Trial reportJournal of palliative medicine2015
Gender Differences in Caregiving at End of Life: Implications for Hospice Teams.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Caregiver speaks: a randomized controlled trial of a storytelling intervention for hospice family caregivers of persons with dementia.The Gerontologist · 2026Trial
- Differences in patient-centered burdens and economic outcomes based on sociodemographic characteristics and social determinants of health: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Factors influencing caregiver burden and its prevalence level amongst family caregivers of patients with palliative care needs and serious illnesses.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Attitudes and influencing factors of nursing interns towards hospice care in Wuhu, China: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- " I can't do it anymore": a qualitative study on the emergence of crisis in outpatient palliative care-the perspective of family caregivers.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Do Not Resuscitate Status and Palliative Care in Hospitalized Patients: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis.Palliative medicine reports · 2024Article
- Disparities and determinants of place of death: Insights from the Utah Population Database.Death studies · 2024Article
- "I couldn't": A phenomenological exploration of ethical tensions experienced by bereaved family members during the pandemic.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2023Article
- A burden shared: the financial, psychological, and health-related consequences borne by family members and caregivers of people with cancer in India.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- Gender Disparities in End of Life Care: A Scoping Review.Journal of palliative care · 2023Article
- Is There a Need for Cultural Adaptation of the Last Aid Course?-A Mixed-Methods Study across the Danish-German Border.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Experiences of family caregivers 3-months after stroke: results of the prospective trans-regional network for stroke intervention with telemedicine registry (TRANSIT-Stroke).BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Expressing grief through metaphors: family caregivers' experience of care and grief during the Covid-19 pandemic.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2021Article
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- Lessons Learned from Introducing Last Aid Courses at a University Hospital in Germany.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Impact of severe polyhandicap cared for at home on French informal caregivers' burden: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Fragile heroes. The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health-care workers in Italy.PloS one · 2020Article
- Spousal Caregivers Are Caregiving Alone In The Last Years Of Life.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2019Article
- An Examination of Downstream Effects of Bereavement on Healthcare Utilization for Surviving Spouses in a National Sample of Older Adults.PharmacoEconomics · 2019Article
- Gender effects on components of burden and depression among dementia caregivers.Aging & mental health · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundResearchers have identified important gender differences in the experience of caring for a family member or friend living with advanced disease; however, trends suggest that these differences may be diminishing over time in response to changing gender roles. In addition, while many studies have found caregiving experiences and outcomes to be poorer among female caregivers, noteworthy exceptions exist.
objectiveThe primary aim of this exploratory study was to determine how, if at all, current day caregiving at end of life varies by gender.
methodsWe conducted a secondary analysis of data from a multisite randomized controlled trial of a family caregiving intervention performed between 2010 and 2014. We compared female and male hospice family caregivers on baseline variables using χ(2) tests for association of categorical variables and t-tests for continuous variables. Our sample included 289 family caregivers of individuals receiving services from one of two hospice agencies located in the northwestern United States. Demographic data and other categorical variables of interest were provided via caregiver self-report using an instrument created specifically for this study. Reaction to caregiving and caregiving burden were measured using the Caregiver Reaction Assessment (CRA).
resultsAs it related to caregiving, females had significantly lower self-esteem and more negative impact on their schedule, health, and family support than males. No gender differences were detected with regard to the impact of caregiving on individuals' finances.
conclusionsDespite changing social expectations, pronounced gender differences persist in caregiving at the end of life.
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