Physical pain among family caregivers to older adults: A scoping review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Scholarship on the health of family caregivers to older adults continues to expand. Although existing research suggests that many family caregivers experience pain, which impacts their ability to perform caregiving tasks and is associated with care recipients' unmet needs, the scope of research on family caregivers' pain remains poorly characterized. We conducted a scoping review of research on pain among family caregivers to older adults to characterize existing evidence and identify knowledge gaps.

Methods

We searched multiple databases spanning from January 2012 to July 2023, identified eligible studies using predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria, and extracted key data (e.g., study design/methodology, pain measurement, caregiver pain type, and

SUBMITTER: Turner SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11368645 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature