| Descriptor English: | Caregivers | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Cuidadores
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Cuidadores | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Aidants | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Care Giver Care Givers Caregiver Caregiver, Family Caregiver, Spouse Caregivers, Family Caregivers, Spouse Carer Carers Family Caregiver Family Caregivers Informal Caregivers Spouse Caregiver Spouse Caregivers |
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| Tree number(s): |
M01.085 M01.526.485.200 N02.360.200 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017028 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Persons who provide care to those who need supervision or assistance in illness or disability. They may provide the care in the home, in a hospital, or in an institution. Although caregivers include trained medical, nursing, and other health personnel, the concept also refers to parents, spouses, or other family members, friends, members of the clergy, teachers, social workers, fellow patients. |
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| Annotation: | general or unspecified; prefer specific caregiver as NURSES; PHYSICIANS; etc.; coordinate with specific field if pertinent: "the teacher as caregiver" = CAREGIVERS + TEACHING |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence OG organization & administration PX psychology SD supply & distribution SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 92 |
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| History Note: | 92 |
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| DeCS ID: | 30212 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D017028 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1992/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1991/05/30 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/06/29 |
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Persons [M01]Persons
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Caregivers
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Spouse Caregivers
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Family Caregivers
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Informal Caregivers
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| Concept UI |
M0025871 |
| Scope note | Persons who provide care to those who need supervision or assistance in illness or disability. They may provide the care in the home, in a hospital, or in an institution. Although caregivers include trained medical, nursing, and other health personnel, the concept also refers to parents, spouses, or other family members, friends, members of the clergy, teachers, social workers, fellow patients. |
| Preferred term | Caregivers |
| Entry term(s) |
Care Giver Care Givers Caregiver Carer Carers |
| Concept UI |
M0025873 |
| Preferred term | Spouse Caregivers |
| Entry term(s) |
Caregiver, Spouse Caregivers, Spouse Spouse Caregiver |
| Concept UI |
M0025872 |
| Preferred term | Family Caregivers |
| Entry term(s) |
Caregiver, Family Caregivers, Family Family Caregiver |
| Concept UI |
M000739985 |
| Preferred term | Informal Caregivers |
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