Assessing the needs of informal caregivers of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases: A systematic review of self-assessment tools.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To synthesize self-administrated needs assessment tools of informal caregivers for patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs), evaluate the quality of psychometric properties and identify main needs assessment themes.

Design

Systematic review.

Methods

Eight electronic databases both in English and Chinese were searched for. The psychometric properties of tools were evaluated according to the quality criteria for good psychometric properties developed by Terwee et al. Both the content analysis and thematic extraction methods were used. Needs assessment themes were categorized based on the 7-level Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory.

Results

A total of 17 tools were synthesized. Thirteen of them targeted informal caregivers of patients with cancer

SUBMITTER: Yang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10643841 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature