TPA4You, among older family care partners of persons with heart failure: A Scenario-based design. Geriatr Nurs. 2025 Nov-Dec; 66(Pt C):103677.
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Knupp KG, Scheffer IE, Schoonjans AS, Sullivan J, Lagae L, Auvin S, Thiele EA, Guerrini R, Zuberi SM, Nabbout R, Riney K, Nickels KC, Davis R, Lock MD, Dai D, Minh T, Zhang Roper R, Dickson N, Langlois M, Lothe A, Gil-Nagel A. Final analysis from an open-label extension study of fenfluramine for the treatment of seizures in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: long-term impact on patients and caregivers. Epilepsy Behav. 2025 Dec; 173:110753.
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