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| Title |
The start of caring for an elderly dependent family member: a qualitative metasynthesis
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| Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, September 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12877-018-0922-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lourdes Moral-Fernández, Antonio Frías-Osuna, Sara Moreno-Cámara, Pedro A. Palomino-Moral, Rafael Del-Pino-Casado |
| Abstract |
The family often takes care of an elderly person who suddenly becomes dependent. This greatly affects different aspects of the caregivers' lives. The aim of this study is to explore the initial experiences, during the first year of care, of persons who suddenly become caregivers for elderly dependent relatives. A search in CINAHL, PsycINFO, WOS, Medline, and Scopus and a metasynthesis of qualitative research were conducted including 19 articles. Three categories were developed to explain the process of becoming a caregiver 'taking on the role' (life changes, uncertainty and confusion, and acceptance or resistance); 'beginning to realise' (new needs, impact, and appraisal); and 'implementing strategies' (seeking help and self-learning, reordering family and social relationships, solving problems, and devising strategies to decrease negative emotions and stress). The synthesis provides a comprehensive understanding of the experience of becoming a caregiver in order to help health-care professionals to adapt care plans to this situation. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 93 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 93 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 13 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 10% |
| Lecturer | 8 | 9% |
| Researcher | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 16 | 17% |
| Unknown | 30 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 29% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 12% |
| Psychology | 4 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 13% |
| Unknown | 32 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 September 2018.
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#5,833,086
of 23,103,903 outputs
Outputs from BMC Geriatrics
#1,355
of 3,265 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#102,914
of 341,066 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Geriatrics
#54
of 82 outputs
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