Experiences of informal caregivers after cardiac surgery: a systematic integrated review of qualitative and quantitative studies.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To provide a comprehensive synthesis of informal caregivers' experiences of caring for a significant other following discharge from cardiac surgery. DESIGN:Systematic integrated review without meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES:A bibliographic search for publications indexed in six databases (Cochrane Library, CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, AMED and PsycINFO), including a scan of grey literature sources (GreyNet International, Google Scholar, Web of Science, WorldCat and the Clinical Trials Registry) was conducted in October 2018. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES:Studies were included if they described views and perspectives of informal caregivers of cardiac surgery patients (non-intervention studies (qualitative and quantitative)), and the effectiveness of interventions to evaluat

SUBMITTER: Bjornnes AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6858143 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature