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ArticleHealth psychology and behavioral medicine2026

Caregivers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): preliminary results between paid care and family care.

Elisa Zambetti, Irene Baronchelli, Simone Belli, Clara Mucci, Andrea Greco

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Article in Health psychology and behavioral medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Elisa ZambettiDipartimento di Scienze Umane e Sociali, Università degli Studi di Bergamo.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5487-3507
Irene BaronchelliVilla Dei Cedri - Residenza Sanitaria Assistenziale (Merate, LC).
Simone BelliDepartamento de Antropología Social y Psicología Social, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8934-7569
Clara MucciDipartimento di Scienze Umane e Sociali, Università degli Studi di Bergamo.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7954-0768
Andrea GrecoDipartimento di Scienze Umane e Sociali, Università degli Studi di Bergamo.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8086-2801

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Abstract

Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare neurodegenerative disease affecting about 6,000 people in Italy. Caring for ALS impacts the quality of life and mental health of formal and informal caregivers, but few studies have explored this. Methods: This research analyzes experiences of 9 formal caregivers (FC; 8 women) with an average age of 49.29 years ( Results: The results showed both groups had high psychological well-being ( Conclusions: The study highlights the psychological impact of caregiving and preliminary qualitative differences between paid and family caregivers. Further analysis could explore these distinctions, aiding the development of targeted interventions to promote caregivers' well-being.

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosisFormal and informal caregiversmixed-method researchpaid or family carepsychological well-being

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PMID42769968
PMCPMC13591974

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