Family caregivers are relatives, partners, or friends who provide unpaid assistance to a person whose capacity for self-care is limited by chronic illness, disability, advanced age, or a life-limiting condition. Their role spans help with activities of daily living, medication administration, symptom monitoring, coo…
Family caregivers are relatives, partners, or friends who provide unpaid assistance to a person whose capacity for self-care is limited by chronic illness, disability, advanced age, or a life-limiting condition. Their role spans help with activities of daily living, medication administration, symptom monitoring, coordination of clinical appointments, and emotional and psychosocial support, often sustained over months or years. In Family Medicine and primary care the caregiver is treated as part of the unit of care, because caregiving shapes both patient outcomes and the caregiver's own health, exposing them to burden, depression, sleep disruption, financial strain, and affiliate stigma. Research in this area examines the experience of caring for cancer survivors and people with mental illness, the perception of time and emotional well-being among caregivers, the effects of supportive interventions such as music therapy on mood, and the practical realities of family-managed medication for older adults with multiple chronic conditions. Studies also address the methodological challenge of recruiting and surveying community-dwelling caregivers and the strain placed on informal care networks during events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The journal publishes peer-reviewed work on caregiver burden, end-of-life and palliative caregiving, knowledge and coping among caregivers, and strategies to support the people who sustain home-based care.
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 12 articles above have been cited 47 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Family Caregivers, linking to each citing work.