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Informal (family) caregivers are the backbone of health and social care delivery in countries throughout the world, including developed countries. Providing informal care to ill family members or friends is a growing phenomenon as the population ages, the prevalence of chronic illness increases, and hospitalizations are shorter (National Alliance for Caregiving & AARP, 2015). The anticipated increase in number of caregivers and in the intensity of caregiving already have made caregiving a public health issue (Schulz & Patterson, 2004).
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© 2016 Tracey A. Revenson, Konstadina Griva, Aleksandra Luszczynska, Val Morrison, Efharis Panagopoulou, Noa Vilchinsky and Mariët Hagedoorn
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Revenson, T.A. et al. (2016). What Is Caregiving and How Should We Study It?. In: Caregiving in the Illness Context. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137558985_1
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