Lived experiences of informal caregivers of people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with chronic pain often seek support from friends and family for everyday tasks. These individuals are termed informal caregivers. There remains uncertainty regarding the lived experiences of these people who care for individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The aim of this article is to synthase the evidence on the lived experiences of informal caregivers providing care to people with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Methods

A systematic literature review was undertaken of published and unpublished literature databases including EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, PubMed, the WHO International Clinical Trial Registry and ClinicalTrials.gov registry (to September 2019). Qualitative studies exploring the lived experiences of informal caregivers of people with chroni

SUBMITTER: Smith T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8138612 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature