TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring carer resilience in the context of dementia
T2 - a meta-synthesis
AU - Kim, Eun Young
AU - Chang, Sung Ok
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Soonchunhyang University Research Fund.
Funding Information:
This study was supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea grant funded by the Korea government (2022R1A2C1004542) (NRF-2021R1I1A1A01048956).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Aims: The aim of this literature review is to integrate the results of qualitative research on the resilience experiences of family carers of people with dementia (PWD). Design: A qualitative meta-synthesis study was conducted. Methods: The meta-ethnography method of Noblit and Hare (1988) was used. We searched five electronic bibliographic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Web of Science) using the keywords “caregivers”, “family caregivers”, “spouse caregivers”, “qualitative research”, “resilience, psychological” and “dementia.” The inclusion criteria of the literature search found studies that explored the resilience experience of family carers of PWD, were qualitative, were published in English, and had participants 18 years of age or older. Results: Eleven studies, 1 from Australia, 4 from USA and 6 from UK, were included in the analysis. Through the process, three themes emerged: ‘Seeing the life of a carer as one’s duty’, ‘Setting boundaries in life’, ‘Moving forward toward a developing life.’ These themes illustrated how family carers of PWD overcome the adversities they encounter. Conclusion: This meta-synthesis showed how family carers of PWD adapt to and overcome the difficult situations they are confronted with as carers. This review suggests an important direction for enhancing the resilience of family carers of PWD.
AB - Aims: The aim of this literature review is to integrate the results of qualitative research on the resilience experiences of family carers of people with dementia (PWD). Design: A qualitative meta-synthesis study was conducted. Methods: The meta-ethnography method of Noblit and Hare (1988) was used. We searched five electronic bibliographic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Web of Science) using the keywords “caregivers”, “family caregivers”, “spouse caregivers”, “qualitative research”, “resilience, psychological” and “dementia.” The inclusion criteria of the literature search found studies that explored the resilience experience of family carers of PWD, were qualitative, were published in English, and had participants 18 years of age or older. Results: Eleven studies, 1 from Australia, 4 from USA and 6 from UK, were included in the analysis. Through the process, three themes emerged: ‘Seeing the life of a carer as one’s duty’, ‘Setting boundaries in life’, ‘Moving forward toward a developing life.’ These themes illustrated how family carers of PWD overcome the adversities they encounter. Conclusion: This meta-synthesis showed how family carers of PWD adapt to and overcome the difficult situations they are confronted with as carers. This review suggests an important direction for enhancing the resilience of family carers of PWD.
KW - Caregivers
KW - Dementia
KW - Psychological resilience
KW - Qualitative Research
KW - Systematic Review
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U2 - 10.1186/s12877-022-03516-3
DO - 10.1186/s12877-022-03516-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 36266630
AN - SCOPUS:85140213941
VL - 22
JO - BMC Geriatrics
JF - BMC Geriatrics
SN - 1471-2318
IS - 1
M1 - 806
ER -