A synthesis of knowledge about caregiver decision making finds gaps in support for those who care for aging loved ones

Findings

Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Full-text report

Full-text report (free)
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2015
Year Published

2016
Quality Rating

5/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (31); Canada (12); Australia (4); Netherlands (4); Taiwan (4); Sweden (3); Belgium (1); France (1); Germany (1); Israel (1); Norway (1); Spain (1); UK (England) (1); UK (Northern Ireland) (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

USA (31); Canada (12); Australia (4); Netherlands (4); Taiwan (4); Sweden (3); Belgium (1); France (1); Germany (1); Israel (1); Norway (1); Spain (1); UK (England) (1); UK (Northern Ireland) (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
By whom care is provided
Staff/self - Shared decision-making
Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Communication and decision-making facilitation
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Providers
Caregivers

Publication details

Citation

Garvelink MM, Ngangue PAG, Adekpedjou R, Diouf NT, Goh L, Blair L, et al. A synthesis of knowledge about caregiver decision making finds gaps in support for those who care for aging loved ones. Health Affairs. 2016;35(4):619-626.
DOI

10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1375

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