As the demand for healthcare and assistance continues to rise, informal caregivers—family members or friends who support individuals with physical or psychological dependencies—play an increasingly vital role. In Belgium, over 12% of individuals aged 15 and older provide regular informal…
Our colleagues from carers UK recently published a new research, which finds that an increasing number of unpaid carers are experiencing poor mental health because they cannot take a break from caring. Our report, based on findings from our State…
This new EU-backed project will explore long-term integrated care and deliver actionable policies that European countries can put into practice to create more effective and equitable systems. The goal of Laurel, which is backed by EU-funding of over €2.7 million,…
Ten years ago, EIGE introduced the Gender Equality Index as a marker for the status quo of gender equality in the EU. Each edition came with more or less the same conclusion: progress is at a snail’s pace. However, in this…
In 2021, Acufade, a member of Eurocarers from Tenerife, Spain, carried out an investigation on family caregivers in the Canary Islands. This comprehensive study is now fully availñable in English. It revealed the lives of these invisible pillars of the…
Mariam Kirvalidze, PhD student at the Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden and her supervisor, Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga work on the topic of informal caregiving. They recently published an interesting umbrella review on caregiver interventions (47 systematic reviews were included, covering…
To mark Carers Rights Day 2022, our colleagues from Carers UK are launching a new research report Cycles of caring: transitions in and out of unpaid care, in collaboration with the Centre for Care at the University of Sheffield. The…
Carers UK has recently published their State of Caring 2022 report: the largest and most comprehensive survey of unpaid carers, with over 12,400 current carers taking part this year. It is clear from carers’ responses that the cost-of-living crisis has…
Our colleagues from Family Carers Ireland just published their biennial State of Caring report. This report sets out the findings of Ireland’s second national State of Caring survey undertaken by Family Carers Ireland between 19th January and 2nd March 2022.…
This study investigates whether there are differences in quality of life—i.e., psychosomatic complaints and life satisfaction—between schoolchildren with and without a chronically ill or disabled parent at home. It also examines the role played by the intensity of tasks, life…
