Programs Addressed to Family Caregivers/Informal Caregivers Needs: Systematic Review Protocol

(1) Background: considering the growing increase in informal caregivers or family caregivers, it is critical to identify the unmet care needs of informal caregivers to improve their experiences, health, and well-being, contributing to the achievement of care needs of the elderly or people with adult...

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Published in:Journal of personalized medicine 2022-01, Vol.12 (2), p.145
Main Authors: Sousa, Luís, Gemito, Laurência, Ferreira, Rogério, Pinho, Lara, Fonseca, César, Lopes, Manuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Aging
Caregivers
Chronic illnesses
Clinical trials
Cognitive ability
Dementia
Dementia disorders
Health care
Health services
Intervention
Mental disorders
Older people
Precision medicine
Professionals
Reviews
Study Protocol
Systematic review
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Summary:(1) Background: considering the growing increase in informal caregivers or family caregivers, it is critical to identify the unmet care needs of informal caregivers to improve their experiences, health, and well-being, contributing to the achievement of care needs of the elderly or people with adult dependency and promotion of successful transitions from health services to the community/home. (2) Objective: to identify the current state of knowledge about programs addressed to family caregivers/informal caregivers needs. (3) Methods: a systematic review will be undertaken with resource to databases from EBSCOhost Research Platform, Scopus, Web of Science, The Virtual Health Library (VHL). Studies published after January 2011 in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese will be considered. This review will consider all studies that report on any intervention program targeting family caregivers/informal caregivers who need to improve their experiences, health, and well-being, contributing to the meeting of their needs or those who have dementia and cognitive impairment, mental disorders, impairments in activities of daily living, frailty and/or who need health care and/or promoting successful transitions of community. (4) Discussion: The results of this review could be used to develop an intervention model to meet the needs of the family caregivers/informal caregivers. Furthermore, these findings will help to guide the construction of health policies regarding family caregivers/informal caregivers, as well their needs.
ISSN:2075-4426
2075-4426
DOI:10.3390/jpm12020145