"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caregivers" by people in Profiles.
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Resilience in Black/African American Partner Caregivers of Persons With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. Res Gerontol Nurs. 2025 Jan-Feb; 18(1):21-28.
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Examining Agreement in Psychotic Symptom Assessment: Insights from Parkinson's Disease Dementia Dyads. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2025 Feb; 12(2):210-214.
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Promoting Safe Mobility Strategies for partnering with caregivers to maximize older adults' functional ability. Home Healthc Now. 2023 Mar-Apr 01; 41(2):105-111.
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Evaluating the Food Allergy Passport: A Novel Food Allergy Clinical Support Tool. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 04; 11(4):1162-1168.e7.
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Loss and Grief in the Context of Dementia Caregiving. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2022 Oct; 60(10):7-10.
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Addressing What Matters Aligning care with the priorities of older adults and their caregivers. Home Healthc Now. 2022 Sep-Oct 01; 40(5):258-263.
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Associations of knowledge of Alzheimer's disease and memory loss and employment status with burden in African American and Caucasian family caregivers. Dementia (London). 2020 Apr; 19(3):847-860.
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Chronic Grief Management: A Live-Streaming Video, Group-Based Intervention for Family Caregivers of Individuals With Dementia in Long-Term Care. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2019 Jan 01; 57(1):17-24.
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The impact of posttraumatic stress symptoms on social support and social conflict during hematopoietic stem cell transplant. J Psychosoc Oncol. 2018 May-Jun; 36(3):304-318.
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FORWARD: A Registry and Longitudinal Clinical Database to Study Fragile X Syndrome. Pediatrics. 2017 Jun; 139(Suppl 3):S183-S193.