The content, dissemination and effects of case management interventions for informal caregivers of older adults: A systematic review.

Summary, in English

To investigate and describe the content, dissemination and effects of case management interventions for informal caregivers of older adults, focusing on outcomes related to patients' activities of daily living, nutrition assessment, pain measurement, depression, length of stay and to caregivers' satisfaction and difficulties.

• Author: Connie Bøttcher Berthelsen; Jimmie Kristensson
• Department/s: Older people's health and Person-Centred care
• Publishing year: 2015
• Language: English
• Pages: 988-1002
• Publication/Series: International Journal of Nursing Studies
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 5
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25661314?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.01.006
• Document type: Journal article review
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Topic: Nursing
• Status: Published
• Research group: Older people's health and Person-Centred care
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1873-491X