Supporting family care: a scoping app review.

Background: Mobile applications (apps) may provide family caregivers of people with chronic diseases and conditions with access to support and good information. However, thorough understanding of how these apps meet the main needs and requirements of the users is currently lacking. The aim of this study was to review the currently available apps for family caregivers and evaluate their relevance to main domains of caregiving activities, caregivers' personal needs, and caregivers' groups found in previous research on family caregivers.

[Highly Burdened Groups of Family Caregivers - Results of a Cluster Analysis].

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore caregiving situations and to identify highly burdened caregiver groups.

Methodology: Survey data was collected from 1,429 family caregivers. Family caregivers were defined as relatives, friends, or neighbors who take care of and look after a person in need of care.

[Balancing Work and Caregiving: Impact of Employment on the Health of Family Caregivers].

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate how the health effects of informal care are influenced by the contextual factor employment.

Methodology: The analysis is based on representative German population data for 2015 and 2016 (n=19 791). The focus group "family caregivers" includes persons who informally support or care for a person at least one hour a week.