Understanding and alleviating informal caregiver burden through the development and validation of a caregiver strain index-based model in Taiwan

Abstract Background Quantifying the informal caregiver burden is important for understanding the risk factors associated with caregiver overload and for evaluating the effectiveness of services provided in Long-term Care (LTC). Objective This study aimed to develop and validate a Caregiver Strain In...

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Main Authors: Shuo-Chen Chien, Yu-Hung Chang, Chia-Ming Yen, Ying-Erh Chen, Chia-Chun Liu, Yu-Ping Hsiao, Ping-Yen Yang, Hong-Ming Lin, Tsung-En Yang, Xing-Hua Lu, I-Chien Wu, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Hung-Yi Chiou, Ren-Hua Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-06-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05136-5