Looking for interventions (research/collaborations/projects/initiatives etc.) aiming to involve informal caregivers of frail elders on hospital wards (e.g. at patient, unit or ward-level). What are the main challenges and supporting factors to involving carers in supportive care (information giving, choice, decision making, fundamental care, planning care and managing transitions etc.)? What types of impact are associated with carer involvement in terms of outcomes for patients, carers, staff and organisations? Any thoughts, suggestions or projects ongoing internationally?
Caregivers are associated with status such as
- quality of life with serenity,
- psychological well-being,
- freedom,
- general well-being
Quality of life for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease -Ercole Vellone, Giovanni Piras, Carlo Talucci & Marlene Zichi Cohen
Caregivers improve quality of life, reduce stress, increase the motivation and self consideration, sometimes reduce pain, permit to distray o disminuate conflicts in the family relations, give possibility to the patient to understand better his health problems...
Caregivers could be partners in caregiving in the hospitals. You can fin some suggestions in articles about cooperative communication between families and nursing homes
Findings of the review I just uploaded on carer engagement in hospital care of frail older people suggest 6 types of engagement.
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