Interventions for the older person's caregiver in the hospital-home transition

a protocol of scoping review

Authors

  • MARIA NUNES Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal; Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6759-4040
  • Diana Santos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal; Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8412-6556
  • Ricardo Limão Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal; Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9971-7209
  • Vanessa Medina Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4106-9821
  • Jacinta Manata Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2292-9753
  • Eduardo Santos Polytechnic University of Viseu, School of Health, Viseu, Portugal; Portugal Centre for Evidence-Based Practice: a JBI Centre of Excellence, Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), Coimbra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0557-2377

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48492/servir0213.38600

Keywords:

Caregivers, Aged, Hospital to Home Transition, Review

Abstract

Introduction: The evidence identifies gaps in the preparation of older person's caregiver in the transition process from hospital to home. Caregivers perceive their care as inadequately prepared, while health professionals also face challenges in this process.

Objective/s: Map the interventions aimed at the caregiver of the older person during the transition from hospital to home.

Methods: A scoping review will be conducted in accord with the JBI methodology. This review will consider studies that approach informal caregivers of older people (Population), interventions used in transitional care (Concept) and specifically in the context of the hospital-home transition (Context), primary quantitative/qualitative and secondary, published and unpublished, in Portuguese, English and Spanish, in any year of publication. The search for evidence will include seven databases. Two reviewers will independently select the studies and extract the data. The results will be presented in narrative form and using tables.

Results: The proposal is to include studies that approach this concept of interest, in order to map the interventions and their characteristics.  

Conclusion: Conducting this scoping review is essential to synthesize interventions in this field, to produce the implementation of a systematized approach to older people's caregivers.

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Published

2025-11-25

How to Cite

NUNES, M., Santos, D., Limão, R., Medina, V., Manata, J., & Santos, E. (2025). Interventions for the older person’s caregiver in the hospital-home transition: a protocol of scoping review. Servir, 2(13), e38600. https://doi.org/10.48492/servir0213.38600