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Coping and adjustment in caregivers: A systematic review.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Factors associated with resilience among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of coping and pre-death grief among dementia family caregivers.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Pooled it
- Sleep disturbance in caregivers of individuals with Parkinsonism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Holistic Assessment of Factors Associated with Exhaustion, the Main Symptom of Burnout: A Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Resilience in Familial Caregivers of Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Meta-analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Pooled it
- Psychometric evaluation of the 28-item coping orientation to problems experienced inventory (Brief COPE) amongst parents of preschool children from low-income backgrounds.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Article
- The Impact of Coping and Psychological Flexibility on Young Adult Caregivers' Mental Health and Quality of Life.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2026Article
- Coping and Caregiving Experiences Among Siblings of Individuals with Severe Mental Disorders.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Social connection and sociodemographic predictors of stroke caregivers' burden during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Coping strategies among family caregivers of community-dwelling older adults in Lebanon amid the economic crisis.PloS one · 2026Article
- The relationship between perceived stress and family quality of life: moderating impact of resilience among family caregivers of individuals with Parkinson's disease.Clinical parkinsonism & related disorders · 2026Article
- Supporting family caregivers: Variations in caregiving among families managing chronic health conditions.The American psychologist · 2025Article
- The Effect of Preinjury Psychiatric Difficulties on Caregiving Needs and Postinjury Emotional Distress in Care Partners of Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025Observational
- Lived experiences of caregivers with a family member living with a severe mental health condition in South Africa.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- "You're just in such crisis mode…frantic to get through the next day": an interpretative phenomenological analysis of adjustment experiences among carers of patients with advanced oesophago-gastric cancer.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
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- "You sure feel like you're alone, kind of flailing away out there": Family caregiver perspectives of caring for an individual with glioblastoma multiforme.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- " I can't do it anymore": a qualitative study on the emergence of crisis in outpatient palliative care-the perspective of family caregivers.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Impact of care guilt on the health status of female medical staff: a cross-sectional study.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- What is the care economy? A scoping review on current evidence, challenges, facilitators and future opportunities.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
This systematic review assessed coping and adjustment in caregivers of all ages to provide a synthesis of existing literature in the context of methodological approaches and underlying theory. Four databases were searched. Reference lists, citations and experts were consulted. In total, 27 studies (13 quantitative and 14 qualitative) were included. Coping factors associated with adjustment (problem- versus emotion-focussed coping and cognitive strategies) and psychosocial factors associated with physiological adjustment (trait anxiety, coping style and social support) were identified. Results raised methodological issues. Future research requires physiological adjustment measures and longitudinal assessment of the long-term impact of childhood caregiving. Findings inform future caregiver research and interventions.
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