Older caregivers’ responsibilities and strategies for their cohabiting partners living at home—a qualitative systematic literature review

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Názov: Older caregivers’ responsibilities and strategies for their cohabiting partners living at home—a qualitative systematic literature review
Autori: Glasdam, Stinne, Xu, Hongxuan, Slåtsveen, Ruth-Ellen, Stilwel, Christie, Wind, Gitte, Gulestø, Ragnhild Julante Andersen, Turcotte, Pier-Luc
Prispievatelia: Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Infect@LU, Lunds universitet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund, Infect@LU, Originator, Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, Integrative Health Research, Lunds universitet, Medicinska fakulteten, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, Hälsa i ett tvärvetenskapligt perspektiv, Originator
Zdroj: Frontiers in Public Health. 13:01-28
Predmety: Medical and Health Sciences, Health Sciences, Nursing, Medicin och hälsovetenskap, Hälsovetenskap, Omvårdnad, Other Medical and Health Sciences, Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences, Annan medicin och hälsovetenskap, Gerontologi, medicinsk/hälsovetenskaplig inriktning
Popis: Background: Ageing-in-place policies have increasingly shifted elder care responsibilities onto family members. Among older cohabiting couples, one’s partner’s illness significantly impacts the other’s daily life and well-being. Aim: To explore the responsibilities and strategies of caregiving partners in older cohabiting couples from the perspectives of cohabiting caregivers. Methods: A qualitative systematic literature review was conducted across seven databases, following PRISMA guidelines and registered in PROSPERO (CRD42025632103). Sixty-five studies were included based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria using Covidence. Quality was assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) checklist for qualitative studies. Data were synthesised through descriptive numerical summaries and thematic analysis. Results: The studies, conducted in 20 countries, primarily used individual interviews for data collection. Three overarching themes emerged: (1) strategies directed towards the partner, (2) strategies to maintain personal identity and space, and (3) strategies for navigating formal care systems. Cohabiting caregivers often assumed daily responsibilities despite emotional and physical strain. They relied on both informal and formal support to care for their partner and preserve time for themselves. However, formal care involvement led to issues such as broken agreements and inadequate services. Conclusion: Older cohabiting caregivers constantly balance and adapt their caregiving roles in relation to their partner, themselves, and formal care providers. This shift in responsibility results in an often invisible, morally-driven labour that remains under-recognised in Ageing-in-place policies. The study highlights the need for policy frameworks and interventions that acknowledge caregivers’ moral labour, enhance the quality of formal care, and support caregiver autonomy. Clinical trial registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42025632103, identifier (CRD42025632103).
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  Data: Background: Ageing-in-place policies have increasingly shifted elder care responsibilities onto family members. Among older cohabiting couples, one’s partner’s illness significantly impacts the other’s daily life and well-being. Aim: To explore the responsibilities and strategies of caregiving partners in older cohabiting couples from the perspectives of cohabiting caregivers. Methods: A qualitative systematic literature review was conducted across seven databases, following PRISMA guidelines and registered in PROSPERO (CRD42025632103). Sixty-five studies were included based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria using Covidence. Quality was assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) checklist for qualitative studies. Data were synthesised through descriptive numerical summaries and thematic analysis. Results: The studies, conducted in 20 countries, primarily used individual interviews for data collection. Three overarching themes emerged: (1) strategies directed towards the partner, (2) strategies to maintain personal identity and space, and (3) strategies for navigating formal care systems. Cohabiting caregivers often assumed daily responsibilities despite emotional and physical strain. They relied on both informal and formal support to care for their partner and preserve time for themselves. However, formal care involvement led to issues such as broken agreements and inadequate services. Conclusion: Older cohabiting caregivers constantly balance and adapt their caregiving roles in relation to their partner, themselves, and formal care providers. This shift in responsibility results in an often invisible, morally-driven labour that remains under-recognised in Ageing-in-place policies. The study highlights the need for policy frameworks and interventions that acknowledge caregivers’ moral labour, enhance the quality of formal care, and support caregiver autonomy. Clinical trial registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/view/CRD42025632103, identifier (CRD42025632103).
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