Nurse Role in Supporting Family Caregivers with Alzheimer Patient: a literature review
Ndume, Fanny (2020)
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Ndume, Fanny
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020121829441
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020121829441
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This thesis studies entails the roles that nurses play in supporting family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The aim was to investigate the role nurses play in supporting family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The research questions were as follows: 1) What are the nurses’ roles in supporting family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease? 2) What are the challenges nurses face in supporting family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer disease? 3) How can the challenges nurses face in supporting family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease be mitigated? The method used was a Qualitative integrative content analysis. Data was collected from 14 articles from different academic database to answer the research questions. The result shows that as much as family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease face challenges, there is significant support offered to them as well as mitigation measures towards those challenges. The study reviewed that nurses are provided with current and relevant material concerning best practices in supporting family caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease such as the intervention strategies including assessment, training, coordination, and information dissemination. These ultimately translate into better understanding of family caregivers’ roles and responsibilities towards those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. About challenges that nurses face in supporting family caregivers, the study revealed that these challenges can be mitigated through patient-centered comprehensive care from physical, psychological, and social aspects. The study suggests that nurses should follow holistic healthcare intervention that includes developing joint strategies with families who are likely to feel less prepared for their caregivers role at different points in the care-giving. Strengths of this study included the identification of a large volume of relevant publications on the research topic. Since this was a systematic and procedural approach of literature review, there is a possibility that some important articles have been overlooked.