Well-being focused interventions for caregivers of children with developmental disabilities: a scoping review protocol
Introduction Children with developmental disability (DD) may depend on their family caregivers to fulfil their complex health needs. Family caregivers are generally described as persons providing unpaid for services for the child with DD at home who need to be supported in a manner that supports and...
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| author | Doreen Asantewa Abeasi Nokuthula Gloria Nkosi Joseph Ngmenesegre Suglo |
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| description | Introduction Children with developmental disability (DD) may depend on their family caregivers to fulfil their complex health needs. Family caregivers are generally described as persons providing unpaid for services for the child with DD at home who need to be supported in a manner that supports and promotes his/her well-being. This review aims to identify and map the range of interventions available for caregivers of children between the ages of 5–16 with DD.Methods and analysis The methodological framework for conducting scoping review as published by Arksey and O’Malley and the Joanna Briggs Institute’s guidelines will used in this study. Primary research articles will be obtained through a systematic search of CINAHL, Psych INFO, PubMed, ERIC and COCHRANE Library. Further grey literature will be obtained from Google Scholar search. Study selection process will be done by two independent researchers based on a predetermined inclusion criteria. Review findings comprising interventions, intervention components and outcomes will be presented using tables and narrative text.Discussion The proposed scoping review will give an extensive review of interventions aimed at improving the well-being of caregivers of children with DD. This scoping review would provide recommendations on interventions that have significantly improved the well-being caregivers of children with DD. Additionally, the review would guide future work on intervention development and primary research in this field.Registration This scoping review protocol has been registered with the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/tkbrh). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e775adba1844342804e19f1dfaa689c2024-11-07T07:05:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552023-04-0113410.1136/bmjopen-2022-066179Well-being focused interventions for caregivers of children with developmental disabilities: a scoping review protocolDoreen Asantewa Abeasi0Nokuthula Gloria Nkosi1Joseph Ngmenesegre Suglo2Nursing Science Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South AfricaNursing Science Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa3 Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Presbyterian University College, Abetifi, GhanaIntroduction Children with developmental disability (DD) may depend on their family caregivers to fulfil their complex health needs. Family caregivers are generally described as persons providing unpaid for services for the child with DD at home who need to be supported in a manner that supports and promotes his/her well-being. This review aims to identify and map the range of interventions available for caregivers of children between the ages of 5–16 with DD.Methods and analysis The methodological framework for conducting scoping review as published by Arksey and O’Malley and the Joanna Briggs Institute’s guidelines will used in this study. Primary research articles will be obtained through a systematic search of CINAHL, Psych INFO, PubMed, ERIC and COCHRANE Library. Further grey literature will be obtained from Google Scholar search. Study selection process will be done by two independent researchers based on a predetermined inclusion criteria. Review findings comprising interventions, intervention components and outcomes will be presented using tables and narrative text.Discussion The proposed scoping review will give an extensive review of interventions aimed at improving the well-being of caregivers of children with DD. This scoping review would provide recommendations on interventions that have significantly improved the well-being caregivers of children with DD. Additionally, the review would guide future work on intervention development and primary research in this field.Registration This scoping review protocol has been registered with the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/tkbrh).https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/4/e066179.full |
| spellingShingle | Doreen Asantewa Abeasi Nokuthula Gloria Nkosi Joseph Ngmenesegre Suglo Well-being focused interventions for caregivers of children with developmental disabilities: a scoping review protocol BMJ Open |
| title | Well-being focused interventions for caregivers of children with developmental disabilities: a scoping review protocol |
| title_full | Well-being focused interventions for caregivers of children with developmental disabilities: a scoping review protocol |
| title_fullStr | Well-being focused interventions for caregivers of children with developmental disabilities: a scoping review protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | Well-being focused interventions for caregivers of children with developmental disabilities: a scoping review protocol |
| title_short | Well-being focused interventions for caregivers of children with developmental disabilities: a scoping review protocol |
| title_sort | well being focused interventions for caregivers of children with developmental disabilities a scoping review protocol |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/4/e066179.full |
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