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Inclusion of Caregivers in Veterans' Care: A Critical Literature Review.

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Boucher, NA; Shepherd-Banigan, M; McKenna, K; Delgado, RE; Peacock, K; Van Houtven, CH; Van Noord, M; Sperber, NR
Published in: Med Care Res Rev
October 2021

More direct inclusion of informal caregivers (i.e., family, friends) in patients' care will make care more patient- and family-centered and has the potential to improve overall quality of care for patients. We need to understand what potentially comprises "inclusive care" so that we can define what "inclusive care" is and develop targets for care quality metrics. We conducted a critical literature review to identify key components of "caregiver inclusion." Focusing on extant literature from 2005 to 2017, 35 papers met inclusion criteria. Directed content analysis with constant comparison was used to identify major themes related to a concept of "inclusive care." Our analysis indicates that "inclusive care" entails five components: clear definition of caregiver role, system level policies for inclusion, explicit involvement of caregiver, provider assessment of caregiver capability, and mutuality in caregiver-provider communication. We discuss the evidence behind these five components using the Donabedian health care quality conceptual model.

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Med Care Res Rev

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EISSN

1552-6801

Publication Date

October 2021

Volume

78

Issue

5

Start / End Page

463 / 474

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Humans
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Communication
  • Caregivers
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 1503 Business and Management
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
 

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Boucher, N. A., Shepherd-Banigan, M., McKenna, K., Delgado, R. E., Peacock, K., Van Houtven, C. H., … Sperber, N. R. (2021). Inclusion of Caregivers in Veterans' Care: A Critical Literature Review. Med Care Res Rev, 78(5), 463–474. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558720944283
Boucher, Nathan A., Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Kevin McKenna, Roxana E. Delgado, Kimberly Peacock, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Megan Van Noord, and Nina R. Sperber. “Inclusion of Caregivers in Veterans' Care: A Critical Literature Review.Med Care Res Rev 78, no. 5 (October 2021): 463–74. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077558720944283.
Boucher NA, Shepherd-Banigan M, McKenna K, Delgado RE, Peacock K, Van Houtven CH, et al. Inclusion of Caregivers in Veterans' Care: A Critical Literature Review. Med Care Res Rev. 2021 Oct;78(5):463–74.
Boucher, Nathan A., et al. “Inclusion of Caregivers in Veterans' Care: A Critical Literature Review.Med Care Res Rev, vol. 78, no. 5, Oct. 2021, pp. 463–74. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1077558720944283.
Boucher NA, Shepherd-Banigan M, McKenna K, Delgado RE, Peacock K, Van Houtven CH, Van Noord M, Sperber NR. Inclusion of Caregivers in Veterans' Care: A Critical Literature Review. Med Care Res Rev. 2021 Oct;78(5):463–474.
Journal cover image

Published In

Med Care Res Rev

DOI

EISSN

1552-6801

Publication Date

October 2021

Volume

78

Issue

5

Start / End Page

463 / 474

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Humans
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Communication
  • Caregivers
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 1503 Business and Management
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services