Informal Caregiving for People With Life-Limiting Illness: Exploring the Knowledge Gaps.

ABSTRACT: Background: People with life-limiting illness are increasingly having more care provided to them by informal caregivers (ICs) such as family members and friends. Although there is a substantial amount of literature surrounding informal caregiving, there is a paucity of research from a hospice palliative care angle. To address this knowledge gap, this scoping review explored the effects of/challenges to informal caregiving at the end of life in Canada. Methods: Scoping review of the literature following Arksey and O'Malley's framework. Key healthcare and social sciences databases alongside the gray literature were searched. Relevant scholarly and gray literature sources from 2005 to 2019 were screened for inclusion criteria, and a thematic content analysis employed to summariz

SUBMITTER: Lung EYL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9109592 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature