Protocol for a scoping review of the role of siblings in supporting middle-aged and older people with early-acquired severe mental illness
Introduction For older individuals who developed severe mental illness (SMI) during late adolescence or early adulthood (referred to as early-acquired SMI), the combination of ageing and SMI presents persistent health and psychosocial challenges. This group, with a higher likelihood of being unmarri...
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| description | Introduction For older individuals who developed severe mental illness (SMI) during late adolescence or early adulthood (referred to as early-acquired SMI), the combination of ageing and SMI presents persistent health and psychosocial challenges. This group, with a higher likelihood of being unmarried or experiencing marriage dissolution, often lacks social and economic resources to address the difficulties they face in later life. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in understanding the role of siblings in supporting the ageing process of individuals with early-acquired SMI. However, to date, no reviews have investigated the role of siblings in assisting their middle-aged and older brothers or sisters with SMI as they age within community settings. Our scoping review aims to explore and synthesise the existing literature on sibling support for individuals with early-acquired SMI, with the goal of informing further advancements in research, practice and policy.Methods and analysis The methodological framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley will inform this scoping review. Four groups of search keywords, derived from four related concepts (sibling, SMI, support and ageing), will be employed. Additionally, a group of keywords related to unrelated life stages and diseases will be used to exclude irrelevant articles. A search will be carried out across major online databases, namely PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO, Ovid MEDLINE, ProQuest and Google Scholar to identify the articles between 2000 and 2023. English-language studies meeting specific eligibility criteria will be identified following a review of titles and abstracts and will then undergo a full-text review. The data from the selected articles will be extracted using a customised data-charting framework and content analysis will be conducted.Ethics and dissemination There are no requirements for ethical approval. The findings of this review will be shared through professional connections, academic conferences and scholarly journals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22bb8edf8cdb4f6ea8f3b3f1214e0dda2024-09-11T21:25:10ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552023-10-01131010.1136/bmjopen-2023-076645Protocol for a scoping review of the role of siblings in supporting middle-aged and older people with early-acquired severe mental illnessXin He0Lin Zhang1Na Chen2Jialiang Cui3Siyuan Guo4Wan Sang Kan5Renxing Chen6Kangwei Xun7Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Renmin University, Beijing, China1Microbiota I-Center, Hong Kong2 Department of Neurology, Beijing Daxing Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People`s Republic of ChinaDepartment of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong, ChinaDepartment of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong KongDepartment of Public Administration, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, ChinaDiscipline of Social Work and Social Policy, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaIntroduction For older individuals who developed severe mental illness (SMI) during late adolescence or early adulthood (referred to as early-acquired SMI), the combination of ageing and SMI presents persistent health and psychosocial challenges. This group, with a higher likelihood of being unmarried or experiencing marriage dissolution, often lacks social and economic resources to address the difficulties they face in later life. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in understanding the role of siblings in supporting the ageing process of individuals with early-acquired SMI. However, to date, no reviews have investigated the role of siblings in assisting their middle-aged and older brothers or sisters with SMI as they age within community settings. Our scoping review aims to explore and synthesise the existing literature on sibling support for individuals with early-acquired SMI, with the goal of informing further advancements in research, practice and policy.Methods and analysis The methodological framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley will inform this scoping review. Four groups of search keywords, derived from four related concepts (sibling, SMI, support and ageing), will be employed. Additionally, a group of keywords related to unrelated life stages and diseases will be used to exclude irrelevant articles. A search will be carried out across major online databases, namely PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO, Ovid MEDLINE, ProQuest and Google Scholar to identify the articles between 2000 and 2023. English-language studies meeting specific eligibility criteria will be identified following a review of titles and abstracts and will then undergo a full-text review. The data from the selected articles will be extracted using a customised data-charting framework and content analysis will be conducted.Ethics and dissemination There are no requirements for ethical approval. The findings of this review will be shared through professional connections, academic conferences and scholarly journals.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e076645.full |
| spellingShingle | Xin He Lin Zhang Na Chen Jialiang Cui Siyuan Guo Wan Sang Kan Renxing Chen Kangwei Xun Protocol for a scoping review of the role of siblings in supporting middle-aged and older people with early-acquired severe mental illness BMJ Open |
| title | Protocol for a scoping review of the role of siblings in supporting middle-aged and older people with early-acquired severe mental illness |
| title_full | Protocol for a scoping review of the role of siblings in supporting middle-aged and older people with early-acquired severe mental illness |
| title_fullStr | Protocol for a scoping review of the role of siblings in supporting middle-aged and older people with early-acquired severe mental illness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protocol for a scoping review of the role of siblings in supporting middle-aged and older people with early-acquired severe mental illness |
| title_short | Protocol for a scoping review of the role of siblings in supporting middle-aged and older people with early-acquired severe mental illness |
| title_sort | protocol for a scoping review of the role of siblings in supporting middle aged and older people with early acquired severe mental illness |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e076645.full |
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