A typology of caregiving spouses of geriatric patients without dementia: caring, worried, desperate

Abstract Background An increasing number of older people in Germany receive care at home from family members, particularly from spouses. Family care has been associated not only with subjective burden but also with negative effects on caregivers’ health. A heterogeneous group, caregivers are confron...

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Main Authors: Thomas Johann Gehr, Ellen Freiberger, Cornel Christian Sieber, Sabine Alexandra Engel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02425-1