"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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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2013 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2015 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2016 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2017 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2018 | 21 | 7 | 28 |
| 2019 | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| 2020 | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| 2021 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2022 | 5 | 22 | 27 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2024 | 21 | 9 | 30 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Caregivers" by people in Profiles.
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Unmet supportive care needs in patients with advanced cancer and its impact on distress. BMC Palliat Care. 2025 Apr 21; 24(1):110.
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Dilemmas in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease: The peril and promise of self-fulfilling prophecies. J Alzheimers Dis. 2025 Jun; 105(3):736-739.
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Development of an instrument to measure the attitudes and skills of undergraduate nursing students in caring for family caregivers: An international multi-method study. Nurse Educ Today. 2025 Aug; 151:106738.
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Health System, Community-Based, or Usual Dementia Care for Persons With Dementia and Caregivers: The D-CARE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 Mar 18; 333(11):950-961.
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Multilevel barriers and supportive care preferences of metastatic breast cancer patients and their caregivers: a mixed-methods analysis. Support Care Cancer. 2025 Feb 11; 33(3):177.
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Caregiver burden and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in the Nurses' Health Studies. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 05; 194(2):362-369.
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Improving Outcomes for Care Partners of Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury: Results for a mHealth Randomized Control Trial of the CareQOL App. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2025 Apr; 106(4):548-561.
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Early palliative care perceptions by patients with cancer and primary caregivers: metaphorical language. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2024 Dec 19; 14(e3):e3011-e3018.
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The Evolution in Dementia Caregiving Research: NIA's Catalyst Role. Gerontologist. 2024 Dec 01; 64(12).
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Racial/Ethnicity Disparities in COVID-19 Worry for Caregivers of Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Intellect Dev Disabil. 2024 Dec 01; 62(6):446-458.