Care burden on family caregivers of patients with dementia and affecting factors in China: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dementia is a chronic and progressive illness characterized by severe impairment and high dependencies. Under the influence of Chinese traditional culture, 80% of patients with dementia are watched over at home by family caregivers as primary caregivers. However, long-term care brings formidable burdens to them and reduces the quality of their life. It is necessary to find out the influencing factors of caregivers' burden.

Methods

A scoping search was conducted on eight electronic databases from 1 January 2010 to 14 June 2022: PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China VIP Database, China Biomedical Literature Database, and Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform. Research articles included in this review d

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9760850 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature