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Informal caregiving for adults, loneliness and social isolation: a study protocol for a systematic review

INTRODUCTION: Some empirical studies have identified an association between informal caregiving for adults and loneliness or social isolation. However, there is a lack of a review systematically synthesising empirical studies that have examined these associations. Hence, the aim of this systematic r...

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Autores principales: Hajek, André, Kretzler, Benedikt, König, Hans-Helmut
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8098962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33947734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044902
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Kretzler, Benedikt
König, Hans-Helmut
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description INTRODUCTION: Some empirical studies have identified an association between informal caregiving for adults and loneliness or social isolation. However, there is a lack of a review systematically synthesising empirical studies that have examined these associations. Hence, the aim of this systematic review is to provide an overview of evidence from observational studies. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Three electronic databases (Medline, PsycINFO, CINAHL) will be searched (presumably in May 2021), and reference lists of included studies will be searched manually. Cross-sectional and longitudinal observational studies examining the association between informal caregiving for adults and loneliness or social isolation will be included. Studies focusing on grandchildren care or private care for chronically ill children will be excluded. Data extraction will include information related to study design, definition and measurement of informal caregiving, loneliness and social isolation, sample characteristics, statistical analysis and main results. The quality of the studies will be evaluated using the National Institutes of Health Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies. Two reviewers will perform the selection of studies, data extraction and assessment of study quality. Figures and tables will be used to summarise and report results. A narrative summary of the findings will be provided. If data permit, a meta-analysis will be conducted. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: No primary data will be collected. Therefore, approval by an ethics committee is not required. We plan to publish our findings in a peer-reviewed journal. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020193099.
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spelling pubmed-80989622021-05-18 Informal caregiving for adults, loneliness and social isolation: a study protocol for a systematic review Hajek, André Kretzler, Benedikt König, Hans-Helmut BMJ Open Mental Health INTRODUCTION: Some empirical studies have identified an association between informal caregiving for adults and loneliness or social isolation. However, there is a lack of a review systematically synthesising empirical studies that have examined these associations. Hence, the aim of this systematic review is to provide an overview of evidence from observational studies. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Three electronic databases (Medline, PsycINFO, CINAHL) will be searched (presumably in May 2021), and reference lists of included studies will be searched manually. Cross-sectional and longitudinal observational studies examining the association between informal caregiving for adults and loneliness or social isolation will be included. Studies focusing on grandchildren care or private care for chronically ill children will be excluded. Data extraction will include information related to study design, definition and measurement of informal caregiving, loneliness and social isolation, sample characteristics, statistical analysis and main results. The quality of the studies will be evaluated using the National Institutes of Health Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies. Two reviewers will perform the selection of studies, data extraction and assessment of study quality. Figures and tables will be used to summarise and report results. A narrative summary of the findings will be provided. If data permit, a meta-analysis will be conducted. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: No primary data will be collected. Therefore, approval by an ethics committee is not required. We plan to publish our findings in a peer-reviewed journal. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020193099. BMJ Publishing Group 2021-05-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8098962/ /pubmed/33947734 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044902 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) .
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Informal caregiving for adults, loneliness and social isolation: a study protocol for a systematic review
title Informal caregiving for adults, loneliness and social isolation: a study protocol for a systematic review
title_full Informal caregiving for adults, loneliness and social isolation: a study protocol for a systematic review
title_fullStr Informal caregiving for adults, loneliness and social isolation: a study protocol for a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Informal caregiving for adults, loneliness and social isolation: a study protocol for a systematic review
title_short Informal caregiving for adults, loneliness and social isolation: a study protocol for a systematic review
title_sort informal caregiving for adults, loneliness and social isolation: a study protocol for a systematic review
topic Mental Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8098962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33947734
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044902
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