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Background: Korea became an aged society in 2018 when its elderly population (people over the age of 65) reached 14.3% of the total population. According to the 2018 Korea Dementia Observatory Report, in 2017,among the elderly population, the number of dementia patients was estimated at 705,473 (male: 254,676, female 450,797), and the prevalence of dementia was 10%. In 2018, the 16.2 million family and other unpaid caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias provided an estimated 18.5 billion hours of unpaid care.
Objectives: The aim of this review is to develop new understanding on what is the experience of family carers of patient with dementia living in community of South Korea. Studies will be identified using four electronic database. Two reviewers will independently select studies, extract data, and quality assessment. We will use a narrative synthesis approach to synthesize the data, and providing a structured summary.
Methods: We will perform a qualitative evidence synthesis of relevant qualitative research exploring the experience, coping, and attitude of family carers caregiving patient with dementia living in community in South Korea.
We will search the following four electronic bibliographic databases:
MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid), CINAHL, and PsycINFO. There will be no date restrictions. Any peer-reviewed primary study using recognized qualitative research methods of both data collection and analysis will be included. Studies that targeting caregivers of dementia patients institutionalized in healthcare facilities will be excluded. Two reviewers will independently select studies, extract data, and apply the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme quality assessment tool.
To synthesize the data, we will use a narrative synthesis approach that involves developing a theoretical model, conducting a preliminary synthesis, exploring relations in the data, and providing a structured summary. At least two reviewers will independently apply the thematic framework to extracted data. Confidence in synthesis findings will be evaluated using the GRADE Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative Research tool.
Results: We anticipate this review will provide the robust understanding on how family or unpaid caregivers might experience and coping caregiving their dementia patient.
Conclusions: Understanding such experience is critical to determing and implementing the policy strategies aimed at reducing burden of caregiving, depression, and stress of family caregivers.
Patient or healthcare consumer involvement: None
Objectives: The aim of this review is to develop new understanding on what is the experience of family carers of patient with dementia living in community of South Korea. Studies will be identified using four electronic database. Two reviewers will independently select studies, extract data, and quality assessment. We will use a narrative synthesis approach to synthesize the data, and providing a structured summary.
Methods: We will perform a qualitative evidence synthesis of relevant qualitative research exploring the experience, coping, and attitude of family carers caregiving patient with dementia living in community in South Korea.
We will search the following four electronic bibliographic databases:
MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid), CINAHL, and PsycINFO. There will be no date restrictions. Any peer-reviewed primary study using recognized qualitative research methods of both data collection and analysis will be included. Studies that targeting caregivers of dementia patients institutionalized in healthcare facilities will be excluded. Two reviewers will independently select studies, extract data, and apply the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme quality assessment tool.
To synthesize the data, we will use a narrative synthesis approach that involves developing a theoretical model, conducting a preliminary synthesis, exploring relations in the data, and providing a structured summary. At least two reviewers will independently apply the thematic framework to extracted data. Confidence in synthesis findings will be evaluated using the GRADE Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative Research tool.
Results: We anticipate this review will provide the robust understanding on how family or unpaid caregivers might experience and coping caregiving their dementia patient.
Conclusions: Understanding such experience is critical to determing and implementing the policy strategies aimed at reducing burden of caregiving, depression, and stress of family caregivers.
Patient or healthcare consumer involvement: None