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QS45
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Caregiver ; An individual, such as a parent, foster parent, or head of a household, who attends to the needs of a child or dependent adult. (The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary)
Caregiver ; an individual, such as a parent, foster parent, or head of a household, who attends to the needs of a child or dependent adult. (LOC)
Caregivers ; 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.(MeSH)
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C0085537
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Khanassov V, Vedel I. Family Physician-Case Manager Collaboration and Needs of Patients With Dementia and Their Caregivers: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review. Annals of family medicine. 2016; 14(2): 166-77. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26951593
Mitchell G, Girgis A, Jiwa M, Sibbritt D, Burridge L. A GP Caregiver Needs Toolkit versus usual care in the management of the needs of caregivers of patients with advanced cancer: a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2010; 11: 115. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21114863
Simon C. Informal carers and the primary care team. The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners. 2001; 51(472): 920-3. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11761208
Sleath BL, Carpenter DM, Sayner R, Ayala GX, Williams D, Davis S, Tudor G, Yeatts K. Child and caregiver involvement and shared decision-making during asthma pediatric visits. The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma. 2011; 48(10): 1022-31. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22022958
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