Caring for the Informal Caregivers: Systematic Review of Unmet Needs in Palliative Care.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This review aims to describe the literature on the unmet needs of family/informal caregivers of patients in palliative care and the tools used to assess them.

Research questions

What are the unmet needs of informal caregivers of palliative care patients? Which are the tools used to assess them?

Design

Systematic review reported according to the PRISMA guidelines.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search was performed in Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus and Web of Science databases. Additional searches included reference lists of relevant articles and Google Scholar. Study methodological quality was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute tools, and the certainty of evidence was assessed according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based

SUBMITTER: Usai M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12617254 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature