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  "abstract": "Introduction\n\nInformal care has enormous societal relevance in southern European countries. The illness of carers casts a shadow of doubt over the caregiving process.Objective\n\nTo analyze the multidimensional impacts and challenges when informal carers face a situation of illness or incapacity.Materials and methods\n\nA qualitative methodology was used, collecting data through semi-structured interviews and using categorical content analysis. The participating caregivers were recruited from the community through organizations.Results\n\n10 informal carers participated, 9 women aged between 47 and 80 years old, who were family members and lived with the cared-for person. Two categories of analysis emerged: the impact on the informal carer and caring in a situation of illness or incapacity. The results showed impacts in the family, personal, social, work and financial life spheres, with restrictions on autonomy and freedom being highlighted. The carer's illness had implications for the provision of care, and there was a need to activate the informal support network, which was mainly family. There were also difficulties in accessing formal support.Discussion\n\nNoteworthy the particularities of informal carers' experiences of illness, with increased difficulties compared to what other studies have shown in relation to informal care.Conclusion\n\nThe study contributes to highlighting the difficulties and needs of responding to and supporting carers who have fallen ill, posing challenges for social and health intervention in the community and for public policies.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "University of Coimbra, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences and Faculty of Economics, Coimbra, Portugal. E-mail: inesdurao255@gmail.com University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal inesdurao255@gmail.com.",
    "University of Coimbra, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. Researcher at the Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology and the Centre for Health Studies and Research of the University of Coimbra, Portugal. E-mail: sonia.guadalupe@fpce.uc.pt University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal sonia.guadalupe@fpce.uc.pt."
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      "name": "Inês Costa Durão",
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      "name": "Sónia Guadalupe",
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  "doi": "10.15649/cuidarte.5416",
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  "language": "eng",
  "licence": "CC-BY",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13687635?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13687635",
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  "published": "2026-09-29",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/5n1qnkrsyxxem.ris",
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  "title": "Caring when the caregiver becomes ill: a qualitative analysis of the impacts and multidimensional challenges in informal caregiving.",
  "title_text": "Caring when the caregiver becomes ill: a qualitative analysis of the impacts and multidimensional challenges in informal caregiving.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:20:36Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/5n1qnkrsyxxem",
  "venue": "Revista Cuidarte",
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