Introduction Diaries have been used regularly in various intensive care units (ICUs) in international settings. Hard copy diaries written by relatives became impractical during the COVID-19 pandemic due to ICU visiting restrictions and infection control considerations. Authors: T Haakma, R…
Objective Increasing numbers of youths are facing a relative's cancer. In this context, some are required to provide significant support and are called young carers (YCs). However, little is known about how these youth are viewed and supported by health…
This study aims to examine whether the association between life satisfaction and depressive symptoms in young carers was moderated by social participation. Cross-sectional data were extracted from the 7th wave of the European Social Survey. Our sample included 673 young…
Our colleagues from ZDUS in Slovenia report on their “Be connected” project whose aim is to improve health literacy about dementia: Are you an adult educator and ever wondered how to improve your skills on teaching about dementia-related issues? Do…
Eurocarers analysis of the 2021 National Resilience and Recovery Plans Read Eurocarers’ Position Paper Based on a rapid analysis of the 2021 National Recovery and Resilience Plans, this Position Paper aims to provide some pointers as to how the unprecedented…
The InCARE survey is open for a few more weeks only. The aim of this survey is to understand how people view care for older people with support needs and how they assess long-term care systems. It is available in…
The AppForDem project aimed to create a set of open and multilingual educational resources on dementia, with the purpose of offering digital resources that support formal and informal carers in caring for people with dementia. According to the training curriculum…
The Swedish Family Care Competence Centre (Nationellt kompetenscentrum anhöriga, Nka), has for a number of years worked with Blended Learning Networks. A Blended Learning Network is a heterogenous community of practice – a method where people with a common interest…
A new report published by EPSU (European Federation of Public Service Unions) shows that, as the pandemic was at its peak, hundreds of thousands of care workers were abandoning the sector of long-term residential care . While COVID was hitting…
Eurocarers was invited as expert at the European Parliament to discuss the European Care Strategy proposed by President von der Leyen in her State of the European Union speech. Stecy Yghemonos, Executive Director of Eurocarers, had the wonderful opportunity to…
