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Family caregivers' experiences of relinquishing the care of a person with dementia to a nursing home: Insights from a meta-ethnographic study

Findings
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2012
  • Year Published
    2013
  • Quality Rating
    4/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    Australia (3); USA (3); Canada (1); Korea - South (1); Sweden (1); UK (Northern Ireland) (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    Australia (3); USA (3); Canada (1); Korea - South (1); Sweden (1); UK (Northern Ireland) (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom care is provided
    Staff/self - Shared decision-making
    Skill mix - Role performance
    Skill mix - Task shifting / substitution
    Where care is provided
    Site of service delivery
    Implementation strategies
    Consumer-targeted strategy
    Communication and decision-making facilitation
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Diseases
    Non-communicable diseases
    Alzheimer and other dementias
    Sectors
    Home care
    Long-term care
    Providers
    Caregivers
Publication details
  • Citation
    Graneheim UH, Johansson A, Lindgren BM. Family caregivers' experiences of relinquishing the care of a person with dementia to a nursing home: Insights from a meta-ethnographic study. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 2013;28(2):215-224.
  • DOI
    10.1111/scs.12046

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