Family Caregiving of Older Adults: 2nd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Care Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 40
Special Issue Editors
Interests: family nursing; informal caregiving; innovation; dementia; geriatrics; gerontology; eHealth; research ethics; research methodology
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Interests: family caregiving; gerontology; older adults; eHealth; public health; ageing; low- and middle-income countries
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the overwhelmingly positive response and many contributions to the first edition of the Special Issue “Family Caregiving of Older Adults”, we are pleased to annouce its second edition. This continuation aims to further encourage research contributions on this important topic from across the globe.
Worldwide, populations are aging, and the number of people living with chronic diseases continues to rise. The current population of 703 million people aged 65 or over is expected to double by 2050, reaching 1.5 billion. As a result, family interdependence will also increase. While many family members find caregiving rewarding, others face significant challenges in balancing caregiving responsibilities with employment, social participation, and maintaining their own health and wellbeing.
At the same time, reliance on formal caregiving is often limited by economic constraints, shrinking resources, and a shortage of health and social care professionals. This Special Issue seeks to deepen understanding of family caregivers’ experiences and needs, while also advancing the development of systemic, relational, and practical care interventions that can be supported and implemented worldwide.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Caregiver support;
- Caregiver burden;
- Caregiver stress;
- Biopsychosocial implications of caregiving;
- Family nursing;
- Family support;
- Informal or family caregiving;
- Older people;
- Dementia;
- Chronic illness;
- Health promotion.
Prof. Dr. Hanne Konradsen
Dr. Zarina Nahar Kabir
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- family caregiving
- family health
- older adults
- care partner
- informal caregiving
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