Experiences of HIV and/or AIDS caregiving by informal caregivers and the experience of care in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative systematic review protocol.
Benjamin Spears Ngmekpele Cheabu, Christina Godfrey, Madison A Robertson, Amanda Ross-White, Rylan Egan
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Abstract
Objectives: The objective of this review is to identify, appraise, and synthesize available evidence on the experiences of informal caregivers providing HIV and/or AIDS care and the experiences of care received by people living with HIV and/or AIDS (PLHIV) in sub-Saharan Africa.
Introduction: PLHIV share the burden of the disease with their informal caregivers throughout their lives. Experiences of HIV- and/or AIDS-related caregiving and care receiving have a significant impact on the treatment and physiological health outcomes of both care receivers and caregivers. However, there is limited evidence regarding how caregiving approaches and caregiving experiences influence HIV and/or AIDS care.
Inclusion criteria: This review will consider qualitative studies on informal caregivers providing HIV- and/or AIDS-related care and PLHIV receiving care in sub-Saharan Africa. Eligible studies will focus on positive and negative experiences of informal caregivers and PLHIV throughout the HIV/AIDS caregiving continuum.
Methods: A comprehensive search strategy will be developed to retrieve relevant articles from Ovid MEDLINE (R), Embase (Ovid), PsycINFO (Ovid), and CINAHL (EBSCOhost). The review will be conducted by 2 independent reviewers using the JBI approach to perform study selection, critical appraisal, data extraction, assessment of confidence, and data synthesis.
目标:本综述旨在识别、评估和综合有关撒哈拉以南非洲地区提供 HIV 和/或 AIDS 护理的非正规护理者的经验以及 HIV 和/或 AIDS 感染者(PLHIV)所接受护理的经验的现有证据:导言:艾滋病毒感染者和/或艾滋病患者与他们的非正式护理者终生分担疾病的负担。与艾滋病毒和/或艾滋病相关的护理和接受护理的经历对接受护理者和护理者的治疗和生理健康结果都有重大影响。然而,关于护理方式和护理经验如何影响 HIV 和/或 AIDS 护理的证据却很有限:本综述将考虑对撒哈拉以南非洲地区提供 HIV 和/或 AIDS 相关护理的非正规护理人员以及接受护理的 PLHIV 进行定性研究。符合条件的研究将重点关注非正规护理人员和艾滋病毒感染者在整个艾滋病毒/艾滋病护理过程中的积极和消极经历:将制定一个全面的检索策略,从 Ovid MEDLINE (R)、Embase (Ovid)、PsycINFO (Ovid) 和 CINAHL (EBSCOhost) 中检索相关文章。综述将由 2 名独立综述员进行,采用 JBI 方法进行研究选择、批判性评价、数据提取、置信度评估和数据综合:综述注册:prospero crd42023470996。