SynthesisThe Gerontologist2019
Aging and HIV-Related Caregiving in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Social Ecological Approach.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Mental/behavioural health and educational outcomes of grandchildren raised by custodial grandparents: A mixed methods systematic review.Health & social care in the community · 2022Pooled it
- Co-Designing Person- and Family-Centered Care for Older Adults Living With HIV: Protocol for a Community-Based Participatory Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- A synthesis of dimensions of wellbeing among adolescents and young people living with HIV from Sub-Saharan Africa for measurement in economic evaluation: a qualitative overview of reviews.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Review
- Health-related quality of life among caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Gender and equity considerations in AMR research: a systematic scoping review.Monash bioethics review · 2024Article
- Gender Differences in Social Support Vary by Environment Among Older People With HIV in South Africa and Uganda.Innovation in aging · 2024Article
- "Health Outcomes of Grandparents Caring for Double Orphans in South Africa": What Are the Determinants?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- An economic incentive package to support the wellbeing of caregivers of adolescents living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: a feasibility study protocol for a pilot randomised trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- The perceptions of older people living with hiv/aids towards physical activity and exercise.AIDS research and therapy · 2022Article
- Social contact, social support, and cognitive health in a population-based study of middle-aged and older men and women in rural South Africa.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2020Article
- The benefits of care: treated HIV infection and health-related quality of life among older-aged people in Uganda.Aging & mental healthArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesWe reviewed the literature on older adults (OAs) who are caring for persons living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with the goal of adapting models of caregiver stress and coping to include culturally relevant and contextually appropriate factors specific to SSA, drawing on both life course and cultural capital theories. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsA systematic literature search found 81 articles published between 1975 and 2016 which were reviewed using a narrative approach. Primary sources of articles included electronic databases and relevant WHO websites.
resultsThe main challenge of caregiving in SSA reflects significant financial constraints, specifically the lack of necessities such as food security, clean water, and access to health care. Caregiving is further complicated in SSA by serial bouts of caring for multiple individuals, including adult children and grandchildren, in the context of high levels of stigma associated with HIV. Factors promoting caregiver resilience included spirituality, bidirectional (reciprocal) caregiving, and collective coping strategies. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: The creation of a theoretical model of caregiving which focuses more broadly on the sociocultural context of caregiving could lead to new ways of developing interventions in low-resources communities.
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