Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California, Irvine, California, USA.
West J Nurs Res. 2023 Jan;45(1):78-92. doi: 10.1177/01939459221099672. Epub 2022 May 25.
This systematic review explores gender differences in adverse psychosocial and role-related outcomes of family caregivers of older adults with chronic illnesses. Data sources for the systematic review included CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar. Eligible primary research focused on examining gender-based differences in psychological and emotional outcomes (e.g., burden, depression, stress) among family caregivers of an older adult with chronic illness. In total, 16 studies were included in the review with most studies using a cross-sectional design and conducted outside of the United States. Studies reported on gender differences in health outcomes such as burden, stress, and anxiety. Women caregivers had overall higher negative outcomes, but men may have more intense difficulty during the initial caregiver transition phase. Resources to address caregiver health should consider the caregiver's gender. As the older adult population grows, more caregiver research is needed and future studies to include more male caregivers.
本系统评价探讨了老年慢性病患者照顾者在不良心理社会和角色相关结局方面的性别差异。系统评价的数据来源包括 CINAHL、PubMed、PsycINFO 和 Google Scholar。合格的初步研究集中在检查老年慢性病患者照顾者的心理和情绪结果（例如负担、抑郁、压力）方面的基于性别的差异。共有 16 项研究被纳入综述，其中大多数研究采用横断面设计，且在美国境外进行。研究报告了健康结果方面的性别差异，如负担、压力和焦虑。女性照顾者的负面结果总体上更高，但男性在照顾者初始过渡阶段可能更难。应对照顾者健康问题的资源应考虑照顾者的性别。随着老年人口的增长，需要更多的照顾者研究，未来的研究应包括更多的男性照顾者。
