title: Caring for older people. Carers.
abstract: Caring by families and friends is the backbone of community care. Carers face physical, emotional, social, and financial problems. They need recognition, information, and support from the health professionals with whom they and the person they care for come in contact. Much information is available to assist carers and to enable their doctors to help them in their caring role.
authors.affiliation: Bradford Health Authority, Shipley.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Travers
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D006113:United Kingdom