Title |
Intervention to improve social and family support for caregivers of dependent patients: ICIAS study protocol
|
---|---|
Published in |
BMC Primary Care, March 2014
|
DOI | 10.1186/1471-2296-15-53 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Magdalena Rosell-Murphy, Josep Mª Bonet-Simó, Esther Baena, Gemma Prieto, Eva Bellerino, Francesc Solé, Montserrat Rubio, Ilona Krier, Pascuala Torres, Sonia Mimoso, the ICIAS research group |
Abstract |
Despite the existence of formal professional support services, informal support (mainly family members) continues to be the main source of eldercare, especially for those who are dependent or disabled. Professionals on the primary health care are the ideal choice to educate, provide psychological support, and help to mobilize social resources available to the informal caregiver.Controversy remains concerning the efficiency of multiple interventions, taking a holistic approach to both the patient and caregiver, and optimum utilization of the available community resources. .For this reason our goal is to assess whether an intervention designed to improve the social support for caregivers effectively decreases caregivers burden and improves their quality of life. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Brazil | 2 | <1% |
Spain | 2 | <1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
Mexico | 1 | <1% |
Peru | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 280 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Bachelor | 38 | 13% |
Student > Master | 35 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 11% |
Researcher | 24 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 7% |
Other | 46 | 16% |
Unknown | 92 | 32% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Nursing and Health Professions | 57 | 20% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 46 | 16% |
Psychology | 29 | 10% |
Social Sciences | 18 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 3% |
Other | 27 | 9% |
Unknown | 103 | 36% |