Differences in family caregiver experiences and expectations of end-of-life heart failure care across providers and settings: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT: Heart failure impacts patients' quality of life and life expectancy and significantly affects the daily behaviours and feelings of family caregivers. At the end-of-life, the burden for family caregivers depends on their emotional and sentimental involvement, as well as social costs.

Objectives

The aim of this work is to determine whether and how family caregivers' experiences and expectations vary in relation to the places of care and teams involved in heart failure management.

Methods

A systematic literature review was conducted, by screening manuscripts dealing with the experience of Family Care Givers' (FCGs) of patients with Advanced Heart failure. Methods and results were reported following the PRISMA rules. Papers were searched through three databases (PubMed, Scopus an

SUBMITTER: Valleggi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10155156 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature