Caregiving services in spinal cord injury: a systematic review of the literature

Spinal Cord
E M SmithWilliam C Miller

Abstract

PRISMA guided systematic review. To summarize and characterize the literature pertaining to the nature of and factors associated with caregiving services provided to individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and identify areas for interventional research to address the needs of care recipients. PUBMED/Medline, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Social Services Abstracts and Social Work Abstracts databases. Qualitative and quantitative peer-reviewed publications that were written in English were included if they described the nature of caregiving services in SCI, factors influencing the use of and access to caregiving services or described interventions to address caregiving needs of individuals with SCI. Sixteen papers were selected. The level of evidence for included studies ranged from 2 (highest) to 5 (lowest). Eleven studies described the nature of caregiving services, demographics of caregivers and recipients and factors associated with requiring care. Five studies described caregiving interventions. Caregiving services in SCI are predominantly provided by informal caregivers who are female. Quality of care from informal caregivers matches or exceeds quality of formal care. Total hours of care are dependent on the injury level and ...Continue Reading

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Mar 23, 2018·Spinal Cord·Laura Juguera RodriguezJose Luis Diaz Agea
Dec 18, 2019·Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation·Carol HaywoodMary C Lawlor
Nov 14, 2019·Journal of Aging and Health·Ivan R Molton, Anne Ordway
Feb 6, 2020·Home Health Care Services Quarterly·Brian Chun-Fai ChanBeverley Catharine Craven
Nov 16, 2021·The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine·Jill I Cameron
Dec 3, 2021·Health & Social Care in the Community·Diana Pacheco BarzalloArmin Gemperli

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