Social support and subjective burden in caregivers of adults and older adults: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the generally accepted belief that social support improves caregiver adjustment in general and subjective burden in particular, the literature shows mixed findings, and a recent review concluded that the predictive strength of caregiver social support in determining caregiver burden is less evident, due to the conceptual diversity of this determinant.

Objective

The purpose of this review is to analyse the relationship of perceived and received social support with subjective burden among informal caregivers of an adult or older adult.

Methods

A systematic search was carried out up to September 2017 in the following databases: MEDLINE (PubMed), CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO), Scopus and ISI Proceedings, and a meta-analysis was performed with the results of

SUBMITTER: Del-Pino-Casado R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5749735 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature