Mental Health Family Carer Experiences during Covid-19
A Rapid Scoping Review of the International Literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13773199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caroline Walters (0000-0002-9035-945X, Monash University, corresponding author), Melissa Petrakis (0000-0002-4885-932X, Monash University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1483-1505 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcac242 |
| OpenAlex | W4312179675 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 32 |
Internationally, people experiencing mental health challenges and psychosocial distress faced service disruptions, increased uncertainties and isolation, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health family carers in turn experienced high levels of demand to fill gaps in service responses within a context of fear and uncertainty. A scoping narrative review methodology was undertaken to account for the varying methodologies of studies and the recency of the COVID-19 pandemic. Six databases were searched: Proquest, Ovid, Psych Info, CINAHL, Scopus, WHO COVID-19 database in January 2022. A total of 147 articles were identified, with 19 included in the final review. Findings revealed few studies focused on the experiences of mental health family carers during the pandemic. Studies that elevated mental health family voices identified they were more likely to provide emotional support than other carers, and less likely to receive government income support. Higher distress was present in family carers who lived with people with low independence, supported more than one person and provided higher levels of care. Family carers experienced concerns about—family members becoming infected during hospitalisations, accessing services, inappropriate and early discharges, care provision if family carers became unwell and the need for targeted responses and quality for online services
CINAHL · Context (archaeology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Distress · Family support · Mental health · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychosocial · Clinical Psychology · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Family Support in Illness · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
Território, Cotidiano E Cuidado
Co‐Production With Mental Health Family Carers
Knowledge Families Hold
Participatory research with carers
Families supporting people with mental health challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic
Mental Health Family Carer Coresearchers
Who cares for carers
Care-giving activities, positive and negative care-giving appraisals, and care-giver psychological wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic
Evidence summaries
A large‐scale meta‐analytic atlas of mental health problems prevalence during the Covid‐19 early pandemic
Guidance for conducting systematic scoping reviews
Systematic review or scoping review? Guidance for authors when choosing between a systematic or scoping review approach
A typology of reviews
Informal carers in severe mental health conditions
Family Connections”, a DBT-Based Program for Relatives of People with Borderline Personality Disorder during the Covid-19 Pandemic
It's making his bad days into my bad days’
A Hitchhiker's Guide to caring for an older person before and during coronavirus‐19
Caring hours and possible need for employment support among primary carers for adults with mental illness
Colliding worlds
Psychological well‐being and family distress of Italian caregivers during the Covid‐19 outbreak
Scoping studies
| Citations per year | 2.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |