2024
DOI: 10.1159/000541616
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Unsung Heroes: An Overview of the Informal Caregivers in the Gulf Cooperation Council – A Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis

Quds Al Saffer,
Bayan Hariri,
Mishael Alhuseini
et al.

Abstract: Introduction: Informal caregivers (ICs), usually family or friends providing unpaid care, offer emotional and psychological support and personalized care and help navigate healthcare systems, improving health outcomes. They reduce healthcare costs by decreasing the need for professional care services, which is essential in today’s healthcare systems strained by aging populations and chronic diseases. Even though the challenges faced by ICs are well known, there is surprisingly little research on this topic wit… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

0
0
0

Publication Types

Select...

Relationship

0
0

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 0 publications
references
References 86 publications
0
0
0
Order By: Relevance

No citations

Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?