Penjaga orang sakit

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Seorang pemukim St John of God Trust dan seorang penjaga orang sakit Halswell, Selandia Baru

Penjaga orang sakit (caregiver, carer) adalah seorang anggota tak dibayar atau berbayar dari sebuah jaringan sosial seseorang yang membantu mereka dalam kegiatan sehari-hari .^[1] Penjaga orang sakit biasanya dipakai untuk orang-orang yang berusia lanjut, berkebutuhan khusus, mengidap penyakit, atau memiliki gangguan mental.

Referensi

1. An overview of methods for evaluating informalcare in economic health studies, PharmacoEconomics - Italian Research Articles. January 2008.

Bacaan tambahan

• Dorling Kindersley (2013). Caregiver's handbook (edisi ke-1st American). New York: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 9781465402165. 
• Mitnick, S.; Leffler, C.; Hood, V.; American College of Physicians Ethics, P. A. H. R. C. (2010). "Family Caregivers, Patients and Physicians: Ethical Guidance to Optimize Relationships". Journal of General Internal Medicine. 25 (3): 255–260. doi:10.1007/s11606-009-1206-3. PMC 2839338 . PMID 20063128. Ringkasan. 
• Carol Levine, ed. (2004) Always On Call: When Illness Turns Families into Caregivers (2nd ed.), Vanderbilt University Press for the United Hospital Fund. ISBN 0-8265-1460-X
• Moore, H., & Gillespie, A. (2014). The caregiving bind: Concealing the demands of informal care can undermine the caregiving identity. Social Science & Medicine, 116, 102–109.
• Dr. Marion Somers Elder Care Made Easier: Doctor Marion's 10 Steps to Help You Care for an Aging Loved One, Addicus Books, 2006. ISBN 1-886039-80-1
• Joyce Cavaye (2006) Hidden Carers, Dunedin Press, Edinburgh, ISBN 1-903765-66-8
• Bonnie Campbell McGovern (2007) Taking Care of Barbara: A Journey Through Life and Alzheimer's and 29 Insights for Caregivers. ISBN 0-595-40536-3 OCLC 145511953
• Ann Burack-Weissi, "The Caregiver’s Tale: Loss and Renewal in Memoirs of Family Life", Journal of Marriage and Family, 69, no. 1 (2007): 271-272 ISSN 0022-2445
• Sylvia Barron Baca (2007) Caregiver Daily Journal Gardners Books ISBN 1-4303-2102-4 OCLC 176917554
• Maria M Meyer, Derr RN, Stanley, Tandberg (2014). Caregiving in the Comfort of Home: A Complete Guide for Caregivers. CareTrust Publications. ISBN 978-0985139155

Pranala luar

• Caregiver search Diarsipkan 2012-12-28 di Archive.is at the Open Directory Project. Returns many organizations and pages of further advice, forums, etc.