Systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of carer stress on subsequent institutionalisation of community-dwelling older people.

BACKGROUND:In the caregiving literature there is a common assertion that a higher level of carer stress is a critical determinant of premature ending of homecare. However, this contention has not been systematically assessed. We therefore systematically reviewed and meta-analysed the prospective ass...

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Main Authors: Nora-Ann Donnelly, Anne Hickey, Annette Burns, Paul Murphy, Frank Doyle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128213