BACKGROUND Caregiver interventions may help improve the quality of informal care. Yet the lack of a systematic framework specifying the targets and outcomes of caregiver interventions hampers our ability to understand what has been studied, to evaluate existing programs, and to inform the design of future programs. Our goal was to develop an organizing framework detailing the components of the ...

A growing number of informal caregivers older adults combine caregiving with a paid job, raising the question whether they will be able to meet increasing demand for care. The aims our study are twofold: first, describe development model providing insight into factors that play role in availability and provision care by working adults, second, investigate which societal developments impact mode...

Samenvatting De Maastricht UMC+ Academie voor Patiënt en Mantelzorger is opgericht om patiënten mantelzorgers optimaal te ondersteunen bij het zelf voeren van de regie over hun zorg gezondheid. Een palet aan activiteiten biedt mogelijkheid in toenemende mate als volwaardig partner zorgteam participeren. Daarnaast beoogt waarde creëren hand quadruple aim: toegenomen gezondheid gevolg zelfstandig...