"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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2013 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2014 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 2015 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2016 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 2018 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2019 | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| 2020 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| 2021 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 2022 | 7 | 22 | 29 |
| 2023 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2024 | 24 | 9 | 33 |
| 2025 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caregivers" by people in Profiles.
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Food Insecurity Screening and Interventions: From Hospital to Home. Hosp Pediatr. 2026 Feb 01; 16(2):106-115.
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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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Parent-to-Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Mar; 73(3):e70098.
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Optimising drowning prevention counselling through a physician Maintenance of Certification (MOC) quality improvement (QI) initiative. BMJ Open Qual. 2025 Nov 04; 14(4).
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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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A Qualitative Study of Health Priorities of People With Dementia and Care Partners in Emergency Department and Hospital Care in a Public Safety-Net Setting. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Dec; 73(12):3719-3728.
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Innovative Web-Based Future Planning and Well-Being for Caregivers of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Protocol of a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Oct 01; 14:e77184.
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A randomized trial of two online platforms for dementia family caregivers: GamePlan4Care and Resources4Care. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Oct; 21(10):e70690.
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Navigating the dementia caregiving journey: A scoping review protocol of interventions and their responsiveness to caregivers' evolving needs across the illness trajectory. PLoS One. 2025; 20(9):e0333475.
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Exploring user experiences in a novel primary care center: a qualitative grounded theory study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 Sep 02; 25(1):1174.