Barriers in Health and Social Care Access and Systems Navigation among Older Adults without Advocates: A Scoping Literature Review and Framework Synthesis

LM Kervin, I Riadi, SA Chamberlain, K Teo… - Journal of Population …, 2023 - Springer
Informal caregivers are relied on to supplement formal systems. Sociodemographic shifts
have driven concerns regarding the outcomes of older adults who are unable to rely on …

Roles and experiences of informal caregivers of older adults in community and healthcare system navigation: a scoping review

B Kim, A Wister, E O'dea, BA Mitchell, L Li… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Informal caregivers are playing a vital role in improving the degree to which older
adults access community and healthcare systems in a more seamless and timely manner …

[图书][B] Formal and informal care for older persons: Assessing the balance in Ontario

AP Williams, A Peckham, K Kuluski, R Montgomery… - 2010 - torontomu.ca
1.0 Background Informal caregivers (unpaid care provided by family, friends, and
volunteers) play a crucial role in maintaining the health, wellbeing, functional independence …

Barriers Experienced by Community-Dwelling Older Adults Navigating Formal Care: Evidence From an Australian Population-Based National Survey

Y Xie, C Sinclair, M Hamilton… - Journal of Aging …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives This study aims to identify the relationship between psychosocial factors and
unmet needs among community-dwelling older adults who have received or who expect to …

Public health and social services system: The disenchantment of isolated senior caregivers

M Couture, P Orzeck, A Petropoulos - Innovation in Aging, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Social isolation is one of the negative consequences associated with caregiving and is
experienced by approximately 20% of Canadian family caregivers. Being in a public health …

The indispensable intermediaries: a qualitative study of informal caregivers' struggle to achieve influence at and after hospital discharge

LK Bragstad, M Kirkevold, C Foss - BMC health services research, 2014 - Springer
Background The care policy and organization of the care sector is shifting to accommodate
projected demographic changes and to ensure a sustainable model of health care provision …

Views of Older Adults on Using Support to Prevent Overload in Informal Caregivers: Results of a Story Completion Study

EE Vos, SR De Bruin, S Pees… - Health & Social Care …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Older care recipients living at home increasingly rely on support from informal caregivers. As
informal caregivers often combine these caregiving tasks with other tasks, such as paid …

Factors associated with informal caregivers' ability to continue care: a subgroup analysis

S Wang, J de Almeida Mello, A Declercq - Age and Ageing, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background/objective maintaining informal caregiver's ability to continue care can prevent
early institutionalisation and decrease health care costs, contributing to sustainable health …

Access of older people to primary health care in low and middle-income countries: A systematic scoping review

S Dableh, K Frazer, D Stokes, T Kroll - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Ensuring access for older people to Primary Health Care (PHC) is vital to
achieve universal health coverage, improve health outcomes, and health-system …

Programmes Addressed to Informal Caregivers' Needs: A Systematic Literature Review

L Gemito, E Alves, J Moreira, MF Marques, E Caldeira… - Geriatrics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Addressing informal caregivers' needs is essential for ensuring quality
healthcare and promoting citizen-centred care. This systematic review assessed current …