Caregivers want information about the disease, specific patient care, and how to be a caregiver¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2030: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Caregivers want educational materials about the disease, specific care for the patient, and how to become an informal caregiver. → Pereira Dauster Souza; Pereira Priscilla Perez da Silva 2025

Evidence¶

Pereira Dauster Souza; Pereira Priscilla Perez da Silva 2025¶

Pereira Dauster Souza; Pereira Priscilla Perez da Silva. (2025). Self-directed learning of informal caregivers using mobile health: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13019-7

q2 · i? · review · r3

Review synthesis of caregiver information preferences reporting that "the participants would like to have access to educational materials about the disease; about specific care for the patient and how to become an informal caregiver".

"the studies showed that the participants would like to have access to educational materials about the disease; about specific care for the patient and how to become an informal caregiver; information about medical care and first aid; use of medications; access to medical records or the possibility of keeping a diary about the patient; communication with health professionals"

Discussion¶

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