The experiences and needs of unpaid family caregivers for persons living with dementia in rural settings: A qualitative systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Unpaid family caregivers provide extensive support for community-dwelling persons living with dementia, impacting family caregivers' health and wellbeing. Further, unpaid family caregiving in rural settings has additional challenges because of lower access to services. This systematic review examines qualitative evidence to summarize the experiences and needs of rural unpaid family caregivers of persons living with dementia.

Methods

CINAHL, SCOPUS, EMBASE, Web of Science, PsychINFO, ProQuest, and Medline were searched for articles investigating the experience and needs of rural family caregivers of persons living with dementia. Eligibility criteria were: 1) original qualitative research; 2) written in the English language; 3) focused on the perspectives of caregivers

SUBMITTER: Campbell-Enns HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10266592 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature