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.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	M01.085 M01.526.485.200 N02.360.200
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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Caregivers".

Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Caregivers [M01.085]
Occupational Groups [M01.526]
Health Personnel [M01.526.485]
Caregivers [M01.526.485.200]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Personnel [N02.360]
Caregivers [N02.360.200]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Caregivers".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Caregivers".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Caregivers" by people in this website by year, and whether "Caregivers" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 142 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 15 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	2	3
2004	2	1	3
2005	1	1	2
2006	2	1	3
2007	1	2	3
2008	4	0	4
2009	1	2	3
2010	5	2	7
2011	5	2	7
2012	3	5	8
2013	4	4	8
2014	5	1	6
2015	3	3	6
2016	7	3	10
2017	10	1	11
2018	3	3	6
2019	5	4	9
2020	7	2	9
2021	4	4	8
2022	9	6	15
2023	4	0	4
2024	2	2	4

Below are the most recent publications written about "Caregivers" by people in Profiles.

Ko E, Valadez Galindo A, Avila M, Wells KJ, Van Bebber A, Gamino M, Martinez J, Cartmell A. Cancer-related financial toxicity among Latinas with breast cancer in a rural area of the United States: a qualitative study. BMC Womens Health. 2025 Apr 15; 25(1):182.

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Reblin M, Walters K, Rountree O, Witte D, Choi H, Zebrack BJ, Wells KJ, Byrne MM. Recreational Travel of Patients with Brain Tumor and Their Caregivers: Context, Preparation, and Impact. J Palliat Med. 2025 Mar; 28(3):371-376.

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Alfano CA, Rech ME, Harmouch S, Gallagher MW, Zhang Y. Sleep and adjustment in foster environments for toddlers and preschoolers (SAFE-T): Initial efficacy of a trauma-informed sleep intervention for young children in foster care. Child Abuse Negl. 2024 Nov; 157:107083.

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Magnuson A, Loh KP, Stauffer F, Dale W, Gilmore N, Kadambi S, Klepin HD, Kyi K, Lowenstein LM, Phillips T, Ramsdale E, Schiaffino MK, Simmons JF, Williams GR, Zittel J, Mohile S. Geriatric assessment for the practicing clinician: The why, what, and how. CA Cancer J Clin. 2024 Nov-Dec; 74(6):496-518.

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Barger SD, Kirby C, Thomas H, Camplain C, Young S, Morrison G, Hyeoma S, Bordeaux SJ, Horowitz C, Baldwin JA. Pre-Pandemic and Recent Oral and Medical Health Care Utilization among Young American Indian Children and Their Caregivers. J Community Health. 2024 Oct; 49(5):914-925.

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Ortiz G, Rodriguez S, Pozar M, Moran A, Cheney A. Seeking care across the US-Mexico border: The experiences of Latinx and Indigenous Mexican caregivers of children with asthma or respiratory distress. Soc Sci Med. 2024 Apr; 347:116736.

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Torres-Blasco N, Pe?a-Vargas C, Costas-Mu?iz R, Rosario-Ramos L, Shen MJ, Castro E. Psychosocial symptoms associated with spiritual well-being in Latino patients and caregivers coping with advanced cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Feb 27; 32(3):195.

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Dela Cruz R, Galbreath J, Butel J, Yamanaka AB, Wilkens LR, Aflague T, Coleman P, Shallcross L, McFall P, Novotny R. Social determinants of health literacy among parents and caregivers in the US-Affiliated Pacific. Health Promot Int. 2024 Feb 01; 39(1).

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Perry G. Living Up to the Promise of Preventing Dementia. J Alzheimers Dis. 2024; 98(1):337.

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Cheney AM, Ortiz G, Trinidad A, Rodriguez S, Moran A, Gonzalez A, Chavez J, Pozar M. Latinx and Indigenous Mexican Caregivers' Perspectives of the Salton Sea Environment on Children's Asthma, Respiratory Health, and Co-Presenting Health Conditions. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 06 01; 20(11).

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