Conceptualizing Family Caregivers' Use of Community Support Services: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Only a fraction of the 53 million caregivers in the United States use available formal community services. This scoping review synthesized the literature on the barriers and facilitators of community support service utilization by adult caregivers of a family member or friend with an illness, disability, or other limitation.

Research design and methods

We searched PubMed, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and Web of Science for quantitative and qualitative articles assessing barriers and facilitators of caregivers' access to and utilization of resources, following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis scoping review guidelines. Thematic analysis, drawing on an initial conceptualization, informed key insights around caregivers' resource n

SUBMITTER: Choi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11491529 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature