Instruments in general practice to identify and to measure (over)burden due to informal care for caring relatives: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Family caregivers provide by far the largest share of long-term, unpaid care for their primarily elderly and chronically ill relatives or friends. This is associated with a higher risk of psychological and physical overload for the caregivers due to the persistently high time, financial and emotional burden.Recognising the effects of persistent burden on caring relatives at an early stage significantly contributes to the appropriate coordination of available resources and mediation of individual support to maintain a functional caring relationship without excessive demands. General practitioners are usually responsible for the early detection of burden arising from informal care and the coordination of adequate measures. The objective of this review is to give an overv

SUBMITTER: Marx Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10410812 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature