'Who Cares?' The experiences of caregivers of adults living with heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary artery disease: a mixed methods systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the experiences of unpaid caregivers providing care to people with heart failure (HF) or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or coronary artery disease (CAD). Design Mixed methods systematic review including qualitative and quantitative studies. Data sources Databases searched: Medline Ebsco, PsycInfo, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Embase, Web of Science, Ethos: The British Library and ProQuest. Grey literature identified using: Global Dissertations and Theses and Applied Sciences Index and hand searches and citation checking of included references. Search time frame: 1 January 1990 to 30 August 2017.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

Inclusion was limited to English language studies in unpaid adult caregivers (>18 years), pr

SUBMITTER: Noonan MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6082485 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature