Understanding and Measuring the Wellbeing of Carers of People With Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

To determine how the wellbeing of carers of people with dementia is understood and measured in contemporary health research.

Research design and methods

A systematic review of reviews was designed, registered with PROSPERO, and then conducted. This focused on systematic reviews of research literature published from 2010 onwards; with the wellbeing of carers of people with dementia being a primary focus. N = 19 studies met the inclusion criteria. Quality appraisal was conducted using the AMSTAR tool (2015). A narrative synthesis was conducted to explore how wellbeing is currently being understood and measured.

Results

Contemporary health research most frequently conceptualizes wellbeing in the context of a loss-deficit model. Current healthcar

SUBMITTER: Cunningham NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6857741 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature