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A Systematic Review of Caregiver Burden following Stroke by H. Rigby; G. Gubitz; S. Phillips is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Systematic Review of Caregiver Burden following Stroke about?
Caregiver burden following stroke is increasingly recognised as a significant health care concern. A growing number of studies have evaluated the patient, caregiver, and social support factors that contribute to increased caregiver burden. We conducted a systematic review of this literature to guide future research. A search of the MEDLINE, PsyclNFO, CINAHL, and EMBASE databases (up to July 2008) and reference sections of published studies using a structured search strategy yielded 24 relevant articles. Studies were included if they evaluated predictors and/or correlates of caregiver burden in the setting of stroke. The prevalence of caregiver burden was 25–54% and remained elevated for an indefinite period following stroke. In studies that evaluated independent baseline predictors of subsequent caregiver burden, none of the factors reported were consistent across studies. In studies that assessed concurrent factors independently contributing to caregiver burden in the poststroke period, patient characteristics and social support factors were inconsistently reported. Several studies identified caregiver mental health and the amount of time and effort required of the caregiver as si
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- Author
- H. Rigby; G. Gubitz; S. Phillips
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)