The conundrum of motherhood: house helps and the mediated motherhood discourses in Kenya by Gladys Muasya

“…Most workingclass mothers employ caregivers – house helps to mind their children. A total of 71 stories from 2009 to 2022 related to mothering were collected from two leading newspapers in Kenya – Daily Nation and The Standard – which feature lifestyle issues. …”
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Older Adults’ Perceptions of Supporting Factors of Trust in a Robot Care Provider by Rachel E. Stuck, Wendy A. Rogers

“…An insufficient number of professional caregivers will lead to a demand for robot care providers to mitigate this need. …”
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Gendered impact of COVID-19 containment measures on unpaid care work and mental health in Europe: a scoping review protocol by Kathleen Pöge, Hande Gencer, Regina Brunnett, Maria A Marchwacka, Petra Rattay, Tobias Staiger, Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin

“…Previous research has shown that lack of support for various forms of unpaid care work and work-family conflicts have negative impacts on caregivers’ mental health, especially among female caregivers. …”
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Home Healthcare Medication Safety risks among older adults with chronic diseases: a qualitative study by Tahereh Najafi Ghezeljeh, Zahra Amrollah Majdabadi Kohne, Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani, Forough Rafii, Sahar Keyvanloo Shahrestanaki

“…Findings Factors associated with medication safety risks were found to rely on its major components Patients’ attribution, Families’ characteristics, Home care centers’ condition, Health caregivers’ characteristics, and the Homes’ situations, where these factors all account for various medication safety risks. …”
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Testing a multi-behavioral intervention to improve oral health behaviors in the pediatric dental surgery population: protocol for the PROTECT trial by Joanna Buscemi, Teresa G. Borowski, David Avenetti, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Molly Martin, Molly Martin, Marc S. Atkins, Teresa Marshall, Michael Berbaum, Helen H. Lee, Helen H. Lee

“…Caregivers will be recruited at their dental clinic and then will engage in a 10-session intervention with a community health worker. …”
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Urban-Suburban Differences in Public Perspectives on Digitalizing Pediatric Research: Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Heping Fang, Ruoling Xian, Juan Li, Yingcun Li, Enmei Liu, Yan Zhao, Yan Hu

“…MethodsA cross-sectional web-based survey targeting caregivers of kindergarten children (aged 2-7 years) in Chongqing was conducted between June and December 2023. …”
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A Reflection of the Position that Social Work Played in Tackling Coronavirus in South Africa by Simon Murote Kang’ethe

“…Societies have also been implored to embrace the spirit of Ubuntuism to strengthen their caregiving norms and spirit. The article generates knowledge that social workers will use to intervene in the event of coronavirus coming back or in any future pandemic. …”
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Exploring the effect of digital applications on toddlers’ cognitive and language abilities: Frequency and duration by Juniarti Wiharti Ifta, Murniati, Triana Noor Yunida, Putri Noor Rochmah Ida Ayu Trisno

“…In order to help educators and caregivers promote healthy digital behaviors, this study looks at how smartphone usage length and frequency affect these skills. …”
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The 2024 clinical practice guidelines on the pharmacological management of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) in the Arab world by Syed Ali Bokhari, Tarik Qassem, Dania Al-Ayyat, Syed Fahad Javaid, Hamed Al-Sinawi, Walid Nasr

“…The guidelines advocate a multi-pronged strategy, prioritising non-pharmacological interventions which are often safer and align well with local values and caregiving practices. Pharmacological treatments are recommended only for severe cases where symptoms cause distress or pose a risk to the patient or others. …”
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An Unusual Presentation of COVID-19 Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A) in a Pregnant Woman by Mohamed Rishard, Suren Perera, Kushan Jayasinghe, Amila Rubasinghe, Sanjaya Athapaththu, Malindu Edirisinghe, Prabhodana Ranaweera, Tushani Ranawaka, Athula Kaluarachchi, Priyankara Jayawardana, Zacky Haniffa

“…In addition to managing acute respiratory illness and symptoms, caregivers should be equipped to detect and manage the short-term, intermediate, and long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection as well. …”
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Effect of a Narrative-Based Online Course Aimed at Reducing Stigma Toward Transgender Children and Adolescents: Longitudinal Observational Study by Merlin Greuel, Van Kinh Nguyen, Doron Amsalem, Maya Adam, Till Bärnighausen

“…While the course primarily targeted parents and caregivers of transgender youth, it was open to anyone with a Coursera account. …”
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Smart Bracelet for Tracking the Location of Dementia Patients by Ervin Masita Dewi, Ikhsan Malik Nurmajid, Trisno Yuwono Putro, Nurista Wahyu Kirana, Didin Saefudin

“…These devices provide real-time location tracking, giving caregivers and family members peace of mind by enabling them to quickly locate patients who wander off. …”
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Identifying the key components of social support for patients living with type 2 diabetes: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of type 2 diabetes social support in... by Reda Madroumi, Lisa Newson, Frederick Kanayo Umeh, Helen Poole, Andrew Jones

“…Committing to the treatment to manage this condition makes participants feel a burden of emotions making them require emotional support from caregivers or close ones. Support from family or caregivers can help improve glycaemia control, medication adherence, and T2D self-management. …”
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Dementia care recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic by E. Audronytė, V. Sutnikienė, G. Kaubrys

“… The recommendations for dementia caregivers and health care professionals in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic published by the Alzheimer’s Association, the European Academy of Neurology Dementia Scientific Panel, and Alzheimer Europe are presented in this review article. …”
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Normal Hearing Ability but Impaired Auditory Selective Attention Associated with Prediction of Response to Donepezil in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease by Yoshitaka Ouchi, Kenichi Meguro, Kyoko Akanuma, Yuriko Kato, Satoshi Yamaguchi

“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients have a poor response to the voices of caregivers. After administration of donepezil, caregivers often find that patients respond more frequently, whereas they had previously pretended to be “deaf.” …”
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Application-based remote interstage home monitoring for infants with shunt- or duct-dependent pulmonary perfusion by Lisa-Maria Rosenthal, Lisa-Maria Rosenthal, Lisa-Maria Rosenthal, Friederike Danne, Sophie de Belsunce, Lisa Spath, Chiara-Aiyleen Badur, Joachim Photiadis, Felix Berger, Felix Berger, Katharina Schmitt, Katharina Schmitt, Katharina Schmitt

“…Caregivers completed a comprehensive education program on the clinical management of their child at home and were asked to remotely send monitoring data using an application. …”
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Health Experts’ Perspectives on Barriers, Facilitators, and Needs for Improvement of Hospital Care in the Dying Phase by Sukhvir Kaur, Kathleen Boström, Anneke Ullrich, Nikolas Oubaid, Karin Oechsle, Holger Schulz, Raymond Voltz, Kerstin Kremeike

“…Globally, hospitals are an important place in end-of-life care and most frequent place of death in Germany (47%), but at the same time, the least preferred one—both for patients and their informal caregivers. As hospital care in the dying phase on non-palliative care wards has rarely been studied systematically, we assessed the current state of care in the dying phase in hospitals as a first step. …”
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PARENT – ASSESSMENT OF PARENTAL ATTITUDES REGARDING EXERCISE AND NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY IN ROMANIA by Cherecheș Ștefania, Bulduș Codruța Florina

“…This process involved translating and back-translating the 13-item MRPS into Romanian, customizing it for cultural relevance, and ensuring clarity for caregivers. We created a Romanian version of the tool that caregivers could easily understand and complete. …”
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Social Representations of Overweight and Obesity in Schoolchild in the State of Mexico by Verónica Arreola Ríos, Donovan Casas Patiño

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> primary caregivers are those who determine the diet; there was a very high degree of stigmatization at the school and social level; there is a decrease in certain consumption of high-calorie foods; physical activity occurs almost exclusively during school breaks.…”
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Model to explain dental visit for children aged 0 to 5: Scoping review of birth cohorts. by Pierre-Jean Berat, Vincent DE Andrade, Nolwenn Regnault, Annabelle Tenenbaum, Sylvie Azogui-Levy

“…The mains proximal factors for access to dental care for preschool children are related to caregivers' perception of children's oral health and its impacts on quality of life. …”
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