In:
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 18, No. 6 ( 2023-6-14), p. e0286548-
Kurzfassung:
Unpaid family caregivers provide extensive support for community-dwelling persons living with dementia, impacting family caregivers’ health and wellbeing. Further, unpaid family caregiving in rural settings has additional challenges because of lower access to services. This systematic review examines qualitative evidence to summarize the experiences and needs of rural unpaid family caregivers of persons living with dementia. Methods CINAHL, SCOPUS, EMBASE, Web of Science, PsychINFO, ProQuest, and Medline were searched for articles investigating the experience and needs of rural family caregivers of persons living with dementia. Eligibility criteria were: 1) original qualitative research; 2) written in the English language; 3) focused on the perspectives of caregivers of community-dwelling persons with dementia; 4) focused on rural settings. Study findings were extracted from each article and a meta-aggregate process was used to synthesize the findings. Findings Of the 510 articles screened, 36 studies were included in this review. Studies were of moderate to high quality and produced 245 findings that were analyzed to produce three synthesized findings: 1) the challenge of dementia care; 2) rural limitations; 3) rural opportunities. Conclusions Rurality is perceived as a limitation for family caregivers in relation to the scope of services provided but can be perceived as a benefit when caregivers experience trustworthy and helpful social networks in rural settings. Implications for practice include establishing and empowering community groups to partner in the provision of care. Further research must be conducted to better understand the strengths and limitations of rurality on caregiving.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1932-6203
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0286548
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0286548.g001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0286548.t001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0286548.t002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0286548.s001
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0286548.s002
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0286548.s003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0286548.r001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0286548.r002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0286548.r003
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0286548.r004
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publikationsdatum:
2023
ZDB Id:
2267670-3
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